What do you need to complete the Child Survey at your church?
Check your Survey Kit for:
- Survey Coordinator Guide
- Child Survey Instructions
- Parent & Carer Information & Consent Sheets
- Child Surveys- paper or online
- Checklist Coversheet
To start the online Child Survey, children aged 8 to 15 years will need your Church Code. It will be sent to your church in two ways:
1. Via post to your church's postal address.
2. Via email (to the email address provided when your church placed an order for surveys).
ONLINE SURVEY LINK: childsurvey.ncls.au
Child Survey Instructions
(one per church location or Mass centre is included in your Survey Kit - if your church ordered Child Surveys)
To be used by leaders of children's activities, worship services or Mass to conduct the survey.
This Instructions Sheet displays the NCLS Church Code for a church location (page 1) to be written on all survey forms at that location.
N.B. Multi-site churches or parishes will receive one Child Survey Instructions for each church location or mass centre, displaying their NCLS Church Code (see Guide for more details).
Parent & Carer Information & Consent Sheet
(a few copies per church location or Mass centre)
To be distributed to parents and carers before completion of the Child Survey.
N.B. Extra copies can be downloaded and either printed or emailed using the links below.
The interactive pdf version is editable- is can be typed into and signed digitally.
Child Survey Forms - paper or online
(multiple child surveys as ordered)
It is for attenders aged 8 to 15 years.
It is optional, anonymous and confidential.
Parents can decline the participation of their child.
Each child must complete the survey once only.
The survey takes around 20 minutes to complete.
Online option: The Child Survey can be completed on a paper survey form, or online
Attender Survey Collection Envelopes
(one per 50 Attender Surveys)
To be used to collect surveys once completed.
Inside the envelope, place completed Child Surveys, along with the adult Attender Surveys and Reply Slips. Approx 50 surveys per envelope. Please seal the envelopes and do not read children's responses, to protect their anonymity.
More resources:
Over the coming week we will release resources below to help you run the Child Survey, either on your Survey Day or during your Survey Period. Churches can use the resources in a way that suits them.
ONLINE SURVEY LINK coming soon
Browse activity sheets for young children
for use with younger children during worship service, mass or activity while older attenders complete the Attender Survey or Child Survey.