Indicators

Exclusions from school

Data Tables

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

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



Age-standardised exclusion 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 GroupGenderExclusions
MāoriFemale2.8
Male6.3
PasifikaFemale1.1
Male3.3
AsianFemale0.0
Male0.2
OtherFemale0.8
Male2.9
European/PākehāFemale0.6
Male2.1
TotalFemale 1.1
Male 3.1



Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2010)

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
Māori6.45.35.55.55.15.65.65.04.65.34.84.6
Pasifika3.53.23.93.33.53.84.13.42.93.22.92.2
Asian0.60.30.30.50.30.30.30.40.30.30.30.1
Other1.82.01.82.02.92.72.43.42.73.12.01.8
European/Pākehā1.71.41.51.41.31.51.31.21.31.31.41.4
Total2.72.32.52.42.32.52.42.32.22.42.32.1



Age-standardised exclusion 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.
  4. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā. 
  5. 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.
QuintileMāoriPasifikaAsian European/ PākehāTotal
1 (Low SES)5.32.20.33.83.8
24.63.40.31.82.9
34.91.60.11.72.4
44.21.40.01.31.6
5 (High SES)2.31.20.10.70.8



Age-standardised exclusion 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 exclusions and/or students. 
  4. The New Zealand total includes students from all Education Region areas including those with less than 5 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. 
  7. Age group is a raw per 1000 rate, not an age standardised rate.
Education Region1TotalGenderEthnic GroupAge Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianOtherEuropean/Pākehā5-910-14
15+
Northern2.41.43.35.82.40.23.11.50.13.39.3
Central North2.31.33.33.92.40.00.51.30.23.28.5
Central South2.00.93.14.21.50.00.91.40.22.96.8
Southern1.60.82.53.91.30.00.01.40.32.26.1
New Zealand2.11.13.14.62.20.11.81.40.22.97.9


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

Notes:

The Regional Council area of the school each student was located in.

The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.

International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.

x = for this category there were less than 5 students in the denominator.

The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 exclusions and/or students.

For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.

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.

Age group is a raw per 1000 rate, not an age standardised rate. 9.  n = no students in the denominator for this category

Region Council1TotalGenderEthnic GroupAge Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianOtherEuropean/ Pākehā05-0910-1415+
Northland Region3.92.35.56.30.20.015.51.50.15.117.2
Auckland Region2.11.33.05.72.50.22.61.40.13.08.2
Waikato Region2.31.33.24.41.60.01.51.30.12.910.5
Bay of Plenty Region2.01.22.73.71.10.00.00.80.42.67.1
Gisborne Region0.90.31.51.40.00.00.00.00.51.40.0
Hawkes Bay Region3.31.55.14.65.20.00.02.50.25.310.0
Taranaki Region2.31.72.94.44.30.00.01.60.13.010.0
Manawatu-Wanganui Region3.21.44.85.23.40.01.92.10.64.78.8
Wellington Region1.40.52.23.51.10.00.70.90.12.05.1
Tasman Region1.30.71.82.50.00.00.01.10.30.012.5
Nelson Region3.32.14.56.96.70.00.02.70.44.215.3
Marlborough Region1.71.02.47.40.00.00.00.20.01.99.5
West Coast Region1.20.51.94.20.00.00.00.60.01.65.4
Canterbury Region1.40.52.33.20.80.00.01.30.32.13.4
Otago Region1.71.12.22.82.90.00.01.60.02.56.2
Southland Region2.10.93.35.20.00.00.01.50.32.59.3
Chatham Islands County20.00.00.00.0xxx0.00.00.0n
New Zealand Total2.11.13.14.62.20.11.81.40.22.97.9


