Yearbook Page Ideas
Robin Yearbook Author

Yearbook Ideas – Student Fact File Page

yearbook ideas student fact image

Creating a fact file yearbook page is a great opportunity to share all. We don’t mean your deepest darkest secrets (save those for your confessions page!).Think of a yearbook fact file page as a Wiki for each student – their history, skills, likes, dislikes and plans for the future.

You’ll learn a lot more about each other, it’s just a shame you’re leaving!

Fact file essentials

Student details

What kind of fact file would this be without deets?! Full name, nickname, date of birth, star sign, height, eye colour, hair colour, hometown, and (if you want to include contact details) email address, Twitter handle, Instagram, Facebook, etc.

Likes and dislikes

A firm yearbook profile favourite is likes and dislikes. Why stray from tradition when our likes and dislikes speak volumes about us? Categories of loves, hates and favourites usually consist of:

  • Music
  • Films / Actors / Directors
  • Food
  • TV shows
  • Books / Authors
  • Drinks
  • Animals
  • Colours
  • Apps
  • Games
  • Places
  • Vloggers
  • Habits
  • Sports / Clubs / Sporting events

Facts and statistics

Coming back to my Wikipedia comparison, a good set of facts are pretty essential in a fact file. It’s also fun to make up your own comical facts, and to be honest they don’t have to be cold hard facts (I know I’m contradicting myself here).

Think infographics with big bold statements, and throw in a few bar charts, pie charts and percentages for good measure!

Here are a few examples sourced from Wikipedia.org:

David Beckham – name: David Robert Joseph Beckham first played for England: 1 September 1996 Beckham is a UNICEF “Goodwill Ambassador with a special focus on UNICEF’s Sports for Development program“.

Zebra – species: Equus zebraEquus quagga and Equus grevyi body size: between 2–2.6 m long fun fact: Zebras have excellent eyesight.

Instagram – created by: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched: October 2010 users: 50% iPhone owners and 50% Android owners number of filters: 31 fun fact: Apple Inc. named Instagram “App of the Year” for 2011.

Zoella – name: Zoe Elizabeth Sugg likes: fashion and beauty went to school at:  The Corsham School secondary school and arts college fun fact: Sugg featured on the 2014 single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Memories

Yearbooks are all about the stuff you want to remember in future. Friendships, trips, events, favourite lessons, favourite teachers, etc. are all very much yearbook-worthy. Photos to go along with these precious memories are a bonus too!

Plans for the future

As with any yearbook entry, it’s always lovely to read what inspires people. “When I grow up…” and “In 10 years time…” leading questions guarantee a mix of responses. FYI – I wanted to run a B&B in Ireland, then I wanted to be a photographer. As life trickles by our goals change, which is exactly why it’s great to remember what you were aiming for at primary, secondary and even sixth form age.

  • Future aspirations
  • Dream job
  • I’ll know I’ve made it when I’m a…
  • When I grow up…
  • In 10 years time…

Random chat

If you would rather keep your fact file open and free, random comments, funny facts and all of the above are perfectly fine too!

According to Harry Styles’ fact file on fanpop.com, he came up with the name One Direction. Zayn “would have been an English teacher if he wasn’t in 1D” Louis “can’t live without his mum” (awww) and all-boys school leaver Niall “slept with his teddy bear until he was 12”.

We can’t vouch for any of the facts above, but we think they demonstrate the purpose of a fact file perfectly.


If you have the space to indulge each student by giving them a page to themselves, a fact file approach is very much recommended by us.

Got a fact file suggestion? We would love to hear it 🙂 Tweet us @SPCYearbooks

Over and out…

Robin Yearbook Author

Robin

SPC Yearbook Designer

At SPC Yearbooks I create graphic content for yearbooks and leavers' products. I love school yearbooks because the sky's the limit when it comes to creativity and imagination. I'm originally from Canada - I miss the mountains but not the cold!

Your free sample pack

Fill in your details below and we will send you a pack including samples and brochures, along with useful information to help you get started.
SPC Yearbooks to use information provided for quote and order processing, account management and marketing communication purposes. We will not share your data with any third parties. For further details please view our privacy policy.

Your free trial pack

Trial our intuitive yearbook creator software for free! See how easy it is to build pages using our drag-and-drop page builder.

"*" indicates required fields

Data Usage*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
SPC Yearbooks to use information provided for quote and order processing, account management and marketing communication purposes. We will not share your data with any third parties. For further details please view our privacy policy.

Order yearbooks today

Please complete these details to place your provisional order and secure pricing. Don’t worry if you haven’t finalised these details yet; any of them can be changed right up until you sign off your yearbook for printing. If you have any queries on pricing, please give us a call on 01480 410432 or email us.

"*" indicates required fields

Step 1 of 3 - Step 1

SPC Yearbooks to use information provided for quote and order processing, account management and marketing communication purposes. We will not share your data with any third parties. For further details please view our privacy policy.

Let us call you

Let us know what time works best for you and one of our team will be in touch.

"*" indicates required fields

Data Usage*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
SPC Yearbooks to use information provided for quote and order processing, account management and marketing communication purposes. We will not share your data with any third parties. For further details please view our privacy policy.