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Pasifika peoples in tertiary education in New Zealand: 2008 - Data Tables

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This is edition three in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika education statistics page here on Education Counts.

This factsheet includes gender information on Pasifika tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics of Pasifika students. Also included is information on Pasifika employees in industry training and some comparisons with international students from the Pacific.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: March 2010

Domestic Pasifika tertiary education students by selected characteristics
  Student enrolments Equivalent full-time students
Type of qualification (domestic students) 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08		 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08
Students in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1 10,067 24,642 27,005 29,274 29,790 1.8% 6,686 15,925 16,726 17,908 18,303 2.2%
Students in formal qualifications < 0.03 EFTS2 na 2,637 4,902 4,909 1,613 -67.1% na 132 217 256 137 -46.3%
Students in informal education programmes3 na 10,548 4,914 3,952 3,566 -9.8% na 879 327 244 207 -15.1%
Domestic Pasifika students enrolled in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1
Qualification level                        
Certificates 1-3 3,693 11,802 12,446 13,407 13,260 -1.1% 1,866 5,782 5,763 6,112 6,286 2.8%
Certificates 4 453 4,225 4,629 5,123 5,557 8.5% 159 2,482 2,588 2,813 2,947 4.8%
Diplomas 5-7 1,975 3,896 4,234 4,611 4,702 2.0% 1,256 2,452 2,518 2,653 2,581 -2.7%
Bachelors 3,877 6,197 6,874 7,442 7,716 3.7% 3,061 4,717 5,214 5,653 5,749 1.7%
Honours and postgraduate cert./dip. 214 381 617 669 717 7.2% 144 237 350 363 410 12.9%
Masters 216 338 335 343 361 5.2% 164 194 184 202 207 2.5%
Doctorates 38 77 109 118 122 3.4% 37 61 109 113 122 8.1%
Age group                        
Under 18 years 280 1,332 1,543 1,595 1,562 -2.1% 192 909 1,045 986 966 -2.1%
18 to 19 years 1,632 3,541 4,205 4,682 4,973 6.2% 1,331 2,859 3,441 3,776 4,039 7.0%
20 to 24 years 3,227 6,298 6,572 6,889 7,146 3.7% 2,490 4,537 4,690 4,921 5,015 1.9%
25 to 39 years 3,685 9,341 9,459 10,025 9,917 -1.1% 2,059 5,310 4,991 5,274 5,239 -0.7%
40 years and over 1,238 4,130 5,226 6,083 6,192 1.8% 611 2,309 2,558 2,951 3,044 3.1%
Common broad fields of study                        
Agriculture, environmental and related studies 132 493 669 707 684 -3.3% 73 170 181 178 187 4.8%
Architecture and building 292 1,112 1,203 1,112 1,303 17.2% 148 439 593 582 657 12.9%
Creative arts 315 3,371 3,340 3,594 3,694 2.8% 270 1,232 1,176 1,261 1,302 3.3%
Education 980 3,143 2,645 2,990 2,965 -0.8% 707 1,496 1,443 1,509 1,466 -2.8%
Engineering and related technologies 1,025 2,114 2,362 2,824 2,762 -2.2% 517 899 911 970 1,042 7.3%
Food, hospitality and personal services 255 1,059 1,322 1,427 1,401 -1.8% 137 516 671 753 753 0.0%
Health 411 3,007 3,601 3,682 3,683 0.0% 290 854 1,129 1,238 1,319 6.5%
Information technology 419 3,782 3,544 3,765 3,767 0.1% 237 869 833 864 817 -5.5%
Management and commerce 2,687 10,742 10,710 12,021 12,605 4.9% 1,569 3,588 4,458 5,008 5,284 5.5%
Mixed field programmes 972 7,262 4,372 4,163 4,366 4.9% 525 1,395 985 856 851 -0.6%
Natural and physical sciences 564 2,326 2,589 2,789 2,700 -3.2% 421 663 780 837 817 -2.4%
Society and culture 2,412 9,199 8,687 9,189 8,981 -2.3% 1,793 3,804 3,572 3,852 3,808 -1.1%
Sub-sector                        
Universities 3,363 6,535 8,123 8,612 8,655 0.5% 2,740 4,910 6,099 6,460 6,498 0.6%
Institutes of technology and polytechnics 6,051 8,026 9,838 11,170 10,919 -2.2% 3,374 4,102 4,458 4,898 4,790 -2.2%
Colleges of education 699 1,102 135       486 737 77      
Wānanga 117 3,919 2,494 2,856 3,216 12.6% 85 2,356 1,280 1,513 1,760 16.3%
Public providers 10,067 18,881 20,152 22,128 22,292 0.7% 6,686 12,105 11,913 12,871 13,048 1.4%
Private training establishments na 6,518 7,571 7,878 8,199 4.1% na 3,820 4,813 5,038 5,254 4.3%
Study type                        
Full-time full-year 4,560 9,615 9,956 10,596 10,641 0.4% 4,679 10,113 10,312 11,021 11,040 0.2%
Full-time part-year 1,516 4,635 5,143 5,391 5,142 -4.6% 823 2,532 2,649 2,750 2,703 -1.7%
Part-time full-year 2,416 4,516 5,092 5,140 5,426 5.6% 912 1,915 2,261 2,294 2,410 5.1%
Part-time part-year 1,575 5,876 6,814 8,147 8,581 5.3% 272 1,365 1,504 1,844 2,149 16.6%
Female / Male                        
Female 5,426 14,744 16,014 17,157 17,497 2.0% 3,716 9,573 10,206 10,952 11,106 1.4%
Male 4,641 9,898 10,991 12,117 12,293 1.5% 2,969 6,352 6,520 6,956 7,196 3.5%
Gaining qualifications and age-standardised participation rate                  
Number of students who completed a qualification 2,100 5,369 6,443 na 8,197              
Number of qualifications completed 2,016 5,015 5,935 na 7,579              
Pasifika students participation rate na 11.2% 11.2% 11.9% 11.8%              
All students participation rate 8.4% 12.8% 13.5% 13.3% 12.5%              
                         
