Indicators

Expulsions from school

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator:

1Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by gender and ethnic group (2011)Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by gender and ethnic group (2011)
2Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2011)
3Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2011)
4Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2011)
5Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2011)
6Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Authority/Ward (2011)
7Percentage of expulsions, by behaviour (2000 to 2011)
8Percentage of expulsions for each behaviour, by gender (2011)



Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by gender and ethnic group (2011)

Notes:

  1. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  2. x = for this category there were less than 5 students.
  3. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  4. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Ethnic GroupGenderExpulsions
MāoriFemale2.2
Male5.1
PasifikaFemale1.3
Male7.3
AsianFemale0.2
Male3.7
OtherFemale1.0
Male6.6
European/PākehāFemale0.3
Male2.0
TotalFemale0.8
Male3.4



Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2011)

Notes:

  1. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  2. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Ethnic Group200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Māori5.44.33.24.43.13.22.43.62.72.63.72.8
Pasifika4.34.37.84.84.55.16.73.84.84.53.83.3
Asian1.21.02.02.21.41.00.71.11.41.20.81.5
Other2.43.61.34.03.62.92.63.84.96.03.43.0
European/Pākehā1.81.31.21.20.91.01.01.30.81.41.40.9
Total2.52.02.12.11.61.81.82.01.72.02.11.6



Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2011)

Notes:

  1. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  2. Schools in the lowest quintile (quintile 1) draw their students from communities with the highest degree of socio-economic disadvantage.
  3. x = for this category there were less than 5 students.
QuintileMāoriPasifikaAsianEuropean/ Pākehā
Total
1 (Low SES)2.72.90.01.52.4
23.74.30.90.52.3
34.02.70.01.11.7
41.23.13.31.11.5
5 (High SES)0.63.71.70.71.0



Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2011)

Notes:

  1. The Education Region of the school each student was located in.
  2. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  3. x = for this category there were less than 5 students.
  4. The New Zealand total includes students from all Education Region areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
  5. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  6. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Education Region1TotalGenderEthnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianOther  European/ Pākehā
Northern2.40.74.12.43.81.84.81.8
Central North1.70.62.83.72.90.00.00.8
Central South1.41.01.83.22.70.02.20.8
Southern0.50.20.91.20.03.40.00.3
New Zealand1.60.62.72.83.31.53.00.9


Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2011)

Notes:

  1. The Regional Council area of the school each student was located in.
  2. The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
  3. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  4. x = for this category there were less than 5 students in the denominator. 
  5. n = no students in the denominator for this category.
  6. The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students. 
  7. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  8. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Regional Council1TotalGenderEthnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsian OtherEuropean/ Pākehā
Northland Region2.30.64.11.70.40.00.03.1
Auckland Region2.40.74.12.63.81.85.01.7
Waikato Region1.50.22.73.45.90.00.00.6
Bay of Plenty Region1.50.62.53.10.00.00.00.8
Gisborne Region1.71.61.82.90.00.00.00.0
Hawkes Bay Region2.01.03.04.10.00.00.01.2
Taranaki Region1.52.10.81.70.00.00.01.5
Manawatu-Wanganui Region2.51.13.86.84.80.00.00.6
Wellington Region1.00.61.51.72.50.03.10.6
Tasman Region2.20.04.30.0x65.10.01.3
Nelson Region2.00.03.90.00.047.80.00.0
Marlborough Region1.20.02.40.00.00.00.01.5
West Coast Region1.80.03.610.40.00.00.00.0
Canterbury Region0.20.20.20.80.00.00.00.1
Otago Region0.20.50.00.00.00.00.00.3
Southland Region0.90.01.82.80.00.00.00.6
Chatham Islands County2nnnnnnnn
New Zealand Total1.60.62.72.83.31.53.00.9

 

Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Authority/Local Board (2011)

Note:

  1. The Territorial Authority area of the school each student was located in. For the Auckland supercity this is further broken up into wards.
  2. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
  3. x = for this category there were less than 5 students in the denominator.
  4. n = no students in the denominator for this category.
  5. The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Authority areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
  6. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  7. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Territorial Authority1TotalGenderEthnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianOtherEuropean/ Pākehā
Far North District2.40.04.80.61.80.00.05.3
Whangarei District1.71.12.21.60.00.00.01.9
Kaipara District5.30.09.910.10.00.0x3.9
Auckland- Rodney0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Auckland- Hibiscus and Bays1.81.32.39.60.00.00.01.4
Auckland- Upper Harbour0.60.01.20.00.02.50.00.0
Auckland- Kaipatiki5.32.07.70.08.59.615.03.7
Auckland- Devonport-Takapuna1.10.02.20.00.01.40.01.2
Auckland- Henderson-Massey1.20.81.72.22.00.08.50.0
Auckland- Waitakere Ranges0.00.00.00.0nnnn
Auckland- Great Barriernnnnnnnn
Auckland- Waiheke26.40.048.20.0xxn33.1
Auckland- Waitemata3.11.06.10.06.64.50.01.5
Auckland- Whau2.20.04.30.04.20.015.10.0
Auckland- Albert-Eden4.40.78.04.10.02.312.66.1
Auckland- Puketapapa6.52.310.210.014.12.321.62.7
Auckland- Orakei2.30.04.38.55.90.00.01.3
Auckland- Maungakiekie-Tamaki6.70.012.25.011.60.00.00.0
Auckland- Howick1.20.51.90.00.02.70.00.5
Auckland- Mangere-Otahuhu1.81.02.80.02.40.00.00.0
Auckland- Otara-Papatoetoe3.12.93.213.91.70.00.010.5
Auckland- Manurewa0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Auckland- Papakura0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Auckland- Franklin1.00.01.85.70.00.00.00.0
Thames-Coromandel District2.10.04.08.10.00.00.00.0
Hauraki District1.80.03.66.9x0.0x0.0
Waikato District1.60.03.30.046.70.00.00.0
Matamata-Piako District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Hamilton City0.70.01.52.30.00.00.00.4
Waipa District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Otorohanga District14.80.026.715.7xxx15.6
South Waikato District0.00.00.00.00.00.0x0.0
Waitomo District19.40.038.329.10.0x0.013.4
Taupo District3.13.33.04.469.40.0x0.0
Western Bay of Plenty District3.33.23.313.70.00.0x0.0
Tauranga City1.40.02.83.50.00.00.00.9
Rotorua District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Whakatane District4.42.26.66.5n0.00.02.4
Kawerau District0.00.00.00.0xxn0.0
Opotiki District0.00.00.00.0xxx0.0
Gisborne District1.71.61.82.90.00.00.00.0
Wairoa District0.00.00.00.0nnn0.0
Hastings District2.11.13.04.10.00.00.01.6
Napier City1.21.11.32.20.00.00.00.9
Central Hawke's Bay District7.60.012.317.10.00.0n0.0
New Plymouth District1.52.11.02.80.00.00.01.3
Stratford District0.00.00.00.0xx0.00.0
South Taranaki District2.23.90.00.00.00.0x3.8
Ruapehu District9.60.019.816.6xxx0.0
Wanganui District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rangitikei District0.00.00.00.00.00.0n0.0
Manawatu District9.57.111.322.70.00.00.04.8
Palmerston North City1.90.03.66.49.90.00.00.0
Tararua District0.00.00.00.0x0.0x0.0
Horowhenua District1.73.20.05.20.00.0x0.0
Kapiti Coast District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Porirua City1.10.02.10.02.70.00.00.0
Upper Hutt City0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Lower Hutt City1.91.82.04.63.10.011.60.0
Wellington City0.50.00.90.02.50.00.00.4
Masterton District2.32.12.40.00.00.0x3.1
Carterton District0.0x0.0nnnn0.0
South Wairarapa District11.20.020.719.5xxx8.6
Tasman District2.20.04.30.0x65.10.01.3
Nelson City2.00.03.90.00.047.80.00.0
Marlborough District1.20.02.40.00.00.00.01.5
Kaikoura District0.00.00.00.0xnx0.0
Buller District5.60.012.430.0xx0.00.0
Grey District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Westland District0.00.00.00.0xxx0.0
Hurunui District0.00.00.00.0xxx0.0
Waimakariri District0.00.00.00.00.00.0x0.0
Christchurch City0.10.30.01.20.00.00.00.0
Selwyn District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Ashburton District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Timaru District0.80.01.80.00.00.00.01.0
Mackenzie District0.00.00.00.0xnn0.0
Waimate District0.00.00.00.0x0.0x0.0
Chatham Islands Territorynnnnnnnn
Waitaki District0.00.00.0nnnnn
Central Otago District0.00.00.00.0x0.0x0.0
Queenstown-Lakes District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Dunedin City0.40.70.00.00.00.00.00.5
Clutha District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Southland District0.00.00.00.00.00.0x0.0
Gore District0.00.00.00.0x0.0x0.0
Invercargill City1.40.02.93.90.00.00.00.9
New Zealand1.60.62.72.83.31.53.00.9


Percentage of expulsions, by behaviour (2000 to 2011)

Note:

  1. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
Behaviour
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Alcohol3.16.06.24.24.42.05.82.20.63.71.01.9
Arson1.00.00.60.00.01.31.31.70.00.01.00.6
Continual Disobedience22.426.023.523.823.027.825.823.622.725.322.422.2
Drugs (Including Substance Abuse)32.324.728.422.625.921.912.916.319.525.834.325.3
Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour8.35.33.14.88.17.315.59.05.86.87.59.3
Physical Assault on Other Students9.415.318.516.122.222.518.120.225.316.812.922.8
Physical Assault on Staff3.13.31.93.01.52.63.26.76.51.62.52.5
Sexual Harassment0.02.02.50.00.00.01.90.60.01.11.50.6
Sexual Misconduct0.00.71.20.60.00.01.30.61.91.61.01.2
Smoking1.00.70.00.00.70.70.02.20.60.00.50.0
Theft9.43.35.69.54.47.96.58.47.88.96.08.6
Vandalism1.04.03.11.83.02.05.21.11.92.61.51.9
Verbal Assault on Other Students1.02.01.23.00.70.01.31.70.60.50.50.6
Verbal Assault on Staff6.86.02.56.03.02.01.34.54.52.65.01.9
Weapons1.00.71.94.83.02.00.01.11.92.62.50.6
Total Expulsions100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0



Percentage of expulsions for each behaviour, by gender (2011)

Note:

  1. International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
Behaviour TypeFemaleMaleTotal
Alcohol0.02.31.9
Arson0.00.80.6
Continual Disobedience20.022.722.2
Drugs (Including Substance Abuse)16.727.325.3
Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour6.79.89.3
Physical Assault on Other Students43.318.222.8
Physical Assault on Staff6.71.52.5
Sexual Harassment0.00.80.6
Sexual Misconduct3.30.81.2
Smoking0.00.00.0
Theft3.39.88.6
Vandalism0.02.31.9
Verbal Assault on Other Students0.00.80.6
Verbal Assault on Staff0.02.31.9
Weapons0.00.80.6
Total Expulsions100.0100.0100.0



 

 

 

 

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