Attendance and Absence in New Zealand Schools

Attendance in New Zealand Schools 2011

This survey on attendance was carried out in June 2011 as part of the Ministry’s ongoing monitoring of attendance in New Zealand schools. The survey aims to inform the Ministry’s work to improve student engagement in education.

Author(s): Marian Loader and Tracey Ryan, Education Information & Analysis Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: February 2012

Attendance in New Zealand Schools 2009

This survey on attendance was carried out in June 2009. The survey aims to inform the Ministry’s work to improve student engagement in education.

Author(s): Marian Loader and Tracey Ryan, Education Information & Analysis Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: February 2010

Released on Education Counts: 2 March 2010

Attendance, Absence and Truancy in New Zealand Schools 2006

This report documents the results of a survey conducted in the week of 21 to 25 August 2006 to capture a 'week in the life' of attendance at school in New Zealand. Responses were received from 2,216 schools, representing 91.3% of schools surveyed.

Author(s): Lisa Ng, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2007

Attendance, Absence and Truancy in New Zealand Schools: 2006 Preliminary Report

This report documents the preliminary results of a survey conducted in the week of 21-25 August 2006 to capture a ‘week in the life’ of attendance at school in New Zealand . Responses were received from 2,216 schools, representing 91 percent of schools surveyed.

Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education

Date Published: 2006

Attendance, Absence and Truancy in New Zealand Schools 2004

This report documents the results of a survey conducted in the week of 16-20 August 2004 to capture a ‘week in the life’ of attendance at school in New Zealand . Responses were received from 2,156 schools, representing 87 percent of schools surveyed.

Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education

Date Published: 2005

Attendance and Absence in New Zealand Schools 2002

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 2002, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week. It also reports on schools' practices of monitoring attendance and using truancy or tracking services.

Author(s): Robert Cosgrave, Fred Bishop and Ngaire Bennie, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2003

Attendance and Absence in New Zealand Schools 1998

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 1998, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week. It also reports on schools' practices of monitoring attendance and using truancy or tracking services.

Author(s): Gorham Milbank, Truancy Project Team, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: July 1999

Attendance, Absence and Truancy in New Zealand Schools 1996

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 1997, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week.

Author(s): Jacquie Kerslake and Debbie Lang, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: March 1998

Who's not here...? Working towards keeping "absentee students" at school

The report is presented in three sections. Section one contains the background to the study, the reasons for the research being undertaken, and a review of the most recent literature which to some extent has influenced the focus of the study. Section two covers the results of the study, and section three is a summary and conclusion to the study.

Author(s): Mary Donn, Ngaire Bennie and Jacquie Kerslake, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 1993