A survey of internet accessibility and

availability at Rosebank College

Polokwane
 Online survey link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ftzyd1H4-
x9WWAknJVxcnBHaJaQ4a6TeK7Cn-bZ2jFA/edit?addon_store
 Count of What is your gender?

Female Count of What is your gender?

18 Male
16

14
Number of students

12

10

0
Female Male
Responses by students
 Count of How often do you use internet?

Count of How often do you use internet?

Always online
Few hours a day
Prefer not to say Prefer not to say
Responses of students

Few hours a day

Always online

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Number of students
Count of Which device do you use to access the
internet?

Count of Which device do you use to access the internet?

Cellphone
Computer
Prefer not to say Prefer not to say
Responses of students

Computer

Cellphone

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Number of students
 Count of Where do you mostly use the
internet?
Count of Where do you mostly use the internet? At campus

20 At home
18

16

14
Number of students

12

10

0
At campus At home
Responses of students
Count of What connection do you use to access
the internet at home?

Count of What connection do you use to access the internet at home?

Data connection from other
phones
Mobile data

WiFi WiFi
Responses of students

Mobile data

Data connection from other phones

0 5 10 15 20 25
Number of students
Count of Do you have a laptop to access the
internet?

Count of Do you have a laptop to access the internet?

25

No Yes
20
Number of students

15

10

0
No Yes
Responses of students
Count of How much data do you use to access
the internet per month?

Count of How much data do you use to access the internet per month? Less than
150MB
16 Less than 1GB

14 Less than
500MB
12
Number of students

10

0
Less than 150MB Less than 1GB Less than 500MB More than 1GB
Responses of students
 Count of How good are you with the
internet?
Bad
Count of How good are you with the internet?
4.5 Excellent
Fair
4
Good
3.5
Number of students

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
Bad Excellent Fair Good
Responses of students
 What did the survey show in terms of
accessibility?
The survey showed that 25% of the students are always online and 31.3%
are online for just few hours a day.
This shows that the students can access the internet for so much time.
 Did all students surveyed have access to the
Internet outside of campus?
We have 41.9% of the students who access the internet outside the campus.
They mostly access it in their homes rather than coffee shops.
 If so, what was the most common means of
access?
64.5% of the students use Wi-Fi to access the internet in their homes.
16.1% merely use their data bundles which can be a disadvantage as they are
often limited and expensive.
 If not, why do you think this is the case?
51.8% of the students access the internet at the campus.
This is mainly caused by the unlimited Wi-Fi connection at the campus.
Students can save money by not buying data, but use the campus Wi-Fi.
 Did socio-economic factors play a role in your
findings?
No, socio-economic factors did not play a role as most students have laptops
to access internet,
64.5% of them have Wi-Fi connections at their homes.
 Did everyone have the same level of skill in
using technology?
Only 18.2% are skilled at using the technology.
Most students are good with the using of this technology with 36.4% of
their overall total.
 Was there a correlation between the level of
access available and skills?
31.3% of students are only for just a few hours a day,
Which in other ways could have caused the 18.2% of the students lack the
skills of using this technology.
It also specifies why we have only 18.2% of skilled students.