Age-standardised exclusion 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. The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Authority areas including those with less than 5 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.
  7. Age group is a raw per 1000 rate, not an age standardised rate.
  8. n = no students in the denominator for this category.
Territorial Authority/Local Board1TotalGenderEthnic GroupAge Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianOtherEuropean/ Pākehā05-0910-14
15+
Far North District3.52.84.34.80.70.00.01.20.03.919.7
Whangarei District4.42.06.78.80.00.028.61.20.26.714.3
Kaipara District3.01.54.52.80.00.00.03.50.02.323.1
Auckland- Rodney1.40.42.51.00.00.011.81.40.01.48.0
Auckland- Hibiscus and Bays1.00.71.33.54.30.02.60.70.01.15.4
Auckland- Upper Harbour0.60.01.13.40.00.01.40.40.01.21.2
Auckland- Kaipatiki3.53.83.35.11.50.06.44.30.05.012.2
Auckland- Devonport-Takapuna0.70.01.43.01.50.00.00.80.30.74.3
Auckland- Henderson-Massey3.11.64.57.31.90.41.52.60.13.616.3
Auckland- Waitakere Ranges1.71.22.22.50.00.00.02.00.31.00.0
Auckland- Great Barrier0.00.00.00.0xxx0.00.00.0n
Auckland- Waiheke0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Auckland- Waitemata1.70.83.03.32.60.00.01.30.01.412.7
Auckland- Whau3.23.43.18.73.30.01.62.20.05.211.7
Auckland- Albert-Eden1.50.82.22.52.10.27.81.50.03.13.2
Auckland- Puketapapa2.51.33.612.44.90.22.30.60.04.38.0
Auckland- Orakei0.90.21.54.10.00.70.00.60.01.14.5
Auckland- Maungakiekie-Tamaki4.42.56.18.94.10.015.10.00.25.617.7
Auckland- Howick1.20.71.74.52.10.10.91.30.01.75.0
Auckland- Mangere-Otahuhu1.90.83.41.42.11.50.06.70.02.39.6
Auckland- Otara-Papatoetoe1.10.01.92.41.20.00.00.00.11.34.9
Auckland- Manurewa5.73.28.010.53.20.77.33.50.49.112.6
Auckland- Papakura4.54.24.97.36.00.06.12.30.38.07.9
Auckland- Franklin2.21.43.03.41.50.00.02.20.02.610.1
Thames-Coromandel District2.00.73.24.50.00.00.01.00.02.011.7
Hauraki District2.01.82.24.70.00.00.00.90.02.112.1
Waikato District3.31.84.84.50.00.017.42.00.02.823.4
Matamata-Piako District2.81.73.73.60.00.00.02.80.03.314.5
Hamilton City2.11.23.04.72.70.00.01.10.03.37.6
Waipa District1.90.92.83.60.00.07.21.30.31.212.5
Otorohanga District3.20.05.74.70.00.00.02.10.06.40.0
South Waikato District5.23.07.08.50.00.00.02.31.17.215.9
Waitomo District1.40.02.72.30.00.00.00.00.01.48.1
Taupo District0.40.90.01.00.00.00.00.00.00.52.6
Western Bay of Plenty District2.41.83.05.10.00.00.01.50.41.318.3
Tauranga City1.51.31.74.32.80.00.00.50.41.95.4
Rotorua District2.41.03.63.60.00.00.01.10.63.84.6
Whakatane District2.01.72.23.00.00.00.00.50.02.111.5
Kawerau District8.32.114.18.3x0.0x8.20.014.912.3
Opotiki District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Gisborne District0.90.31.51.40.00.00.00.00.51.40.0
Wairoa District0.00.00.00.00.00.0n0.00.00.00.0
Hastings District3.01.94.14.96.50.00.01.70.25.26.9
Napier City4.01.46.96.23.00.00.03.10.25.915.4
Central Hawke's Bay District3.50.06.21.40.00.00.05.40.06.16.6
New Plymouth District2.11.52.64.44.80.00.01.40.02.69.9
Stratford District1.90.04.25.5x0.00.00.91.52.90.0
South Taranaki District3.43.13.74.20.00.00.03.10.03.915.7
Ruapehu District5.02.86.97.50.00.00.00.01.16.214.6
Wanganui District3.81.56.06.00.00.00.02.60.76.76.4
Rangitikei District1.50.73.23.70.00.00.00.01.02.10.0
Manawatu District5.24.06.49.50.00.00.03.90.07.322.3
Palmerston North City2.00.73.23.55.10.02.81.30.23.16.7
Tararua District2.20.04.42.30.00.00.02.20.01.716.0
Horowhenua District4.21.96.35.24.10.00.03.72.05.95.4
Kapiti Coast District0.90.31.50.70.00.00.01.00.01.05.0
Porirua City2.10.33.75.00.90.00.00.00.02.78.2
Upper Hutt City1.61.31.73.02.60.00.01.30.02.64.6
Lower Hutt City1.10.71.62.11.60.00.00.80.01.64.2
Wellington City0.80.11.43.10.90.01.20.40.01.03.7
Masterton District4.11.26.86.40.00.00.03.41.26.810.3
Carterton District0.00.00.00.00.00.0x0.00.00.0x
South Wairarapa District3.91.56.513.80.00.00.00.00.07.47.9
Tasman District1.30.71.82.50.00.00.01.10.30.012.5
Nelson City3.32.14.56.96.70.00.02.70.44.215.3
Marlborough District1.71.02.47.40.00.00.00.20.01.99.5
Kaikoura District0.00.00.00.0xxx0.00.00.00.0
Buller District0.80.01.60.00.00.00.01.00.00.09.2
Grey District1.50.02.86.20.00.00.00.60.03.30.0
Westland District1.22.30.04.60.00.0x0.00.00.013.3
Hurunui District0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Waimakariri District0.90.01.81.10.00.00.00.90.31.50.0
Christchurch City1.30.42.02.81.00.00.01.20.41.83.7
Selwyn District0.90.01.80.00.00.00.01.00.02.00.0
Ashburton District1.81.52.14.60.00.00.01.61.01.66.0
Timaru District2.80.84.610.20.00.00.02.00.45.34.4
Mackenzie District2.10.03.50.0x0.0x2.50.00.026.3
Waimate District4.23.05.332.00.00.00.01.60.05.616.7
Chatham Islands Territory0.00.00.00.0xxx0.00.00.0n
Waitaki District0.90.01.80.00.00.00.01.10.02.10.0
Central Otago District0.90.01.72.80.00.00.00.60.00.010.6
Queenstown-Lakes District0.40.00.70.00.00.00.00.50.00.70.0
Dunedin City2.11.72.43.23.80.00.02.00.02.98.9
Clutha District2.10.83.55.30.00.00.01.60.04.30.0
Southland District3.41.54.97.10.00.00.02.60.01.927.1
Gore District1.40.92.00.00.00.00.01.71.31.24.9
Invercargill City1.90.73.05.50.00.00.01.00.33.14.8
New Zealand2.11.13.14.62.20.11.81.40.22.97.9

