We recommend you first print the downloadable PDF and fill out the table on page two, then enter the survey data into our handy online survey tool.

To fill it out online, log into your Dashboard, scroll down and click ‘Create new survey’ (or you can access the link from the 'Manage surveys' button). Make sure you name it according to the month and year. If it’s a Start or End of Year Hands Up Survey, name it as such (e.g January 2020 Start of Year Survey).

Then press ‘Continue to next step’ and click the ‘+Add class row’ button to add in all of your classrooms.

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

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 ‘Results’ page by clicking either the ‘View reports’ or ‘Manage Surveys’ buttons on your Dashboard.

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

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 each time 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.

Make sure you run the survey on a normal school day and not on a special event day (such as Ride2School day) where you are promoting walking, riding, scooting, skating or taking the bus to school.

Check the weather forecast in advance and avoid extreme weather days. Each classroom should be surveyed on the same date.

• The bus travels along a set route to or from school, picking up or dropping off children along the way at designated ‘bus stops’. Bus stops can be meeting points along the route or each child’s front gate.
• The service is free. All primary school age children are welcome to join the bus, even if their parents aren’t able to be drivers.
• The size of the bus depends on the number of accompanying adults: 8–12 children with two adults is common. There are a maximum of 10 children for every adult on each bus.
• The bus can go as seldom or as often as volunteers want to ‘drive’ it and parents and children want to use it. Volunteers agree on a schedule/timetable.
• The bus operates rain, hail or shine. Volunteers make decisions about cancelling the bus in adverse weather conditions.
• Safety on the bus is of high importance. The route therefore is thoroughly checked for traffic hazards, and children and adults often wear bright vests to be easily seen.
• The Walking School Bus travels the safest and most convenient route for its passengers. Routes can vary in length but are usually a maximum of 30 minutes or around 2km. You can use the Safe Routes to School activity to choose the route.

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).

You may also like to do additional surveys for your own purposes, such as prior to any school activity and afterwards, to monitor changes. Survey result information can be very powerful throughout ongoing campaigns when communicated visually.

The Department of Transport does not provide personal liability insurance for any teacher, parent or other volunteer participating in a Walking School Bus. Such persons are advised to consult their own insurer to determine if their existing insurance policies provide coverage for participating in a Walking School Bus and, if not, consider whether to obtain a policy of insurance covering their participation in a Walking School Bus.