What do students know and understand about the Holocaust?

Encountering representations of the Holocaust
77
Figure 4.5 Student responses to survey question 73, ‘Have you ever heard about the Holocaust
outside of school?’ (by year group) percentages below 5 per cent are not labelled in the chart
Percentage of students
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Year 7
32.6
14.5
12.3
17.2
23.4
Year 8
42.4
19.6
11.0
14.4
12.6
Year 9
45.1
18.9
10.3
15.4
10.3
Year 10
53.8
18.0
9.7
11.7
6.8
Year 11
59.2
16.2
9.2
8.9
6.5
Year 12
71.4
11.5
6.1
6.3
Year 13
83.1
9.9
■ Yes, definitely ■ Yes, I think so ■ Maybe ■ I don’t think so ■ Definitely not
Figure 4.6 Student responses to survey question 74, ‘Have you read any books about the Holocaust?’
(by year group) percentages below 5 per cent are not labelled in the chart
Percentage of students
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Year 7
38.2
16.6
45.2
Year 8
42.5
12.6
44.9
Year 9
41.2
11.8
47.0
Year 10
48.3
7.8
43.9
Year 11
43.1
6.4
50.5
Year 12
50.7
6.9
42.4
Year 13
61.7
35.1
■ Yes ■ I don’t know ■ No
Figure 4.7 Student responses to survey question 76, ‘Have you seen any films or television programmes
about the Holocaust? (by year group) percentages below 5 per cent are not labelled in the chart
Percentage of students
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Year 7
54.8
16.4
28.8
Year 8
71.4
9.8
18.8
Year 9
77.9
7.6
14.5
Year 10
87.4
8.7
Year 11
89.2
8.0
Year 12
90.1
6.8
Year 13
92.4
5.6
■ Yes ■ I don’t know ■ No
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