Data Tables
The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator:
| Age-standardised exclusion and expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by gender and ethnic group (2008) |
| Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2008) |
| Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008) |
| Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2008) |
| Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2008) |
| Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Local Authority (2008) |
| Percentage of exclusions, by behaviour (2000 to 2008) |
| Percentage of exclusions for each behaviour, by gender (2008) |
| Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2008) |
| Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008) |
| Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2008) |
| Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2008) |
| Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Local Authority (2008) |
| Percentage of expulsions, by behaviour (2000 to 2008) |
| Percentage of expulsions for each behaviour, by gender (2008) |
Age-standardised exclusion and expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by gender and ethnic group (2008) | Notes: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 exclusions, or 5 expulsions, and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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Ethnic Group & Gender
| Exclusions | Expulsions |
Māori - Female
| 3.1 | 1.1 |
Māori - Male
| 6.1 | 4.0
|
Pasifika - Female
| 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Pasifika -Male | 4.5 | 7.8
|
Asian - Female
| x | x |
| Asian - Male | 0.6 | 2.4
|
Other - Female
| 1.3 | x |
| Other - Male | 4.0 | 10.5
|
European/Pākehā - Female
| 0.6 | 0.4 |
| European/Pākehā - Male | 2.1 | 1.2
|
Total - Female
| 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Total - Male | 3.1 | 2.6
|
Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2008) | Notes: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Ethnic Group | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
| 2008 |
| Māori | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Pasifika | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Asian | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Other | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| European/Pākehā | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Total | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008) | Notes: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- Schools in the lowest quintile (quintile 1) draw their students from communities with the highest degree of socio-economic disadvantage.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Quintile | Māori | Pasifika | Asian | European/ Pākehā | Total |
| 1 (Low SES) | 5.0 | 2.1 | x | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | x | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | x | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 5 (High SES) | 2.6 | 1.9 | x | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2008) | Notes: - The Education Region of the school each student was located in.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Local Authority areas including those with less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Education Region1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other | Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā | Age Group - 5-9 | Age Group - 10-14
| Age Group - 15+
|
| Northern | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 7.8 |
| Central North | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | x | x | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| Central South | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | x | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
| Southern | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | x | x | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| New Zealand | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2008) | Notes: - The Regional Council area of the school each student was located in.
- The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Regional Council1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group -Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other | Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā | Age Group - 05-09 | Age Group - 10-14
| Age Group - 15+ |
| Northland Region | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | x | x | x | 0.8 | x | 4.1 | 8.4 |
| Auckland Region | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 7.7 |
| Waikato Region | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | x | x | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 6.1 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | x | x | x | 0.8 | x | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Gisborne Region | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | x | x | x | x | x | 2.1 | 7.1 |
| Hawkes Bay Region | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | x | x | 1.9 | x | 5.7 | 8.7 |
| Taranaki Region | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | x | x | x | 0.9 | x | 2.6 | 8.1 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | x | 14.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Wellington Region | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | x | x | 1.1 | x | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Tasman Region | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | x | x | x | x | 2.6 | x | 3.1 | 14.2 |
| Nelson Region | 2.1 | x | 3.3 | 4.3 | x | x | x | 1.8 | x | 2.5 | 10.1 |
| Marlborough Region | 1.0 | x | 2.0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| West Coast Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Canterbury Region | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 | x | x | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Otago Region | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | x | x | x | 1.0 | x | 2.3 | x |
| Southland Region | 3.3 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 9.0 | x | x | x | 2.2 | x | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| Chatham Islands County2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| New Zealand Total | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
Age-standardised exclusion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Local Authority (2008) Note: - The Territorial Local Authority area of the school each student was located in.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Local Authority areas including those with less than 5 exclusions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Territorial Local Authority1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other | Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā | Age Group - 05-09 | Age Group - 10-14