1 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of greater than 0.03 EFTS (more than one week's duration). 
2  Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of less than 0.03 EFTS (less than one week's duration).
3 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in informal programmes, i.e. programmes not registered on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.
Notes:
(1) The equivalent full-time student count used in this report does not equate to the funded equivalent full-time student count. The data is also not adjusted to allow for students who do not complete their study programme.
(2) The colleges of education have merged with nearby universities over the last decade.
(3) From 2003, the field of study data is based on courses studied. The 1998 data is based on qualifications and is therefore not directly comparable.


Domestic female Pasifika tertiary education students by selected characteristics
  Student enrolments Equivalent full-time students
Type of qualification (domestic students) 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08		 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08
Students in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1 5,426 14,744 16,014 17,157 17,497 2.0% 3,716 9,573 10,206 10,952 11,106 1.4%
Students in formal qualifications < 0.03 EFTS2 na 1,469 1,137 1,114 789 -29.2% na 68 88 118 83 -29.6%
Students in informal education programmes3 na 4,931 3,003 2,370 2,093 -11.7% na 534 197 154 126 -17.9%
Domestic female Pasifika students enrolled in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1
Qualification level                        
Certificates 1-3 1,796 7,006 7,118 7,433 7,498 0.9% 918 3,353 3,347 3,532 3,600 1.9%
Certificates 4 182 2,658 2,753 2,992 3,091 3.3% 61 1,619 1,598 1,745 1,746 0.0%
Diplomas 5-7 1,115 2,257 2,591 2,810 2,865 2.0% 753 1,409 1,556 1,634 1,589 -2.7%
Bachelors 2,296 3,844 4,340 4,800 5,077 5.6% 1,793 2,905 3,320 3,640 3,756 3.2%
Honours and postgraduate cert./dip. 113 212 399 434 434 0.0% 76 126 206 217 220 1.6%
Masters 131 220 207 201 205 2.0% 99 126 113 117 123 4.5%
Doctorates 16 46 63 70 69 -1.4% 15 35 66 67 73 8.2%
Age group                        
Under 18 years 99 679 840 845 791 -6.4% 69 450 575 540 529 -2.0%
18 to 19 years 907 2,087 2,438 2,776 2,931 5.6% 768 1,698 2,031 2,297 2,439 6.2%
20 to 24 years 1,703 3,711 3,883 4,006 4,117 2.8% 1,355 2,667 2,822 2,921 2,935 0.5%
25 to 39 years 1,967 5,632 5,620 5,896 5,866 -0.5% 1,145 3,227 3,078 3,276 3,231 -1.4%
40 years and over 747 2,635 3,233 3,634 3,792 4.3% 378 1,532 1,700 1,919 1,972 2.8%
Common fields of study                        
Agriculture, environmental and related studies 40 132 190 184 184 0.0% 26 36 49 46 53 15.1%
Architecture and building 21 190 235 163 141 -13.5% 15 49 59 52 55 6.3%
Creative arts 146 1,746 1,938 2,148 2,124 -1.1% 126 629 624 713 717 0.5%
