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WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study (WMCS)

Study Details
S01 2012-13 Year 10 Year 8 Year 6 1,179
S02 2013-14 Year 2 Year 11 Year 9 Year 7 1,485
S03 2014-15 Year 3 Year 12 Year 10 Year 8 1,176
S04 2015-16 Year 4 Year 13 Year 11 Year 9 1,104
S05 2016-17 Year 12 Year 10 Year 7 1,137
S06 2017-18 Year 13 Year 11 Year 8 855
S07 2018-19 Year 12 Year 9 Year 7 1,464
S08*2 2019-20 Year 10 Year 8 560
S09 2020-21 Year 11 Year 9 Year 7 930
S10 2021-22 Year 12 Year 10 Year 8 1,154
S11 2022-23 Year 11 Year 9 Year 7 835
S12 2023-24 Year 12 Year 10 Year 8 1,614
S13 2024-25 Year 11 Year 9 Year 7

*1 The WMCS had originally planned to survey pupils through their primary schooling and the transition into secondary. This plan was dropped by S04 to focus instead on their secondary school experience.

*2 S08 was conducted in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. As schools were under additional strain during this period and the more pressing issues of the pandemic affected all pupils, all school years were sent the online questionnaire that year, including years additional to our usual cohorts.

Citation

Please cite this tool as Wales Institute of Social Economic Research and Data (WISERD). 2025. WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study (WMCS) Data Dashboards https://doi.org/10.17035/cardiff.28224512

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How happy do you feel about the school you go to?
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wellbeing
How happy do you feel about your school work?
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wellbeing
How much do you like English?
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school
How much do you like Maths?
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school
How much do you like Welsh?
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school
How much do you like Science?
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school
How much do you like PE?
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school
How much do you like learning new things?
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school
How much do you like answering questions in class?
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school
How often is school interesting?
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school
How often do you get tired at school?
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routine
How often do you get fed up at school?
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wellbeing
How often do you talk to your friends when you should be doing your work?
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school
How often do other children bully you?
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bullying
How often do you feel left out of things by other children at school?
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wellbeing
How much do you like listening to music?
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hobbies
How much do you like playing music on an instrument?
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hobbies
How much do you like watching TV, videos or DVDs?
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hobbies
How much do you like drawing, painting or making things?
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hobbies
How much do you like using a computer or playing games like XBOX or Playstation?
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hobbies
How much do you like playing sports and games outside?
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hobbies
How much do you like playing sports and games inside?
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hobbies
Do you have your own phone?
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deprivation
How well do you speak Welsh?
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wales
If you speak Welsh, do you speak it with your Friends?
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wales
If you speak Welsh, do you speak it with your Family?
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wales
If you speak Welsh, do you speak it with your Teachers?
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wales
I don't speak Welsh with anyone
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wales
How often do you read for enjoyment?
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hobbies
How often do you play games on a computer or games console?
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hobbies