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School leavers with a university entrance standard


Data Tables


Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by ethnic group (2004 to 2008)
Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008)
Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Education Region (2008)
Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Regional Council (2008)
Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Territorial Local Authority (2008)

 

Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by ethnic group (2004 to 2008)

Notes:

  1. In order to allow a comparison over time MELAA (Middle Eastern/Latin American/African) has been included with the Other ethnic group for 2008. 
  2. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
YearMāoriPasifikaAsianMELAA/ Other Ethnic Group
European/ PākehāTotal
200411.714.056.230.237.132.1
200511.914.558.531.538.132.9
200614.816.863.040.741.336.3
200718.320.265.736.544.039.0
200820.823.066.542.848.843.4

 

 

Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008)

Notes:

  1. Schools in the lowest quintile (quintile 1) draw their students from communities with the highest degree of socio-economic disadvantage.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, MELAA, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  4. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
QuintileMāoriPasifikaAsianMELAAOther Ethnic GroupEuropean/ Pākehā
Total
114.822.145.239.130.328.521.8
217.416.757.925.323.135.130.8
321.126.359.527.140.239.136.0
427.025.868.738.557.150.248.1
539.137.674.260.062.265.264.3

 

 

Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Education Region (2008)

Notes:

  1. The Education Region of the school each student was located in. 
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, MELAA, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  4. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  5. The New Zealand total includes students from all Education Regions and from the correspondence school.
Education Region1TotalFemaleMaleMāoriPasifika
MELAAAsian
Other Ethnic Group European/ Pākehā
Northern48.054.841.223.424.167.443.252.955.4
Central North36.343.828.818.717.555.735.345.244.4
Central South45.451.639.421.721.768.634.851.652.1
Southern42.149.434.921.421.267.340.041.544.3
New Zealand Total43.450.336.620.823.066.540.947.248.8

 

 

Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Regional Council (2008)

Notes:

  1. The Regional Council area of the school each student was located in.
  2. The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries. 
  3. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers with a university entrance standard.
  4. n = there is no school with students in Year 9 and above in the Regional Council area.
  5. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  6. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, MELAA, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
  7. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  8.  Not Applicable includes the correspondence school and students whose school campus covers more than one Regional Council area.
  9. The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 school leavers with a university entrance standard.
Regional Council1TotalFemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianMELAAOther Ethnic Group
European/ Pākehā
Northland Region34.543.426.421.321.957.6x75.043.5
Auckland Region49.255.742.724.424.167.443.652.356.5
Waikato Region35.342.727.318.017.655.536.540.041.4
Bay of Plenty Region37.044.229.919.218.258.3x43.845.9
Gisborne Region29.440.420.716.4x45.5xx46.7
Hawkes Bay Region39.146.632.020.416.550.0x53.847.7
Taranaki Region40.948.033.919.4x67.6xx45.3
Manawatu-Wanganui Region41.248.034.723.926.367.560.050.046.3
Wellington Region48.554.143.120.320.869.127.155.357.0
Tasman Region31.942.523.116.4xxxx34.4
Nelson Region47.953.742.628.6xxxx51.0
Marlborough Region36.243.729.312.2xxxx42.1
West Coast Region19.625.315.013.0xxxx21.3
Canterbury Region43.849.737.722.119.769.339.643.245.4
Otago Region45.353.637.327.831.562.038.942.947.0
Southland Region36.348.125.318.4x71.4xx40.2
Chatham Islands County2nnnnnnnnn
Not Applicable28.629.627.3xxxxx39.0
New Zealand Total43.450.336.620.823.066.540.947.248.8

 

 

Percentage of school leavers with a university entrance standard, by Territorial Local Authority (2008)

Note:

