Integrated Student Loan Dataset

Integrated Student Loan Dataset

The integrated dataset combines:

• information collected by tertiary education providers on students and on their enrolments and courses;
• information collected by StudyLink on students' borrowings under the Student Loan Scheme;
• data on student loan balances and repayments from Inland Revenue; and
• Inland Revenue data on income and tax status.

The integrated dataset enables study of the effects of the Student Loan Scheme by giving us a better understanding of, for example, the borrowing levels and repayment rates of different groups of borrowers. Just as important, it enables us to link education data fields to post-study incomes, so we can work out how those who take particular types of qualifications fare in the labour market. Its other main purpose is to enable an actuarial fair valuation of the Scheme. Information derived from this dataset is used, for example, to complete the Student Loan Scheme annual report.

The current dataset holds integrated data back to 1997. And it covers only those who use the loan scheme, not all who pass through the tertiary education.

The dataset Names and addresses have been removed from the dataset to protect the privacy of individuals. Access to the data is restricted to a limited number of Ministry of Education analysts.