Education 802 2,141 2,101 2,308 2,257 -2.2% 584 1,207 1,222 1,257 1,195 -4.9%
Engineering and related technologies 80 373 436 544 530 -2.6% 54 142 151 178 177 -0.8%
Food, hospitality and personal services 137 701 967 1,033 1,011 -2.1% 71 361 487 535 551 2.9%
Health 333 1,560 2,112 2,123 2,087 -1.7% 230 596 792 855 919 7.5%
Information technology 199 1,945 2,070 2,115 2,152 1.7% 108 377 400 404 394 -2.5%
Management and commerce 1,615 6,295 7,167 8,065 8,430 4.5% 954 2,523 3,145 3,551 3,687 3.8%
Mixed field programmes 491 3,760 3,017 2,764 2,871 3.9% 256 947 611 522 519 -0.5%
Natural and physical sciences 268 1,218 1,450 1,562 1,490 -4.6% 200 371 462 501 482 -3.9%
Society and culture 1,505 5,241 5,457 5,655 5,586 -1.2% 1,093 2,336 2,208 2,339 2,358 0.8%
Sub-sector                        
Universities 1,881 3,933 5,163 5,493 5,526 0.6% 1,524 2,948 3,910 4,108 4,154 1.1%
Institutes of technology and polytechnics 3,045 4,241 4,892 5,464 5,258 -3.8% 1,769 2,112 2,245 2,510 2,331 -7.1%
Colleges of education 567 864 104       397 581 61      
Wānanga 39 2,679 1,703 1,858 2,136 15.0% 26 1,592 878 1,026 1,170 14.0%
Public providers 5,426 11,226 11,584 12,473 12,600 1.0% 3,716 7,233 7,095 7,644 7,656 0.2%
Private training establishments na 4,024 4,923 5,167 5,347 3.5% na 2,340 3,112 3,308 3,451 4.3%
Study type                        
Full-time full-year 2,623 5,685 6,109 6,564 6,518 -0.7% 2,702 6,032 6,353 6,861 6,793 -1.0%
Full-time part-year 675 2,599 2,858 2,894 2,824 -2.4% 370 1,446 1,554 1,559 1,570 0.7%
Part-time full-year 1,344 2,827 3,142 3,136 3,229 3.0% 512 1,231 1,410 1,440 1,471 2.1%
Part-time part-year 784 3,633 3,905 4,563 4,926 8.0% 132 864 889 1,092 1,272 16.5%
Gaining qualifications and age-standardised participation rate                    
Number of students who completed a qualification 1,191 3,305 3,841  na 4,871              
Number of qualifications completed 1,250 3,563 4,203  na 5,276              
                         
1 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of greater than 0.03 EFTS (more than one week's duration).  
2  Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of less than 0.03 EFTS (less than one week's duration). 
3 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in informal programmes, i.e. programmes not registered on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.
Notes:
(1)  The equivalent full-time student count used in this report does not equate to the funded equivalent full-time student count.  The data is also not adjusted to allow for students who do not complete their study programme.
(2)  The colleges of education have merged with nearby universities over the last decade.
(3)  From 2003, the field of study data is based on courses studied.  The 1998 data is based on qualifications and is therefore not directly comparable. 


