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Class Size & Interaction
Distribution of responses
How institutions vary
What we ask
“In class, I have meaningful interactions with my teachers and peers.”
What students say, and why
Teachers leaving mid-lesson, and gossip and unrest in the room.
"Teachers disappear from the lesson, so you can’t ask questions."
"My class, and others, are quick to talk badly about people."
Small classes where teachers and classmates are always reachable.
"It’s quite small, so there’s always help from teachers and students."
"A good school with good teachers who catch you, and good classmates."
Representative, de-identified comments from the lowest- and highest-scoring responses, translated where needed.
Related insights
How we measure it
This is the topic-level average across its subtopics, on a 0-10 scale (higher is better), so an individual subtopic can score higher or lower than the topic shown here. Figures are scored responses from the last 12 months, mapped to the 2026 framework via the canonical question mapping; the cross-2020 figure on the Index uses the full response base. Movement compares the most recent six months with the prior six. Distribution bands: 0-4, >4-<8, 8-10. Cross-institution aggregate; no single institution identified; minimum group size applied.
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