Canteen Survey for Secondary Students

____________________________________ School canteen committee is developing a canteen policy. This policy will set out how YOUR school canteen will operate. To meet YOUR needs, we would appreciate your honest answers and comments on the following. Your response is anonymous and confidential (please do not give us your name). Please return by___________________ and address to: The Canteen Committee c/- The School Office

1. I am in year:

!7

!8

!9

! 10 ! 11 ! 12

2. Are you: ! Female

! Male

3. Do you think the food sold at the canteen should reflect what you are being taught in health lessons? ! Yes ! No ! Not sure 4. Do you use the school canteen? ! Yes ! No !3 ! 4 ! 5 ! Lunch If No please try to answer any further questions that you think apply to you. 4.1. If Yes how many days a week on average? ! 1 ! 2 4.2. When do you use the canteen? ! Breakfast ! Recess

4.3. Which foods do you buy most often? ____________________________________ 4.4. How much money do you spend, on average, each week at the canteen? $________ 5. How do you generally rate your school canteen? ! Excellent ! O.K. ! Yes ! Poor ! Not sure 6. Are you happy with the variety of food currently available? ! No If No, what changes would you like to see? (Please think about your answer, especially if you have answered Yes to Q3) __________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. Do you think the canteen always has enough of each item to sell? ! Yes ! No ! Not sure ! Yes ! No ! No ! Not sure ! Not sure 8. If you wanted to buy your lunch would you Buy it over the counter? Order it? ! Yes If No, why not? ________________________________________________ If No, why not? ________________________________________________
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9. Do you know all the items that are available for sale? ! Yes ! No ! Not sure ! Yes ! No ! Not sure 10. Does your parent/carer help in the canteen? ! Yes ! No ! Not sure

11. Do you like the idea of your parent/carer helping in the canteen? If No, why not? ________________________________________________ 12. Would you like to know how the profit from the canteen is spent? ! Yes ! Yes ! No ! No ! Not sure ! Not sure 13. Do you think the look of your school canteen could be improved? If Yes, how do you think it can be improved? ______________________________________________________________ 14. Would you like to say anything else about your school canteen? _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Thank you for completing this survey.

Source: Management $ense Food Sense Manual, 1997.

Healthy Kids Level 1 Midson Court, 123 Midson Rd, Epping NSW 2121 Phone:02 9876 1300 Rural Members:1300 724 850 Fax:02 9876 1471 Email:info@healthy-kids.com.au Website:www.healthy-kids.com.au