Data Collections
A considerable volume of information about a student's education is collected by surveys and assessments. The information ranges from the achievement of qualifications, to the hours studied, the conduciveness of the home environment for studying, to perceptions of the students and their teachers. Description of these surveys and assessments can be found through the links below.
ALL
This is the home page for the ALL Survey, and its predecessor IALS (International Adult Literacy Survey). See below for information about the ALL Survey or follow one of the links to view information about individual adult literacy survey cycles.
This is the main index page for the Boards of Trustees data collection. From here you can access data from the collection, and publications and analysis based on the data.
This is the main index page for the Annual Early Childhood Education Child and Staff Return. From here you can access the annual return collection forms, guidelines for completing the return, and code tables relevant to the return.
ICCS
This is the home page for the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). ICCS is an educational study that aims to investigate the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in the 21st century.
This page describes the Integrated Student Loan Dataset.
July Roll Return
This is the main index page for July School Roll Returns. From here you can access the roll return collection forms, guidelines for completing the roll returns, and code tables relevant to the roll return.
March Roll Return
This is the main index page for March School Roll Returns. From here you can access the roll return collection forms, guidelines for completing the roll returns, and code tables relevant to the roll return.
NEMP
This project aims to obtain a broad picture of the achievement and other educational outcomes of representative samples of students in New Zealand schools at Years 4 and 8. Each year, over a four-year period, different areas related to the curriculum are assessed.
PIRLS
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an educational research project on children’s reading literacy achievement conducted in countries around the world.
PISA
This is the home page for PISA. See below for information about the PISA study or follow one of the links to view information about individual PISA cycles.
As part of the continuing evaluation of the implementation of Reading Recovery, schools with Reading Recovery are asked to provide information for the Ministry of Education on an annual basis. This information is used to examine trends in the delivery of Reading Recovery and the progress of students, and to assist the Ministry in developing policies regarding literacy.
This is the main index page for school leavers data. School leavers data is derived from the March roll returns. From here you can access data on school leavers, publications and analysis based on the data, and documents pertaining to the collection, including the roll return collection forms, guidelines for completing the roll returns, and code tables relevant to the roll return.
This page describes the SDR (Single Data Return) data collection, and the Tertiary Data Warehouse through which the data is made available.
This page describes the Student Engagement data collection.
TIMSS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an educational research project on student achievement in mathematics and science around the world.
This page describes the Teacher Census data collection.
This page describes the Tertiary Student Enrolment and Completions Data.
