We recommend you download the 'All of school' interactive PDF template below on a tablet (or print it out) and walk from class to class filling out the table on page two, then come back and enter the survey data into our handy online survey tool.

Step 1

To fill out our online Hands up Survey tool, log into your Dashboard, scroll down and click ‘Create new survey'. You'll notice we've now automatically named it according to the school, the term and year. If it’s a 'Start of Year HUS' or 'End of Year HUS', it will be automatically named as such.

Step 2

Click the ‘+Add class row’ button to add in all of your Year groups e.g. Year 1a, Year 1b etc (not classroom names!)

Step 3

Enter each classroom’s recorded results and before submitting it, you can tick the ‘Save as new survey template’ checkbox and this will make filling out your next survey a lot quicker. 

Step 4

Press ‘Submit'  and you’re done!

Start of Year Hands Up Survey data should be collected at the beginning of Term 1 and End of Year Hands Up Survey data should be collected towards the end of Term 4 each year – you’ll automatically receive 50 bonus points when you complete a Start or End of Year Hands Up Survey.

You can also create a Hands up Survey anytime during the year to enable you to better track your progress. For these ‘normal’ Hands up Surveys, you’ll receive automatically receive a maximum of 20 bonus points each month that you complete one or more surveys.

Always make sure you run the survey on a normal school day and not on a special event day where you are promoting walking, riding, scooting, skating or taking the bus to school. If you do, please mark what event it was (e.g. Ride2School day) in the extra information field to add it to the title of the survey

Make sure to check the weather forecast in advance and avoid extreme weather days. Each classroom should be surveyed on the same date.

Hands Up Survey data is a great way to see what progress your school is making towards changing the travel behaviour of your whole school community. The data can be used to set small goals for the number of students who walk, ride, scoot, skate and take public transport to school.

Survey data is collated for all schools that take part in the Your Move program to see what is happening in schools across Western Australia. The statistics generated by these surveys are crucial to keeping the Your Move Schools program going strong.

Remember, to access a ‘Connecting Schools Grant’ later in the year, you must have completed both a Start of Year Hands Up Survey and an End of Year Hands Up Survey. (Don’t worry if your school has joined after Term 1, we simply ask that you complete a normal Hands Up Survey as soon as possible to be eligible).

It’s a good idea to notify teachers of the survey a few days before via staff meetings and bulletins, but don’t alert students prior to the day – this would bias the results. A PA reminder on the day can really help support student survey teams in entering the classrooms.

Once complete you can get immediate statistics about how your school is tracking on the ‘Survey and Reports’ page by clicking either the ‘View reports’ or ‘Compare Surveys’ buttons.

You can export the graphs as a pdf and share them with your school community at an assembly, or by including the information in your school newsletter. You might like to report if the goal you previously set was met and then set another goal to improve your results!