Overview Data Services
These guidelines are for helping schools complete their school roll returns.
Introduction
The Ministry of Education collects March and July roll returns from schools every year. The Ministry also collects June and September returns from state and state-integrated schools with students in funding year levels nine to 15.
The Ministry uses the roll return data:
- to fund and staff schools
- to support policy analysis
- to monitor the results of the New Zealand education system
- for national and international reporting.
Who are these guidelines for?
These guidelines support school staff responsible for school roll returns, including:
- principals – responsible for their school's roll returns overall
- staff that principals may delegate to complete the roll returns.
These guidelines are for all New Zealand schools including state schools, state-integrated schools, private schools and partnership schools.
These guidelines apply to all school types:
- Contributing schools (years one to six).
- Full primary schools (years one to eight).
- Intermediate schools (years seven to eight).
- Composite schools (years one to 15).
- Restricted composite schools (years seven to 10).
- Special schools.
- Secondary schools (years seven to 15).
- Secondary schools (years nine to 15).
- Correspondence School.