April 23, 2026

CeTasSSD Speech Census wrap up

This week our CeTasSSD Speech Census team met to celebrate meeting so many wonderful 4- to 5-year-olds during our research. We also reflected on what went well and what can be changed in the future.

Here are our statistics so far:  

  • 1207 Kinder students in the state
  • 981 consent forms returned (226 not returned)
  • 945 consent forms provided consent (36 did not provide consent)
  • 874 assessments attempted (45+ more not yet entered into the spreadsheet)
  • 14 children did not give assent and 8 could not be assessed (e.g., due to disability)
  • 859 (+45) children have completed the International Speech Screener (ISS)

Thanks so much to the children and schools (especially the SSCs and TAs). Thanks to our wonderful CeTasSSD research team. Hooray team!

Helen Blake, Sharynne McLeod, Felicity Laurence, Emma Scanlon, Ally Barrett met for 2 hours to debrief, summarise, and plan
Team members not pictured: Sarah Verdon, Kate Crowe, Lisa Johnson