Catholic Education Melbourne School Improvement Surveys (CEMSIS): 2-20 September 2019
Catholic Education Melbourne School Improvement Surveys (CEMSIS): 2-20 September 2019
Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school communities and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices.
One of the more important formal ways we engage and gather data is through CEMSIS, the Catholic Education Melbourne School Improvement Surveys.
CEMSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic Schools in Melbourne by Learning Services teams at Catholic Education Melbourne in partnership with researchers at Learning First and in wide consultation with Principals in our schools.
In 2019, students, families and staff are invited to participate in CEMSIS using our brand new, secure and purpose-built online platform. The online platform is where our school leaders will access the summary reports that visualise the results of the student, family and staff surveys.
The CEMSIS survey platform is operated by an independent supplier, ORIMA Research Pty Ltd. The platform meets with the very high security and privacy standards for handling student and school data. Participating schools are in the process of updating their privacy policy to ensure school communities are fully informed and protected.
Students at our school will be provided with supervised sessions where teachers are on hand to help and answer any questions. Families and staff can complete the survey anytime over the three-week window via an emailed link and password. Feedback from last year’s pilot trials indicate many surveys were done across a range of mobile devices and different web browsers. Schools will be providing more information about CEMSIS throughout Term 2 and 3 via newsletters and social media.
Our community’s opinions are critical to understanding how our school is performing – CEMSIS is a key data source for guiding the ongoing work to improve our school.
All participation is invited, welcomed and 100% voluntary. The surveys are not a test; they are an inclusive way to feed the work we are already doing to improve our school. Everyone has the right to refuse to participate, or withdraw from the survey at any point before, during, or after completion of the survey. Please notify the school if your child does not wish to participate.
All participation is invited, welcomed and 100% voluntary. The surveys are not a test; they are an inclusive way to feed the work we are already doing to improve our school. Everyone has the right to refuse to participate, or withdraw from the survey at any point before, during, or after completion of the survey. Please notify the school if your child does not wish to participate.
Uniform
In terms two and three all students must wear the College blazer to and from school.
Students who chose to wear the new uniform must have the new blazer. Students who continue to wear the incorrect uniform will be sent home.
The Push Up Challenge
The MSJ wellbeing team are helping Australia @pushforbetter mental health this year by joining The Push-Up Challenge. The wellbeing team will be doing a total of 3,182 push-ups from 8th to 28th July to raise awareness for mental health and funds for Headspace. Keep an eye out for updates on MSJ social media and please support us by making donations on our page.
Wellbeing referrals can be made for MSJ students to receive counselling support by filling out this Google form. Students can also access free counselling by calling Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800 (24-hours, 7 days/week), or through eheadspace (9am-1am, 7 days/week).
Steven Mifsud - Deputy Principal Student Wellbeing