Domestic male Pasifika tertiary education students by selected characteristics
  Student enrolments Equivalent full-time students
Type of qualification (domestic students) 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08		 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08
Students in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1 4,641 9,898 10,991 12,117 12,293 1.5% 2,970 6,352 6,520 6,956 7,196 3.5%
Students in formal qualifications < 0.03 EFTS2 na 1,168 3,765 3,795 824 -78.3% na 64 129 138 55 -60.5%
Students in informal education programmes3 na 5,617 1,911 1,582 1,473 -6.9% na 345 129 90 81 -10.2%
Domestic male students enrolled in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1
Qualification level                        
Certificates 1-3 1,897 4,796 5,328 5,974 5,762 -3.5% 947 2,429 2,417 2,579 2,686 4.1%
Certificates 4 271 1,567 1,876 2,131 2,466 15.7% 98 863 989 1,068 1,202 12.5%
Diplomas 5-7 860 1,639 1,643 1,801 1,837 2.0% 502 1,042 962 1,019 992 -2.7%
Bachelors 1,581 2,353 2,534 2,642 2,639 0.2% 1,268 1,812 1,894 2,013 1,993 -1.0%
Honours and postgraduate cert./dip. 101 169 218 235 283 20.4% 68 111 144 146 190 29.6%
Masters 85 118 128 142 156 9.9% 65 68 71 85 85 -0.4%
Doctorates 22 31 46 48 53 10.4% 22 27 43 46 49 7.9%
Age group                        
Under 18 years 181 653 703 750 771 2.8% 123 459 470 446 436 -2.2%
18 to 19 years 725 1,454 1,767 1,906 2,042 7.1% 564 1,161 1,411 1,479 1,600 8.2%
20 to 24 years 1,524 2,587 2,689 2,883 3,029 5.1% 1,135 1,871 1,868 2,000 2,080 4.0%
25 to 39 years 1,718 3,709 3,839 4,129 4,051 -1.9% 914 2,083 1,913 1,998 2,008 0.5%
40 years and over 491 1,495 1,993 2,449 2,400 -2.0% 232 777 858 1,033 1,072 3.8%
Common fields of study                        
Agriculture, environmental and related studies 92 361 479 523 500 -4.4% 47 134 133 132 134 1.2%
Architecture and building 271 922 968 949 1,162 22.4% 133 390 534 530 602 13.6%
Creative arts 169 1,625 1,402 1,446 1,570 8.6% 144 603 552 548 585 6.8%
Education 178 1,002 544 682 708 3.8% 123 289 221 252 271 7.6%
Engineering and related technologies 945 1,741 1,926 2,280 2,232 -2.1% 462 757 760 792 865 9.2%
Food, hospitality and personal services 118 358 355 394 390 -1.0% 66 154 185 218 202 -7.4%
Health 78 1,447 1,489 1,559 1,596 2.4% 60 259 338 383 400 4.4%
Information technology 220 1,837 1,474 1,650 1,615 -2.1% 129 492 433 460 423 -8.1%
Management and commerce 1,072 4,447 3,543 3,956 4,175 5.5% 615 1,066 1,313 1,457 1,597 9.6%
Mixed field programmes 481 3,502 1,355 1,399 1,495 6.9% 269 448 374 334 332 -0.7%
Natural and physical sciences 296 1,108 1,139 1,227 1,210 -1.4% 221 292 318 336 336 -0.1%
Society and culture 907 3,958 3,230 3,534 3,395 -3.9% 700 1,467 1,363 1,513 1,450 -4.2%
Sub-sector                        
Universities 1,482 2,602 2,960 3,119 3,129 0.3% 1,216 1,962 2,188 2,352 2,344 -0.3%
Institutes of technology and polytechnics 3,006 3,785 4,946 5,706 5,661 -0.8% 1,605 1,990 2,212 2,388 2,459 3.0%
Colleges of education 132 238 31 0 0   90 156 16 0 0  
Wānanga 78 1,240 791 998 1,080 8.2% 59 765 402 487 590 21.1%
Public providers 4,641 7,655 8,568 9,655 9,692 0.4% 2,969 4,872 4,818 5,227 5,393 3.2%
Private training establishments na 2,494 2,648 2,711 2,852 5.2% na 1,480 1,702 1,729 1,803 4.3%
Study type                        
Full-time full-year 1,937 3,930 3,847 4,032 4,123 2.3% 1,977 4,081 3,959 4,159 4,247 2.1%
Full-time part-year 841 2,036 2,285 2,497 2,318 -7.2% 453 1,085 1,094 1,191 1,133 -4.9%
Part-time full-year 1,072 1,689 1,950 2,004 2,197 9.6% 400 684 851 853 939 10.1%
Part-time part-year 791 2,243 2,909 3,584 3,655 2.0% 140 501 615 752 877 16.6%
Gaining qualifications and age-standardised participation rate                    
Number of students who completed a qualification 909 2,064 2,602  na 3,326              
Number of qualifications completed 766 1,452 1,732  na 2,303              
                         
1 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of greater than 0.03 EFTS (more than one week's duration). 
2  Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of less than 0.03 EFTS (less than one week's duration).
3 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in informal programmes, i.e. programmes not registered on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.
Notes:
(1) The equivalent full-time student count used in this report does not equate to the funded equivalent full-time student count. The data is also not adjusted to allow for students who do not complete their study programme.
(2) The colleges of education have merged with nearby universities over the last decade.
(3) From 2003, the field of study data is based on courses studied. The 1998 data is based on qualifications and is therefore not directly comparable.


