2.2 Survey on Schools
2.2.1 Survey for primary school teachers
Q4. Before December 26, 2004 have you ever talked about natural disasters
with your students?
Before 26th December, 2004, have you
ever talked about natural disasters withyour students?
1. Yes

42.86%

2. No

57.14%The survey results show that three teachers have explained about natural
disaster with their students before the tsunami occurrence, but four teachers
have not told about it.

Q5. Have you talked about natural disasters with your students afterDecember 26, 2004?
After interviewing seven teachers, all of them said that they have described about
natural disasters after December 26, 2004, especially its impact on theenvironment.

Q6. Do you have subjects for learning about natural disasters in thecurriculum?

Do you have subjects for learning about
natural disasters in the curriculum?

42.86%

1. Yes
2. No

57.14%

Four teachers have made a topic on natural disasters.

Q7. (To the person who answered “yes” in Q6). Do you think that they are
effective for disaster reduction (or to reduce human losses)?
All four teachers (4) who said yes think that teaching about natural disasters is
effective for disaster mitigation (or to reduce human losses).

Q8. (To the person who answered “no” in Q6). Do you feel the necessity for
those lessons?
The other respondents who answer “no” took that subject into consider is notessentially.

Q9. (To the person who answered “yes” in Q8). Do you have enough skills
to teach students about how to protect themselves against naturaldisasters?
Nobody answered “yes”.

Q10. Do you think which educational material is most effective for disastereducation?

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Do you think which educational material ismost effective for disaster education?
14.29%
0.00%
1. Reading book,

0.00%

2. Picture books,
42.86%

3. Brochures,
4 . Posters,
5. Video

42.86%

A number of teachers with the same composition choose reading and picture
books can meet the curiosity of the students. A certain number of respondents
take videos into consider as the most effective material.

Q11. Do you think evacuation drills on regular basis are effective fordisaster education (or to reduce human losses)?
The entire teachers count on evacuation drills on regular basis will raiseawareness on disasters.

22.2.2 Survey on primary school students
In this survey, 514 primary school students were 514 taken as respondents. Themajority is students from 10 to12 years old. The students consist of 271 boys
and 243 girls.
Many respondents are from grade 6 (39 %) and grade 5 (33 %). It can be seenon the following table.
1451345

12119

11142

10136

955

8117

1020

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

N um be rYears

Year 6203

Year 5171

140

Year 4050

100

150

200

250

Num ber

3Grade27%
39.49%

FourFive

GrSix
33.27%

Q1. Do you discuss what you have learnt in the school with your family athome?
Do you discuss what you have learnt in the schoolwith your family at home ?
13.81%

1. Yes
2. No
86.19%The survey result shows that 443 students (86 %) discuss what they havelearnt in the school with their family. It indicates how close the relation between
children and parent.
Q2. Where did you stay when the tsunami occurs?
Where did you stay when the tsunami occur ?
16.54%
0.39%
18.29%

0.97%

Sunday school
House0.19%

SchoolTow nBeach

63.62%

Other4

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OtherB each

2To wn51

Scho o l
Ho use327

Sunday scho o l

94050100150200250300350

N um be r

A considerable number of students were at home at the time of tsunami.
That day was Sunday. Also there were many students visited the church for
Sunday school.
It is not surprising since most of Nias population are devoted Christians.

Q3. What type of natural disasters are you aware of?

154Tsunami

323

Earthquakes

Landslides18

Flo o ds

19050

100

150200250300

350

N um be r

A large number of student find earthquake as the most recognized naturaldisasters since it frequently occur there.

5Q4. Have you ever talked about natural disasters (Flood Landslides
Earthquakes Tsunami etc) with your family before the tsunami
occurrence?
Have you ever talked about natural disasters (Flood Landslides Earthquakes Tsunam i etc) w ith
your fam ily before the Tsunam i occurred on
Decem ber 26 ?

1. Yes2. No
48.05%

51.95%

More than half of respondents (52 %) have talked about natural disasters before
the tsunami happened.

Q5. Have you discussed with your family about the tsunami after it
occurred on December 26?
Have you discussed w ith your fam ily about theTsunam i after it occurred on Decem ber 26 ?

22.18%

1. Yes2. No

77.82%

A significant number of respondents (400 students) have discussed about thetsunami after it occurred.

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Q6. Have you ever studied about natural disasters such as floods,
landslides, earthquakes and tsunamis before?

Have you ever studied about natural disasters
such as floods,landslides,earthquakes andtsunamis before ?

36.38%

1. Yes63.62%

2. No

A considerable number of respondents (63 %) have studied about naturaldisasters before the tsunami occurrence.

Q7. Would you like to study about natural disasters such as floods,landslides, earthquakes and tsunamis in the future?
Would you like to study about natural disasters
such as floods,landslides,earthquakes andtsunamis in the future ?
14.20%
1. Yes2. No

85.80%

Most of students would like to know further about natural disasters and are willingto learn it as part of the school curriculum.

7Q8. Do you know the cause of a tsunami?

Cause of Tsunami

Strong w ind

4Earthquake

93

Anger of God

318

050100150200250300350

Num ber

A large number of children don’t know what caused a tsunami. They have
opinion that tsunami is the punishment from God. That’s why to study about
natural disaster is something important. It’s better to integrate natural disasters
studies as a subject in the school.

Q9. What should be done when tsunami occurs? Please select one fromthe followings.
What should be done when tsunami occurs ?
1.75%
0.19%

7.39%

1. Stay at home
2. Escape to a high place
3. Head out offshore bya boat
4. No idea

90.66%

Almost all students responded that they have to escape to higher place.

8Q10. What do you do in an event of a sudden big sea drop? Please selectone from the followings
What do you do in an event of a sudden big sea drop ?

0.97%

6.23%

1. Go for fishing
2. Escape3. Play there

92.80%

Nearly all of the students know what they have to do when suddenly the sea level
drops. 477 students make decision to evacuate to higher place.

Q11. Have you studied how to escape from a natural disaster either atschool or home?
Have you studied how to escape from a natural
disaster either at school or home ?

15.56%
1. School
2. Home27.43%

57.00%

3. Never57 % respondents get information on escaping from a natural disaster at school.
Part of the rest is told by their parents at home.

9Q12. Which following items are available at your home?

Which of following items are available at yourhome ?
0.78%
1.95%
2.14%

Television

43.39%
51.75%

RadioTelephone
Mobile phone
Internet

More than half of the respondents admitted that they have radio and most of therest have television. This survey result indicates the tsunami victims come fromcertain segment.

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