| Age Group - 15+
|
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| Far North District | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | x | x | x | x | x | 4.4 | 8.3 |
| Whangarei District | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.7 | x | x | x | x | x | 4.0 | 8.4 |
| Kaipara District | 2.2 | x | 3.6 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Rodney District | 1.0 | x | 1.2 | x | x | x | x | 1.1 | x | x | 6.1 |
| North Shore City | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | x | 3.8 | 1.3 | x | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| Waitakere City | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 | x | 6.3 | 2.1 | x | 5.9 | 8.7 |
| Auckland City | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | x | x | 1.1 | x | 2.7 | 8.7 |
| Manukau City | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.9 | x | 3.0 | 2.3 | x | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| Papakura District | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | x | x | x | 2.3 | x | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| Franklin District | 2.0 | x | 2.9 | 4.0 | x | x | x | 0.9 | x | 3.3 | x |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 1.8 | x | 3.4 | 5.4 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hauraki District | 2.5 | x | 4.4 | 4.8 | x | x | x | x | x | 3.6 | x |
| Waikato District | 2.2 | x | 2.2 | 2.7 | x | x | x | x | x | 4.2 | x |
| Matamata-Piako District | 1.2 | x | 2.2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hamilton City | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.6 | x | x | x | 1.0 | x | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Waipa District | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 7.8 | x | x | x | 1.2 | x | 3.7 | 10.9 |
| Otorohanga District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Waikato District | 5.2 | x | 8.2 | 6.9 | x | x | x | 3.9 | x | 6.9 | 20.8 |
| Waitomo District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Taupo District | 2.2 | x | 3.5 | 2.6 | x | x | x | x | x | 3.9 | x |
| Western Bay of Plenty District | 1.4 | x | 2.3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 3.0 | x |
| Tauranga City | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | x | x | x | 0.7 | x | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Rotorua District | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | x | x | x | x | x | 2.5 | x |
| Whakatane District | 1.5 | x | 1.8 | 2.1 | x | x | x | x | x | 2.4 | x |
| Kawerau District | 6.5 | x | 9.9 | 7.7 | x | x | x | x | x | 12.8 | x |
| Opotiki District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Gisborne District | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | x | x | x | x | x | 2.1 | 7.1 |
| Wairoa District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hastings District | 3.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 | x | x | x | 1.3 | x | 5.8 | 8.0 |
| Napier City | 3.9 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 | x | x | x | 2.7 | x | 6.2 | 11.9 |
| Central Hawkes Bay District | 2.7 | x | 4.5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 5.7 | x |
| New Plymouth District | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | x | x | x | 0.8 | x | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| Stratford District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Taranaki District | 2.5 | x | x | 4.0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ruapehu District | 4.9 | x | 6.6 | 7.5 | x | x | x | x | x | 8.5 | x |
| Wanganui District | 6.4 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 12.5 | x | x | x | 3.2 | x | 12.0 | 10.4 |
| Rangitikei District | 2.2 | x | 7.2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Manawatu District | 5.2 | x | 8.3 | 8.7 | x | x | x | 2.9 | x | 8.3 | x |
| Palmerston North City | 2.1 | x | 3.3 | 3.5 | x | x | x | 1.2 | x | 3.9 | x |
| Tararua District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Horowhenua District | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 8.8 | x | x | x | x | x | 6.7 | x |
| Kapiti Coast District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Porirua City | 1.1 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2.0 | x |
| Upper Hutt City | 1.1 | x | 1.6 | x | x | x | x | 0.9 | x | 1.5 | x |
| Lower Hutt City | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | x | x | 1.9 | x | 4.0 | 12.2 |
| Wellington City | 0.7 | x | 1.4 | x | 3.4 | x | x | 0.4 | x | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Masterton District | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.6 | x | x | x | 2.8 | x | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| Carterton District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Wairarapa District | 5.1 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Tasman District | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | x | x | x | x | 2.6 | x | 3.1 | 14.2 |
| Nelson City | 2.1 | x | 3.3 | 4.3 | x | x | x | 1.8 | x | 2.5 | 10.1 |
| Marlborough District | 1.0 | x | 2.0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Kaikoura District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Buller District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Grey District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Westland District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hurunui District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waimakariri District | 2.6 | x | 4.3 | 11.5 | x | x | x | 1.4 | x | 4.0 | x |
| Christchurch City | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | x | x | x | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Selwyn District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ashburton District | 2.3 | x | 3.4 | x | x | x | x | 1.5 | x | 3.9 | x |
| Timaru District | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.4 | x | x | x | 2.6 | x | 6.7 | x |
| Mackenzie District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waimate District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Chatham Islands County | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waitaki District | 1.7 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1.6 | x | 3.1 | x |
| Central Otago District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Queenstown-Lakes District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Dunedin City | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | x | x | x | 1.3 | x | 3.0 | x |
| Clutha District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Southland District | 3.0 | x | 4.9 | x | x | x | x | 2.2 | x | 4.6 | x |
| Gore District | 6.6 | x | 12.2 | 32.3 | x | x | x | 3.6 | x | 9.8 | 23.4 |
