This student questionnaire aims to understand students' views, aspirations, frustrations, and expectations. It contains questions about the student's ideal career and realistic hopes after school, their perceived chances of achieving these goals, and the obstacles in their way. It also asks about their work ethic in school, what gives them satisfaction, and what frustrates them the most.

1. STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Being a student is not always an enjoyable experience. There are times however when you
must feel so good that you could be anything and do anything. At other times you may
feel that the obstacles are so great that you could give up. These questions are to help
understand better your views, aspirations, frustrations, expectations. Please answer as
best you can.
Please state your age years Month of Birth
Male Female
Q1. In an ideal world, where you could be what you want to be, what would you most
like to be?
Q2. How do you rate your chance of being this?
Good Maybe Nil
Q3. Being realistic, what do you hope to be when you leave school?
Q4. How would you rate your chances of being this?
Good Maybe Nil
Q5. What do you think are the greatest obstacles you have to overcome to achieve
your ambition (Q3)?
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2. Q6. How would you rate your work in school?
I work very hard
I do as little as I can to get by
I work reasonably well
Q7. Why did you give the answer you gave in Q6?
Q8. What gives you the greatest sense of satisfaction about school?
Q9. What frustrates you most about school?
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