  1. The Territorial Local Authority area of the school each student was located in.
  2. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers with a university entrance standard.
  3. n = there is no school with students in Year 9 and above in the Territorial Local Authority area.
  4. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  5. For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, MELAA, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā. 
  6. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  7. Not Applicable includes the correspondence school and students whose school campus covers more than one Territorial Local Authority area.
  8. The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Local Authority areas including those with less than 5 school leavers with a university entrance standard.
Territorial Local Authority1TotalFemaleMaleMāoriPasifikaAsianMELAAOther Ethnic Group European/ Pākehā
Far North District30.940.122.619.3xxxx47.8
Whangarei District36.846.028.822.129.453.3xx43.1
Kaipara District35.942.727.330.4xxxx37.4
Rodney District45.053.836.223.7x79.266.7x46.1
North Shore City58.267.349.034.328.366.353.056.359.6
Waitakere City34.539.429.720.721.261.125.9x38.3
Auckland City57.161.652.431.326.074.734.964.969.1
Manukau City41.647.535.820.321.858.547.442.951.8
Papakura District39.347.131.514.727.869.4xx48.7
Franklin District31.943.821.515.130.165.645.5x34.3
Thames-Coromandel District30.234.625.012.3xxxx36.4
Hauraki District24.533.114.510.0xxxx29.5
Waikato District24.627.920.920.4xxxx31.9
Matamata-Piako District33.147.418.317.3xxxx36.5
Hamilton City42.149.135.026.519.355.838.650.047.1
Waipa District42.750.333.912.0x61.1xx47.9
Otorohanga District17.317.117.6xxxxx22.7
South Waikato District12.017.17.97.7xxxx13.8
Waitomo District12.920.9xxxxxx20.7
Taupo District35.645.523.914.7x83.3xx46.1
Western Bay of Plenty District35.145.923.522.0xxxx41.3
Tauranga City41.248.634.218.725.862.7x44.446.4
Rotorua District36.240.131.921.6x68.9x50.047.8
Whakatane District34.245.624.216.8xxxx46.3
Kawerau District14.018.010.911.5xxxx31.3
Opotiki District22.231.814.519.7xxxx30.4
Gisborne District29.440.420.716.4x45.5xx46.7
Wairoa District6.911.1xxxxxxx
Hastings District44.453.437.422.022.050.0xx53.4
Napier City37.644.130.024.7x55.6xx43.0
Central H.Bay District32.946.822.618.8xxxx45.6
New Plymouth District43.850.837.524.4x67.7xx47.3
Stratford District41.450.522.4xxxxx48.3
South Taranaki District26.732.022.210.2xxxx32.2
Ruapehu District23.323.822.812.9xxxx34.0
Wanganui District47.447.647.224.3x72.2xx54.6
Rangitikei District58.576.313.539.5x100.0xx67.1
Manawatu District45.250.640.236.666.771.4xx46.3
Palmerston North City41.346.236.620.528.967.652.645.544.8
Tararua District35.755.419.216.4xxxx43.3
Horowhenua District28.440.818.122.1x50.0xx31.5
Kapiti Coast District45.050.639.619.241.771.4xx50.8
Porirua City23.227.419.014.314.546.2xx42.9
Upper Hutt City44.843.445.516.034.638.5x83.350.8
Lower Hutt City43.652.931.820.622.872.620.0x51.7
Wellington City58.662.954.229.220.469.833.354.565.5
Masterton District49.857.941.515.7x83.3xx57.6
Carterton Districtxxxxxxxxx
South Wairarapa District17.319.115.7xxxxx18.8
Tasman District31.942.523.116.4xxxx34.4
Nelson City47.953.742.628.6xxxx51.0
Marlborough District36.243.729.312.2xxxx42.1
Kaikoura District38.150.0xxxxxx43.8
Buller District22.936.811.1xxxxx26.2
Grey District19.327.413.617.2xxxx19.3
Westland District17.011.622.2xxxxx21.2
Hurunui District16.2xxxxxxx17.6
Waimakariri District30.136.923.318.2xxxx32.0
Christchurch City46.551.741.123.317.571.244.442.948.5
Selwyn District47.057.637.030.383.371.4xx47.8
Ashburton District33.644.223.020.0xxxx34.0
Timaru District41.545.836.8xxxxx43.9
Mackenzie District34.241.7xxxxxx38.2
Waimate District38.340.036.4xxxxx43.6
Chatham Islands Countynnnnnnnnn
Waitaki District49.355.343.927.6x62.5xx50.8
Central Otago District33.038.727.7xxxxx35.9
Queenstown-Lakes District51.759.044.150.0xxxx52.8
Dunedin City47.154.939.531.526.163.560.041.248.6
Clutha District33.052.015.520.0xxxx35.2
Southland District32.845.622.114.6xxxx36.6
Gore District44.060.230.7xxxxx45.3
Invercargill City35.746.325.018.6xxxx39.9
Not Applicable28.629.627.3xxxxx39.0
New Zealand Total43.450.336.620.823.066.540.947.248.8
 
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