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Interviewer: Now I’d like to ask you some questions about the schooling you have received, as well as some of your experiences in school.

1. Have you ever been to school?
2. Are you currently attending school?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don’t know - 88
Declined to answer - 98

3. What type of school are you enrolled in: public, private, boarding, or any other?

Response Options:
Government day school - 1
Private, non-boarding - 2
Public, boarding - 3
Private, boarding - 4
Non formal education - 5
Other (specify) ____ - 96
Don’t know - 88
Declined to answer - 98

4. How would you describe your gradesmarks in school? Excellent, very good, fair, or poor?

Response Options:
Excellent - 1
Very good - 2
Good - 3
Fair - 4
Poor - 5
Don’t know - 88
Declined to answer - 98

5. How do you travel to school on most days? For example, do you use a school bus, public transportation, walk alone, walk with friends, or travel some other way? (Interviewer, respondent should provide only one answer)

Response Options:
School bus - 1
Car - 2
Combi - 3
Walking alone - 4
Walking with a person I know - 5
Bicycle - 6
I board at school - 7
Other - 96
Don’t know - 88
Declined to answer: 98

6. Have you completed primary school?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don’t Know - 88
Declined to Answer - 98

7. What are the main reasons you have not completed primary school? (Circle all mentioned)

Response Options:
Currently attending - A
Got married - B
Got someone pregnant - C
Could not afford school feesbooksuniforms - D
Needed to earn moneywork - E
Did not like school - F
Failed - G
Other (Specify) _____ - X
Don’t know - Z
Declined to answer - Y

Interviewer: I’d like to ask you some questions about your feelings about school. Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statements.

8. You feelfelt close to students at your school. Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with this?

9. You feelfelt that your teachers carecared about you. (Interviewer prompt if necessary: Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with this?)

Response Options:
Strongly agree - 1
Agree - 2
Disagree - 3
Strongly disagree - 4
Don’t know - 88
Declined to answer - 98