Student learning during the pandemic

Download the results from the end of the 2020-21 school year COVID-19 student learning survey:

Summer 2021 COVID-19 student learning survey: student and parents
Summer 2021 COVID-19 student learning survey: school staff

Download the results from the fall 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey:

Fall 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey: student and parents
Fall 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey: school staff

Download the results from the summer 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey:

Summer 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey: student and parents
Summer 2020 COVID-19 student learning survey: school staff

Results at a glance 

Fall 2020 survey: 

The survey was completed by 2,096 respondents, with participation from 1,349 parents, 498 students and 249 school staff.

This is a brief overview of some of the findings from this engagement. Please review the full report for more detailed results.

• 60% of students, 55% of parents and 45% of school staff who responded said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel Safe when asked about the health and safety routines at their school.
• 60% of students, 65% of parents and 74% of school staff who responded said they "Often" or "Always" feel Informed about the health and safety routines at their school.
• 49% of students and 45% of parents who responded feel they or their child is on track with their learning progress after learning at home last school year. 60% of school staff said that impacts on academic progress and/or achievement show similar patterns to before the pandemic (those already struggling continue to have challenges in keeping up).
• 49% of students and 37% of parents who responded said they feel that they or their child are getting the support they need to catch up on their learning from last year.
• 26% of students, 22% of parents who responded said the schedule for Grades 10–12 is having a positive impact on their learning. 48% of students and 69% of parents who responded said it is having a negative impact.
• 51% of Grades 10–12 students and 69% of their parents that responded say that increased teacher support would be most helpful to them to be successful in their learning this year.

Summer 2020 survey:

The survey was completed by 2,383 respondents, with participation from 1,944 parents, 231 students and 208 school staff.

This is a brief overview of some of the findings from this engagement. Please review the full report for more detailed results.

• 84% of participating students said they missed their friends most while learning at home at the end of the 2019–20 school year.  
• 94% of participating students and 93% of parents said that they do have internet access when at home or at a location other than home.
• 60% of participating students and 63% of parents said video lessons (for example, Zoom, YouTube, teacher-made) helped them or their child learn from home.
• 53% of participating students and 28% of parents said they or their child have access to their own desktop or laptop computer. 42% of participating students and 60% o parents said they or their child have access to a shared family desktop or laptop.
• 63% of participating students and 64% of parents felt that learning from home at the end of the 2019–20 school year affected them or their child with how they feel (for example, isolation, boredom).
• 68% of participating school staff found that providing students with remote learning opportunities was the most challenging thing when face-to-face learning was suspended at the end of the 2019–20 school year.

• 78% of participating school staff said that video communication using Zoom was the instructional tool that worked well for their students while face-to-face classes were suspended.

End of the 2020-21 school year

Students

• 93% urban and 6% rural students; 9% identified as a member or citizen of a Yukon First Nation.
• When asked about how they are feeling about the COVID-19 health and safety routines in place at their school:
  • 64% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel safe. 25% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel safe. 12% said they “Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel safe (6% Never).
  • 55% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel informed. 29% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel informed. 17% said they ‘Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel informed (7% Never).
• When asked what additional supports were most helpful in allowing them to be successful in their learning during the pandemic:
  • 36% said increased face-to-face learning time
  • 34% said  increased teacher support
  • 18% said increased access to online courses and supports
  • 17% said increased access to study hall time
  • 10% said increased access to tutor supports
  • 6% said continuing with Wood Street programming
  • 29% said none of the above 
• When asked if they felt they would have to catch up on learning in the coming school year, 47% said ‘No’ they feel they are on track with their learning progress and 40% said ‘Yes’ they feel they need to catch up.
• When asked if the pandemic had impacted their mental health and wellness:
  • 49% said it has impacted them ‘Very negatively’ or ‘Negatively’
  • 37% said there has been no noticeable impact
  • 5% said it has impacted them ‘Very positively’ or ‘Positively’
• When asked if they knew how to access mental health and wellness services available in the school or community:
  • 55% said ‘Yes’ and 45% said ‘No’
• When asked if the return to full-time in-class instruction helped to make up for any learning that they may have missed out on over the school year:
  • 33% said ‘Not at all’
  • 23% said ‘A little’
  • 30% said ‘Somewhat’
  • 12% said ‘A lot’

Parents

• 90% urban; 7% rural; 8% identified as a member or citizen of a Yukon First Nation.
• When asked about how they are feeling about the COVID-19 health and safety routines in place at their child’s school:
  • 69% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel safe. 21% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel safe. 10% said they ‘Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel safe (3% Never).
  • 61% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel informed. 26% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel informed. 13% said they ‘Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel informed (3% Never).
• When asked what additional supports were most helpful in allowing them to be successful in their learning during the pandemic:
  • 32% said increased face-to-face learning time
  • 34% said  increased teacher support
  • 10% said increased access to online courses and supports
  • 10% said increased access to study hall time
  • 14% said increased access to tutor supports
  • 4% said continuing with Wood Street programming
  • 37% said none of the above 
• When asked if they felt their child would have to catch up on learning in the coming school year, 53% said ‘No’ they feel they are on track with their learning progress and 29% said ‘Yes’ they feel they need to catch up.
• When asked if the pandemic had impacted their child’s mental health and wellness:
  • 46% said it has impacted them ‘Very negatively’ or ‘Negatively’
  • 43% said there has been no noticeable impact
  • 5% said it has impacted them ‘Very positively’ or ‘Positively’
• When asked if they knew how to access mental health and wellness services available to their child in the school or community:
  • 65% said ‘Yes’ and 35% said ‘No’
• When asked if the return to full-time in-class instruction helped to make up for any learning that their child may have missed out on over the school year:
  • 30% said ‘Not at all’
  • 24% said ‘A little’
  • 17% said ‘Somewhat’
  • 23% said ‘A lot’

School staff

• 81% urban and 19% rural school staff
• When asked about how they are feeling about the COVID-19 health and safety routines in place at their school:
  • 70% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel safe. 29% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel safe. 2% said they “Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel safe (0% Never).
  • 65% said they ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ feel informed. 22% said they ‘Sometimes’ feel informed. 13% said they ‘Never’ or ‘Rarely’ feel informed (3% Never).
• When asked what additional supports were most helpful for their students to be successful in their learning during the pandemic:
  • 56% said increased face-to-face learning time
  • 41% said  increased teacher support
  • 14% said increased access to online courses and supports
  • 10% said increased access to study hall time
  • 5% said increased access to tutor supports
  • 3% said continuing with Wood Street programming
  • 20% said other 
• When asked if the strategies they were using to make sure students caught up on their learning were working, 58% said ‘Yes’, 39% said they were ‘Unsure’ and 3% said ‘No’
• When asked if the pandemic had impacted their mental health and wellness:
  • 48% said it has impacted them ‘Very negatively’ or ‘Negatively’
  • 42% said there has been no noticeable impact
  • 3% said it has impacted them  ‘Positively’
• When asked if they knew how to access mental health and wellness services available by their employer:
  • 78% said ‘Yes’ and 22% said ‘No’
• When asked if the return to full-time in-class instruction helped their students make up for any learning that they may have missed out on over the school year:
  • 9% said ‘Not at all’
  • 36% said ‘A little’
  • 18% said ‘Somewhat’
  • 18% said ‘A lot’