Student Engagement 2006
This is the seventh annual report on student engagement and presence in New Zealand schools. It provides a picture of how engaged New Zealand students are in schooling by looking at the key indicators of disengagement – stand-down, suspension, exclusion, expulsion and early-leaving exemption – during the 2006 school year.
Author: Ralph LaneDate Published: June 2007
Introduction
Although this report shows that suspensions have decreased since 2005, the overall number of students being suspended is still too high. The Ministry is also concerned about the increased demand for Early Leaving Exemptions.
It is important for schools to monitor and review the engagement levels of their students. School stand-down, suspension, attendance, retention and achievement data, forms the basis of effective review. Such a review can be used to inform the development of improvements to school processes that lift student engagement levels.
Schools participating in the Student Engagement Initiative have demonstrated the value of this approach and achieved significant reductions in suspensions.
Staying at school is important. Successful school engagement and presence has lifelong social and economic benefits both to an individual and to the community.
Both the Minister and the Ministry of Education have ‘staying at school’ as a priority. This priority is also shared by many schools for, as this report shows, 50% of schools do not use stand-downs and 75% do not use suspensions as processes for managing student behaviour. These schools are to be congratulated for their efforts.
The Ministry will continue to work in partnership with schools to assist in managing the challenging behaviour of some students. This will ensure a minimum of disruption to student learning and therefore increase the opportunity for all our students to reach their potential.
It is intended that this report be used as a starting-point for further analysis of student engagement trends within individual schools. The goal of this analysis is a continuing improvement of engagement in schooling for New Zealand students, and a fundamental condition for high levels of achievement.
Heoi ano, nā
Senior Manager
National Operations
Further Information
Information about analysing engagement data can be found on the TKI website http://www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/attendance. If you require more information, or assistance, please contact the Student Support staff of your local Ministry office. They are happy to help!
Downloads
Download the Stand-down and Suspension Cases from the following regions:
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Auckland | [File size: 195KB] |
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Bay of Plenty | [File size: 183KB] |
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Canterbury | [File size: 192KB] |
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Gisborne | [File size: 140KB] |
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Hawke's Bay | [File size: 174KB] |
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Manawatu-Wanganui | [File size: 183KB] |
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Marlborough | [File size: 121KB] |
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Nelson | [File size: 136KB] |
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Northland | [File size: 167KB] |
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Otago | [File size: 170KB] |
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Southland | [File size: 157KB] |
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Taranaki | [File size: 160KB] |
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Tasman | [File size: 133KB] |
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Waikato | [File size: 192KB] |
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Wellington | [File size: 190KB] |
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West Coast | [File size: 144KB] |
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the Student Engagement index page.
The Student Engagement data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.