School Leavers

Introduction

The Ministry of Education carries out statistical collections (roll returns) from all schools in New Zealand at 1 March and 1 July each year, in line with the statutory requirements as detailed in the Education Act 1989.

School leavers data is collected as part of the March roll return. School leavers are secondary school students that have finished their schooling.

School leavers data includes the number of school leavers, by highest attainment, year of schooling, gender, and ethnicity.

The data around highest attainment is particularly useful for analysis. Also, the number of school leavers forms an easily understood cohort that acts as an accurate denominator at a crucial stage in the education system.

Key Findings

Links to School Leaver Data
School Leavers with NCEA Level 2 or Above (Indicator)     School Leavers with NCEA Level 2 or Above
Data Tables on School Leavers with NCEA Level 2 or Above (Indicator)     Data Tables on School Leavers with NCEA Level 2 or Above
School Leavers with a University Entrance Standard (Indicator)     School Leavers with a University Entrance Standard
Data Tables on School Leavers with a University Entrance Standard (Indicator)     Data Tables on School Leavers with a University Entrance Standard
School  Leavers Entering Tertiary Education (Indicator)     School Leavers Entering Tertiary Education
Data Tables on Entering Tertiary Education (Indicator)     Data Tables on School Leavers Entering Tertiary Education

Publications

School leaver attainment data is used in a number of analytical publications and can be found in:

Links to Publications containing School Leaver Data:
Education Statistics of New Zealand (Publication)     Education Statistics of New Zealand
School Roll Summary Reports (Publication)     School Roll Summary Reports
State of Education in New Zealand (Publication)     State of Education in New Zealand

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.