July School Roll Return

Introduction

The Ministry of Education carries out annual statistical collections (roll returns) from all schools in New Zealand.

The data provided through these collection exercises is used to fund and staff schools; to support policy analysis, development and decision making; to monitor the outcomes of the New Zealand education system; and for national and international reporting purposes.

The following table details of the information obtained from the July School Rolls Returns:

Key Findings

The latest international student enrolment trends from the July School Roll Return, as well as summaries of previous years, can be found in the school roll summary reports. These reports provide a summary of the roll information from the  return, including information on the number of schools, school roll, numbers of foreign fee-paying students and numbers of students involved in Māori-medium education. Data tables are also available from these linked pages.

Publications

The July School Roll Return data are used as the basis for a significant amount of analysis and many publications about schooling in New Zealand. July return data can be found in:

Links to Publications and Indicators containing July Roll Return Data:
Education Statistics of New Zealand (Publication)     Education Statistics of New Zealand
New Zealand Schools: Ngā Kura o Aotearoa (Publication)     New Zealand Schools: Ngā Kura o Aotearoa
School Roll Summary Reports (Publication)     School Roll Summary Reports
State of Education in New Zealand (Publication)     State of Education in New Zealand
Prior Participation in Early Childhood Education: New Entrants (Indicator)     Prior Participation in Early Childhood Education: New Entrants
Retention of Students in Senior Secondary Schools (Indicator)     Retention of Students in Senior Secondary Schools
Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kura Teina Schools (Indicator)     iKura Kaupapa Māori and Kura Teina Schools

Data Collection

Collection Forms
Collection Forms            Copies of the collection forms used for the July School Roll Return are available as            either MS Word documents or Adobe PDFs.

Roll Return Guidelines
Guidelines             These guidelines have been updated and expanded to help schools to prepare the data             needed for the March and July roll returns. They are designed to help Principals and             their administrative staff to ensure that roll returns are completed accurately, whether             they use a computerised student management system or complete their returns by             hand.

Code Sets
Code Sets            Copies of the code sets used in roll return.

Coding Guidelines
Reducing Iwi Coding Problems      Reducing Iwi Coding Problems            Provides guidance on how to reduce the number of Iwi coding errors by highlighting the            problem areas and providing the recommended code to use.
Ethnic Group Code      Ethnic Group Code            The ethnic group code includes a section on how to convert multiple ethnic groups into            a single ethnic group (prioritisation).

SMS Roll Returns
SMS Vendors            Specific information for SMS Vendors regarding school roll returns. This information is            provided to allow SMS vendors to ensure their systems are accurate prior to schools            submitting their rolls.