| Invercargill City | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 6.6 | x | x | x | 1.7 | x | 4.4 | x |
| New Zealand Total | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
Percentage of exclusions, by behaviour (2000 to 2008) | Note: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
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Behaviour
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
|
| Alcohol | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Arson | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Continual Disobedience | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 32.5 | 34.7 | 35.6 | 38.6 | 37.1 | 40.1 |
| Drugs (Including Substance Abuse) | 23.9 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.9 |
| Physical Assault on Other Students | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 19.4 |
| Physical Assault on Staff | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Sexual Harassment | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Sexual Misconduct | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Smoking | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Theft | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Vandalism | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Verbal Assault on Other Students | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Verbal Assault on Staff | 5.5 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| Weapons | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Total Exclusions | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Percentage of exclusions for each behaviour, by gender (2008) | Note: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
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| Behaviour Type | Gender - Female | Gender - Male
| Total |
| Alcohol | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Arson | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Continual Disobedience | 43.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Drugs (Including Substance Abuse) | 11.0 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Physical Assault on Other Students | 21.6 | 18.5 | 19.4 |
| Physical Assault on Staff | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Sexual Harassment | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Sexual Misconduct | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Smoking | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Theft | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Vandalism | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Verbal Assault on Other Students | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Verbal Assault on Staff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Weapons | 1.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Total Exclusions | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group (2000 to 2008) | Notes: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Ethnic Group | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
|
| Māori | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Pasifika | 4.6 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| Asian | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Other | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| European/Pākehā | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Total | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by ethnic group and school quintile (2008) | Notes: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- Schools in the lowest quintile (quintile 1) draw their students from communities with the highest degree of socio-economic disadvantage.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
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| Quintile | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā
| Ethnic Group - Total |
| 1 (Low SES) | 3.0 | 6.1 | x | x | 3.6 |
| 2 | 3.1 | 6.3 | x | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2.7 | x | x | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 4 | x | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 5 (High SES) | x | x | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Education Region (2008) | Notes: - The Education Region of the school each student was located in.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Local Authority areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Education Region1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other | Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā
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| Northern | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| Central North | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | x | x | x | 0.5 |
| Central South | 1.5 | x | 2.7 | 4.0 | x | x | x | 0.5 |
| Southern | 0.8 | x | 1.3 | x | x | x | x | 0.7 |
| New Zealand | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Regional Council (2008) | Notes: - The Regional Council area of the school each student was located in.
- The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
- n = data not shown as there was no school with students aged 16 and above in the Regional Council area.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Regional Council1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other
| Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā
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| Northland Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Auckland Region | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
| Waikato Region | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | x | x | x | x |
| Bay of Plenty Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Gisborne Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hawkes Bay Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Taranaki Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 2.8 | x | 5.5 | 7.3 | x | x | x | x |
| Wellington Region | 1.1 | x | 1.8 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Tasman Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nelson Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Marlborough Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| West Coast Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Canterbury Region | 0.9 | x | 1.1 | x | x | x | x | 0.8 |
| Otago Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Southland Region | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Chatham Islands County2 | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n |
| New Zealand Total | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
Age-standardised expulsion rates per 1,000 students, by Territorial Local Authority (2008) Note: - The Territorial Local Authority area of the school each student was located in.
