Introduction

Welcome to the National School ICT Survey website! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your data. By using our website, you agree to the terms described below.

There are two interactions with this website

  • When you want to view results or interact in our online forums - In which case you must register with this website, a process which does collect some form of personal information

  • When you would like to participate in the survey - Which is intended to be a completely anonymous 

Both types of interactions are discussed in more detail below.


When registering with this website

We collect personal information from website participants for the purpose of sharing results from the National School ICT Survey. This information may include:

  • Name

  • Contact details (email address, phone number)

  • School 

  • Demographic information

We vet our registrations to ensure only valid Educational Institutions have access. 


Use of Personal Information collected

We use the collected personal information solely for the following purposes:

  • Communication: We may contact you to provide updates on the survey, share results, or seek your feedback.

  • Research and Reporting: Aggregated and de-identified data may be used for research, statistical analysis, and reporting purposes.


Disclosure of Personal Information

  • We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

  • We may share aggregated and de-identified data with educational institutions, government bodies, and researchers.

Security Measures

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our security measures include encryption, access controls, and regular data audits.

Access and Correction

You have the right to access and correct your personal information. If you wish to review or update your details, please contact us using the information provided.

Cookies and Tracking

Our website may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can adjust your browser settings to manage cookies or opt-out if you prefer.

 

Survey Specific Privacy

Here are the key points regarding privacy for our survey:

  • No Personal Information Collected: We do not collect any personal information during the survey process. Your responses are completely anonymous.

  • Anonymous Participation: When you participate in the survey, your answers are aggregated and analysed in a way that ensures individual anonymity. We focus on trends and patterns rather than individual data.

  • Purpose of the Survey: The purpose of the National School ICT Survey is to benchmark ICTs in educational institutions. Your participation helps us understand the challenges and opportunities related to technology in schools.

  • Data Security: We take security seriously. Our systems are designed to protect your responses from unauthorized access. We use encryption and access controls to safeguard the data.

  • Contact Information: We do not ask for any contact details or personally identifiable information. Your participation is purely voluntary.

More detail on what is collected in the survey:

  • The software tools for the survey's annual data collection are opensource.

  • The survey does not ask you for an email address or to register a username and password.

  • Although your IP Address is available when your web browser interacts with our webserver, your IP address/computer/network is not stored with your responses.

  • A cookie may be downloaded to your web browser, but this is simply to keep track your progress of the survey and so you can return to it, it does not allow identification from the responses.

Advice for ensuring your anonymity when completing the survey: 

  • Do not put your name, your colleagues' names, or your school's name in any of the fields 

  • If you have a unique sounding job title eg Director of Learning and Innovation, perhaps change this to a more generic title like IT Manager or Director of ICT

  • Remember except for a handful at the beginning, every question is optional. If you feel the question is too personal or could lead to identification then do not answer it.

     

  • You may be asked by your schools governing body or association to add a unique code to your responses. One of the questions allows you to enter this. This code will identify your responses to this body, but this website and its owner will not know what this identifier is and will be unable to match this against individual schools.


Who sees what data?

  • Educational Institutions - Data available in the reports on this website that is aggregated and deidentified. There are some free form comments or notes that may be included in the report. However, if there is any identifying data in these comments, it will either be eliminated from responses or the identifying component removed.

  • School Governing Body/Association - Generally all raw data, except any data relating to staffing remuneration and qualifications is provided to these bodies upon request. Before any raw data is shared you must provide the unique identifier provided by your governing body or association in the survey. By entering this unique identifier into our survey tool you are 'opting in' for your responses being sent. The governing body must verify themselves with this website and send a list of their identifiers only (not any other information), so that their identity can be fully validated before any exchange of raw data will occur. 

  • Other Parties - Raw data collected in this survey is not shared with other parties.

 

Jurisdiction and Data Sovereignty

  • Applicable law governing this privacy policy is the Australian Privacy Act 

  • All data collected is stored inside Australia using Australian owned resources