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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.


Boards of Trustees

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.


ECE Child & Staff Return

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.


Integrated Student Loan Dataset

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 study 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.


Reading Recovery Forms

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.


RT:Lit

Data on students taught by Resource Teachers: Literacy (RT:Lits) are collected annually. RT:Lits offer specialist assistance to primary and intermediate level school students (mostly 6 to 12-year-olds) with moderate difficulties in reading and written literacy, and oral language. The data provide valuable information for commenting on these children and for policy makers in making sound decisions about the work and role of RT: Lits.


School Leavers

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.


SDR

This page describes the SDR (Single Data Return) data collection, and the Tertiary Data Warehouse through which the data is made available.


Student Engagement

This page describes the Student Engagement data collection.


Teacher Census

This page describes the Teacher Census data collection.


Tertiary Enrolment & Completions (TSEC)

This page describes the Tertiary Student Enrolment and Completions Data.


TIMSS

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an educational research study on student achievement in mathematics and science around the world.



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