International Pasifika tertiary education students by selected characteristics
  Student enrolments Equivalent full-time students
Type of qualification 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08		 2003 2006 2007 2008 Change
07-08
Students in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1 1,436 1,600 1,544 1,687 9.3% 1,027 1,066 999 1,123 12.4%
Students in formal qualifications < 0.03 EFTS2 47 23 30 30 0.0% 1 1 1 1 -6.4%
Students in informal education programmes3 79 243 152 179 17.8% 5 41 12 10 -21.6%
International Pasifika students enrolled in formal qualifications > 0.03 EFTS1
Qualification level                    
Certificates 1-3 231 220 231 339 46.8% 102 98 103 163 58.6%
Certificates 4 69 116 96 103 7.3% 35 54 54 47 -12.6%
Diplomas 5-7 450 486 520 593 14.0% 299 326 351 405 15.2%
Bachelors 665 632 568 550 -3.2% 504 413 323 333 3.1%
Honours and postgraduate cert./dip. 55 96 73 84 15.1% 41 60 51 64 26.8%
Masters 41 93 104 103 -1.0% 26 76 91 75 -17.6%
Doctorates 20 52 27 36 33.3% 19 41 25 35 36.9%
Age group                    
Under 18 years 21 27 22 30 36.4% 17 23 18 24 35.8%
18 to 19 years 206 233 216 269 24.5% 186 197 179 218 22.1%
20 to 24 years 583 591 556 615 10.6% 473 450 424 463 9.1%
25 to 39 years 472 534 519 563 8.5% 286 302 282 325 15.6%
40 years and over 154 215 231 210 -9.1% 65 95 96 92 -4.4%
Common fields of study                    
Agriculture, environmental and related studies 38 113 56 63 12.5% 17 38 24 26 5.9%
Architecture and building 56 46 28 34 21.4% 26 20 13 16 23.2%
Creative arts 187 207 151 150 -0.7% 40 40 40 40 0.7%
Education 75 79 68 75 10.3% 49 58 57 60 4.8%
Engineering and related technologies 272 293 289 307 6.2% 121 112 127 129 2.1%
Food, hospitality and personal services 24 52 45 78 73.3% 10 21 25 35 39.7%
Health 100 120 135 146 8.1% 50 43 57 58 0.9%
Information technology 305 228 189 231 22.2% 118 92 95 116 22.1%
Management and commerce 593 715 644 676 5.0% 289 322 287 340 18.7%
Mixed field programmes 73 76 53 57 7.5% 9 15 7 8 19.5%
Natural and physical sciences 250 254 176 209 18.8% 103 94 70 77 9.5%
Society and culture 579 666 572 602 5.2% 196 213 197 218 10.9%
Sub-sector                    
Universities 557 681 489 512 4.7% 481 533 399 411 2.9%
Institutes of technology and polytechnics 675 738 797 867 8.8% 413 403 418 488 16.8%
Colleges of education 26 13       15 10      
Wānanga 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  
Public providers 1,253 1,429 1,285 1,376 7.1% 909 947 817 899 10.0%
Private training establishments 188 172 260 314 20.8% 117 120 182 224 23.2%
Study type                    
Full-time full-year 766 754 679 738 8.7% 793 777 694 748 7.8%
Full-time part-year 226 336 250 269 7.6% 95 133 118 130 10.0%
Part-time full-year 203 186 229 321 40.2% 86 86 108 150 38.9%
Part-time part-year 241 324 386 359 -7.0% 53 71 79 95 20.5%
Female / Male                    
Female 705 773 734 841 14.6% 509 547 490 581 18.6%
Male 731 827 810 846 4.4% 517 520 508 542 6.5%
Gaining qualifications and age-standardised participation rate              
No. of students who completed a qualification 319 352 na 563            
Number of qualifications completed 333 366 na 588            

1 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of greater than 0.03 EFTS (more than one week's duration). 
2  Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in formal qualifications of less than 0.03 EFTS (less than one week's duration).
3 Students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education provider in informal programmes, i.e. programmes not registered on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.
Notes:
(1) The data is also not adjusted to allow for students who do not complete their study programme.
(2) The colleges of education have merged with nearby universities over the last decade.
(3) From 2003, the field of study data is based on courses studied. The 1998 data is based on qualifications and is therefore not directly comparable.

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