School Roll Summary Reports

These reports briefly summarise the results from the March and July school roll returns. They include statistics on the number of schools, changes in school enrolment of domestic and foreign fee-paying students, participation in Māori-medium and Pasifika-medium Education, Early Childhood attendance by Year one students, secondary school subject choices and changes in apparent retention rates in secondary schools.

The Ministry of Education carries out statistical collections (roll returns) from all schools in New Zealand at 1 March and 1 July each year, in line with the statutory requirements as detailed in the Education Act 1989.

The Ministry uses the data provided through these collection exercises in a number of ways: to fund and staff schools; to support policy analysis, development and decision making; to monitor the outcomes of the New Zealand education system; and for national and international reporting purposes.

The March data is mainly used for schools' resourcing purposes while the July data is used more for trend analysis as detailed information on age and ethnicity are collected at this time.