coronavirus, covid-19, Education, opening schools, Schools
Q. Which of the following is closest to your views on the reopening of schools?
| Parent/Guardian Status | ||||
| Total | I am a parent/guardian of
school-aged children |
I am not a parent/guardian of school-aged children | ||
| Schools should only open for children of essential workers | 32% | 36% | 30% | |
| Schools should re-open for all children | 45% | 44% | 46% | |
| Schools should remain closed with all teaching conducted online | 23% | 20% | 24% | |
| Base (n) | 1,093 | 291 | 802 | |
coronavirus, covid-19, Education, opening schools, Schools
Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following questions about children returning to school following the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree, nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| Schools should teach most students remotely until the Covid-19 outbreak passes | 50% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 15% | 10% |
| It’s unreasonable to expect teachers to prepare separate lessons for children who are learning remotely and for children who still attend school | 52% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 27% | 12% | 8% |
| Even if schools in my state are open, I will still choose to keep my children home because of the Covid-19 outbreak
(PARENT/GUARDIAN ONLY) |
41% | 36% | 17% | 25% | 23% | 18% | 17% |
10 December 2013, 101213, Education, liberal government, Schools
Q. Which schools do you think will be better off under the Liberal Government’s education plan?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| All schools will be better off |
26% |
7% |
51% |
7% |
17% |
|
| Only private schools will be better off |
26% |
43% |
11% |
30% |
28% |
|
| Only public schools will be better off |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| No schools will be better off |
22% |
33% |
6% |
49% |
26% |
|
| Don’t know |
25% |
16% |
28% |
12% |
28% |
26% think that, under a Liberal Government, all schools will be better off. 26% think only private schools will be better off and 22% think no schools will be better off, while only 2% think that only public schools will be better off.
51% of Liberal/National voters think all schools will be better off, 43% of Labor voters think only private schools will be better off and 49% of Greens voters think no schools will be better off.
11 march 2013, 110313, government, hospitals and health, ports, prisons, Private Sector, Schools, telecommunications, universities
Q. Which of the following are better run by the private sector and which are better run by Government?
|
11 Mar 2013 |
31 Jan 2011 |
|||||
|
Better run by private sector |
Better run by Government |
Don’t know |
Better run by private sector |
Better run by Government |
Don’t know |
|
| Electricity |
25% |
62% |
13% |
22% |
61% |
17% |
| Water |
19% |
69% |
12% |
15% |
70% |
16% |
| Trains, buses and ferries |
25% |
64% |
11% |
19% |
68% |
13% |
| Motorways |
23% |
66% |
11% |
17% |
70% |
13% |
| Community services such as child protection |
14% |
75% |
11% |
14% |
71% |
15% |
| Telecommunications (including broadband services) |
45% |
44% |
11% |
na |
na |
na |
| Hospitals and health services |
19% |
71% |
10% |
na |
na |
na |
| Schools |
21% |
69% |
10% |
na |
na |
na |
| Prisons |
17% |
73% |
11% |
10% |
76% |
15% |
| Universities |
27% |
61% |
12% |
20% |
64% |
16% |
| Ports |
22% |
60% |
19% |
na |
na |
na |
Most services listed were clearly thought to be better run by Government than the private sector.
The only exception was telecommunications where respondents were split 45% private sector, 44% Government.
The areas most preferred to be run by Government were – community services (75%), prisons (73%), hospitals and health services (71%), schools (69%) and water (69%).
Compared to the results when this question was asked in January 2011, preference for the private sector running services has increased a little – +6% for trains, buses and ferries and motorways and +7% for prisons and universities.
Advertising, discrimination, Schools, sexism, sexism in politics, sexism in workplaces, Sport, the media
Q. How much sexism and discrimination against women do you think currently occurs in the following?
|
A lot |
Some |
A little |
None at all |
Don’t know |
A lot/some TOTAL |
A lot/some MEN |
A lot/some WOMEN |
|
| In workplaces |
17% |
38% |
32% |
6% |
7% |
55% |
49% |
62% |
| In the media |
19% |
37% |
29% |
9% |
7% |
56% |
49% |
62% |
| In politics |
25% |
36% |
25% |
8% |
7% |
61% |
55% |
67% |
| In advertising |
31% |
28% |
26% |
8% |
7% |
59% |
50% |
67% |
| In sport |
24% |
34% |
25% |
10% |
7% |
58% |
50% |
66% |
| In schools |
12% |
31% |
33% |
14% |
10% |
43% |
39% |
48% |
A majority of respondents think there is a lot or some sexism in politics (61%), advertising (59%), sport (58%), the media (56%) and workplaces (55%).
Women were more likely to think there is a lot or some sexism in all areas – but especially advertising (men 50%/women 67%) and sport (50%/66%).
37% of women think there is a lot of sexism/discrimination in advertising, 31% in sport and 29% in politics.
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, school funding, Schools, students, taxpayers
Q. The Gonski report on funding education has recommended a new model for school funding that would mean all students are entitled to a set level of funding regardless of where they go to school, disadvantaged schools receive more funding and taxpayer funding for private schools is adjusted down based on parents’ capacity to pay.
Do you support or oppose these recommendations?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
68% |
79% |
64% |
76% |
| Total oppose |
13% |
7% |
17% |
14% |
| Strongly support |
25% |
37% |
17% |
35% |
| Support |
43% |
42% |
47% |
41% |
| Oppose |
9% |
5% |
12% |
9% |
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
19% |
14% |
19% |
10 |
68% say they support the recommendations of the Gonski report on funding education and 13% were opposed.
Strongest support was shown by Labor voters (79%), Greens voters (76%) and people aged 55+ (75%).
budget, Budget Surplus, Education, education funding, Federal Budget, Gonski report, Polling, polls, Schools
Q. The Gonski report also recommends a $5 billion increase in education funding with $1.5 billion of this additional funding coming from the Federal Government and the rest from the State Governments. If the Federal Government provides this additional funding it may mean they will not be able to return the budget to surplus next year.
Do you think it is more important to provide this additional funding for schools or more important to return a budget surplus?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| More important to provide additional funding to schools |
61% |
63% |
58% |
83% |
| More important to return a budget surplus |
24% |
25% |
29% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
15% |
12% |
12% |
6% |
61% think it is more important to provide additional funding to schools and 24% say it is more important to return a budget surplus.
Those who think it is more important to provide additional funding were women (65%), aged 45+ (67%), and Greens voters (83%).
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, private schools, public schools, school funding, Schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get an increase in funding or should some of the wealthy elite private schools not get an increase in funding?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive an increase in funding |
23% |
17% |
31% |
11% |
| Some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase in funding |
73% |
78% |
68% |
83% |
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
Only 23% think that all schools should receive an increase in funding and 73% think that some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase.
Highest support for all schools to receive an increase in funding came from Liberal/National voters (31%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (28%).
Highest support for wealthy elite private schools not receiving additional funding came from Greens voters (83%), Labor voters (78%) and people aged 45-64 (78%).