- International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
- x = for this category there were less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
- n = data not shown as there was no school with students aged 16 and above in the Territorial Local Authority area.
- The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Local Authority areas including those with less than 5 expulsions and/or students.
- For this indicator ethnicity is prioritised in the order of Māori, Pasifika, Asian, other groups except European/Pākehā, and European/Pākehā.
- 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.
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| Territorial Local Authority1 | Total | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Ethnic Group - Māori | Ethnic Group - Pasifika | Ethnic Group - Asian | Ethnic Group - Other
| Ethnic Group - European/ Pākehā
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| Far North District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Whangarei District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Kaipara District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Rodney District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| North Shore City | 2.3 | x | 3.5 | x | x | x | x | 2.0 |
| Waitakere City | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | x | x | x | x | 3.4 |
| Auckland City | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.6 | x | 6.3 | x | 16.0 | x |
| Manukau City | 3.9 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 3.1 | x | x |
| Papakura District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Franklin District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Thames-Coromandel District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hauraki District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waikato District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Matamata-Piako District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hamilton City | 1.3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waipa District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Otorohanga District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Waikato District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waitomo District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Taupo District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Western Bay of Plenty District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Tauranga City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Rotorua District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Whakatane District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Kawerau District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Opotiki District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Gisborne District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Wairoa District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hastings District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Napier City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Central Hawkes Bay District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| New Plymouth District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Stratford District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Taranaki District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ruapehu District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Wanganui District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Rangitikei District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Manawatu District | 7.6 | x | 13.8 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Palmerston Nth City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Tararua District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Horowhenua District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Kapiti Coast District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Porirua City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Upper Hutt City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Lower Hutt City | 2.6 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Wellington City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Masterton District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Carterton District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| South Wairarapa District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Tasman District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nelson City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Marlborough District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Kaikoura District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Buller District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Grey District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Westland District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Hurunui District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waimakariri District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Christchurch City | 0.7 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Selwyn District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ashburton District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Timaru District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Mackenzie District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Waimate District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Chatham Islands County | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n |
| Waitaki District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Central Otago District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Queenstown-Lakes District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Dunedin City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Clutha District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Southland District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Gore District | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Invercargill City | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| New Zealand Total | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
Percentage of expulsions, by behaviour (2000 to 2008) | Note: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
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Behaviour
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
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| Alcohol | 3.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Arson | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Continual Disobedience | 22.4 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 27.8 | 25.8 | 23.6 | 22.7 |
| Drugs (Including Substance Abuse) | 32.3 | 24.7 | 28.4 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 19.5 |
| Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour | 8.3 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 5.8 |
| Physical Assault on Other Students | 9.4 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 25.3 |
| Physical Assault on Staff | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Sexual Harassment | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Sexual Misconduct | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Smoking | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Theft | 9.4 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Vandalism | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Verbal Assault on Other Students | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Verbal Assault on Staff | 6.8 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Weapons | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Total Expulsions | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Percentage of expulsions for each behaviour, by gender (2008) | Note: - International fee paying students, correspondence school students, adult students (age>19), and private students are excluded.
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| Behaviour Type | Gender - Female | Gender - Male | Total |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Arson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Continual Disobedience | 40.0 | 17.6 | 22.7 |
| Drugs (Including Substance Abuse) | 8.6 | 22.7 | 19.5 |
| Other Harmful or Dangerous Behaviour | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Physical Assault on Other Students | 22.9 | 26.1 | 25.3 |
| Physical Assault on Staff | 8.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| Sexual Harassment | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sexual Misconduct | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Smoking | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Theft | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Vandalism | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Verbal Assault on Other Students | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Verbal Assault on Staff | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Weapons | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Total Expulsions | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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