 

 

Percentage of exclusions, 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
Alcohol1.91.41.21.31.21.21.21.31.01.00.90.9
Arson2.01.20.21.00.70.61.31.11.00.90.81.2
Continual Disobedience32.533.033.132.534.735.638.637.140.141.230.733.3
Drugs (Including Substance Abuse)23.924.421.121.117.818.913.714.212.214.220.615.3
Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour4.63.75.36.15.24.75.57.04.95.27.77.7
Physical Assault on Other Students16.916.516.414.519.617.817.418.119.417.315.817.4
Physical Assault on Staff2.73.84.05.04.15.25.45.56.34.56.35.0
Sexual Harassment0.60.50.50.70.60.70.50.60.70.40.50.5
Sexual Misconduct0.50.80.90.71.01.00.40.90.70.50.61.0
Smoking0.50.40.70.70.60.30.50.60.20.40.40.2
Theft3.74.54.95.74.74.04.44.64.34.45.16.2
Vandalism1.92.21.82.21.51.42.41.91.51.31.91.2
Verbal Assault on Other Students1.40.90.80.70.91.21.00.90.71.10.61.4
Verbal Assault on Staff5.54.87.25.95.94.85.74.14.65.05.86.2
Weapons1.42.01.91.91.72.62.12.02.62.52.22.5
Total Exclusions100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0



Percentage of exclusions 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 TypeFemaleMale
Total
Alcohol0.90.90.9
Arson2.00.91.2
Continual Disobedience33.333.333.3
Drugs (Including Substance Abuse)10.816.915.3
Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour7.97.67.7
Physical Assault on Other Students24.015.117.4
Physical Assault on Staff3.55.55.0
Sexual Harassment0.00.60.5
Sexual Misconduct0.31.21.0
Smoking0.60.00.2
Theft7.05.96.2
Vandalism0.31.51.2
Verbal Assault on Other Students2.01.21.4
Verbal Assault on Staff6.16.26.2
Weapons1.23.02.5
Total Exclusions100.0100.0100.0



 

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