2.2 Survey on Schools
2.2.1 Survey on 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?
25.00%
1. Yes2. No

75.00%The survey shows that 75 % of teachers have explained about natural disasterwith their students before the tsunami, but 25 % of them have not told told aboutit.

Q5. Have you talked about natural disasters with your students after
December 26, 2004?
Have you talked about natural disasters withyour students after 26th December, 2004?
12.50%

1. Yes2. No

87.50%

After interviewing eight teachers, nearly all of them said they have describedabout 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?

12.50%
1. Yes2. No

87.50%

About 88 % of teachers have made a topic about 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)?

Do you think that they are effective fordisaster reduction (or to reduce humanlosses)?
1. Yes
14.29%

0.00%

2. It should be
improved
3. No

85.71%

Six teachers who said “yes” think they are effective for disaster reduction (or toreduce human losses).

Q8. (To the person who answered “no” in Q6). Do you feel the necessity for
those lessons?
One teacher who answered “no” deems it as nothing useful.

1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?
Do you think which educational material ismost effective for disaster education?
1. Reading book,37.50%

2. Picture books,

3. Brochures,

4 . Posters,

5. Video

62.50%
0.00%

The teachers just choose 2 out of 5 choices. They think that reading books andvideos can meet the curiosity of the students on disasters.

Q11. Do you think evacuation drills on regular basis are effective fordisaster education (or to reduce human losses)?
Do you think evacuation drills on a regularbasis are effective for disaster reduction(or to reduce human losses)?
25.00%

1. Yes2. No

75.00%

Evacuation drills on regular basis are very essential as it can raise publicawareness on disasters.

22.2.2 Survey for primary school students

In this survey, number of primary school students was 519 children. The majority
are students from 10 to12 years old. The students consist of 271 boys and 243girls.
Many respondents are from grade 6 (38 %) and grade 5 (27 %). It can be seenon the following tables.
31563413138

12178

11116

1040

9837

1050

100

150

200

Num ber

156

Year 6198

Year 5YearAge (Years Old)

14164

Year 4

1Year 3050

100

150200250

Num be r3Grade0.19%
30.06%

31.60%
ThreeFour
Five
Six

38.15%

Q1. Do you discuss what you have learnt in the school with your family athome?
The survey result shows that 485 students (93 %) discuss what they havelearnt at the school with their family.

Q2. Where did you stay when the tsunami occurs?
87

OtherB each

22To wn

17

Scho o l

9Ho use380

Sunday scho o l

4050

100

150200250

300

350

400

Num be r

A considerable number of students were at home at the time of tsunami as
they did not go to school.

4Q3. What type of natural disasters are you aware of ?
Tsunami209

Earthquakes

291

Landslides

12

Flo o ds

7050

100

150200

250

300

350

Num be r

All of students are aware of earthquakes and tsunami. Earthquakes often occur
in Simeulue Island since its situation in earthquakes affected areas. They havebecome accustomed to earthquakes. Tsunami happened here in 1907.

The

story of tsunami was handed down from experienced people’s generation to thenext ever since 1907. Grandparents told the signs of tsunami to their children
and the children talked with grandchildren and so forth. They named tsunami as“smong”.

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 ( FloodLandslides Earthquakes Tsunami etc) with yourfamily before the Tsunami occurred on December 26?

47.59%
52.41%

1. Yes
2. No

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More than half of respondents (52 %) have not talked about natural
disasters particularly tsunami before the disaster.

Q5. Have you discussed with your family about the tsunami after it
occurred on December 26?

Have you discussed with your family about the Tsunami after it
occurred on December 26 ?
17.15%

1. Yes
2. No
82.85%

A significant number of respondents (430 students) have discussed about thetsunami after it occurred.

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 and tsunam is before ?

40.27%
1. Yes59.73%

2. No

A considerable number of respondents (60 %) said that they have learned before.
They was told by the aged / elderies about “smong“.

6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 and tsunamis in the future ?
6.94%

1. Yes2. No

93.06%

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

Q8. Do you know the cause of a tsunami?

Cause of Tsunami

No idea

175

Stro ng wind

1Earthquake

223

A nger o f Go d120

050

100

150

200

250

Num ber

A large number of children didn’t know what caused a tsunami. Half of thembelieved that tsunami is caused by earthquakes. That’s why study about natural
disaster is something important. It’s better to integrate natural disasters studies
as a subject in the school.

7Q9. What should be done when tsunami occurs? Please select one fromthe followings.
.
What should be done when tsunami occurs ?
0.96%

5.39% 1.73%
1. Stay at home
2. Escape to a high place
3. Head out offshore by aboat
4. No idea
91.91%

Almost all students responded that they have to escape to high place. They weretold the signs of tsunami by the aged/experienced peoples.

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 ?

0.58% 1.93%

1. Go for fishing
2. Escape3. Play there

97.50%

Nearly all of the students know what they have to do when suddenly the sea level
drops. 477 students make decision to go to high place. Their parents andgrandparents told them that sudden big sea drop was one of tsunami early
warning signs.

8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 ?

19.08%
1. School
48.94%

2. Home3. Never31.98%

About 49 % respondents got information on how to escape from a natural
disaster from school. 32 % of them are told by their parents at home.

Q12. Which following items are available at your home?
More than half of the respondents admitted that they had radio and most of therest had television. This survey result indicates that the tsunami victims comefrom certain segment. Most of respondents are from lower middle class.

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