Attitudes & Values Questionnaire (AVQ)

Contact us

Sarah Elder
Project Director
T: 03 9277 5561
E: sarah.elder@acer.edu.au

Monty Choi
Administration Officer
T: 03 9277 5569
E: avq@acer.edu.au

19 Prospect Hill Rd,
Camberwell, VIC 3124, Australia

• Designed for use by Secondary students
• 100+ questions
• Approx 30 minutes to complete
• Choice between Paper & Pencil or Online versions
• Available at any time throughout the year
• Report received within 10 working days
• Can be administered to:
  • whole school
  • specific year levels
  • groups within year levels
  • as an Entry/Exit poll
  • past pupils 1-10 years after leaving school.

• Students respond anonymously to a series of statements by choosing one of the four alternatives: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree for each statement.

Schools are able to choose between 3 versions:

PROGRAM A – Focuses on SOCIAL dimensions 

PROGRAM B – Incorporates a focus on commitment to God

PROGRAM C – Incorporates a focus on commitment to God and to Jesus

The questionnaire enables schools to:

• Monitor student & school progress in the development of personal qualities valued by parents and the community
• Gauge how effectively the school is contributing to aspects of the students’ emotional, social and spiritual development
• Enhance the school’s capacity to educate the whole person for life
• Target areas within the school for further resourcing and development
• Assess specific initiatives