School Roll Summary Report: July 2009
This report highlights key results from the 1 July 2009 annual statistical return from schools. It includes 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 1 students and secondary school subject choices.
Author: Pip SmaleDate Published: October 2009
Number of Schools
- At 1 July 2009, there were 2,560 state and private schools in New Zealand. This is one less school than in July 2008.
School Rolls
- There were 760,859 students at 1 July 2009, an increase of 0.4 per cent (2,765 students) from 1 July 2008.
- Primary sector rolls (Years 1 to 8) have decreased by 0.2 per cent (1,154 students) to 476,747 students since July 2008.
- Secondary sector rolls (Years 9 to 15) have increased by 1.4 per cent (3,919 students) to 284,112 students since July 2008.
International Fee-Paying students
- International fee-paying student numbers decreased by 2.9 per cent since July 2008 from 9,815 to 9,529 students.
Māori Medium Education
- The total number of students involved in Māori Medium Education (Levels 1-4a) decreased by 2.0 per cent (562 students) between July 2008 and July 2009.
Pasifika-medium education
- In 2009, there were 1,465 students involved in Pasifika-medium education. This is a decrease of 176 students (10.7 per cent) since July 2008.
Early childhood education prior to starting school
- In 2009, 95.1 per cent of Year 1 students regularly attended early childhood education before starting school. This is slightly higher than 2008 and reflects continuing high level participation in early childhood education.
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the School Roll Summary Reports publication index page.
The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.