Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009

Māori-medium education programmes involve students being taught either all or some curriculum subjects in the Māori language, either in immersion or bilingual programmes.

Students

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.

The number of Māori involved in Māori-medium Education fell by 1.5 per cent (377 students) between July 2008 and July 2009.

At the primary level (Years 1-8), enrolments have decreased by 3.8 per cent (898 students), whereas at the secondary level (Years 9-15), enrolments have increased by 6.6 per cent (336 students).

Total number of students involved in Māori-medium Education by Highest Level of Learning

% of Curriculum instruction under- taken in Māori	All Students				Māori
	2008	2009	Difference 2008-2009		2008	2019	Difference 2008-2009
			Number	%			Number	%
Level 1: 81-100%	11,774	11,634	-140	-1.19%	11,664	11,511	54	-1.31%
Level 2: 51-80%	5,157	5,161	4	-0.08%	4,890	4,911	21	-0.43%
Level 3: 31-50%	4,795	4,649	-146	-3.04%	4,338	4,192	-146	-3.37%
Level 4(a): 12 -30%	7,007	6,727	-280	-4.00%	4,834	4,735	-99	-2.05%
Total	28,733	28,171	-562	-1.96%	25,726	25,349	-377	-1.47%
Note: Students are counted at their highest level of Māori-medium learning

Schools

Māori immersion schools are schools where all students are recorded at Māori-medium Education Level 1 (81-100 per cent of class time in Māori). Enrolments at Māori immersion schools decreased by 10.9 per cent (755 students) since July 2008. However, Level 1 enrolments over all schools only decreased by 1.2 per cent (140 students) since July 2008.

Schools where all students are in Levels 1-4a (12 per cent of class time and above), but are not all at Level 1, are called bilingual schools. Enrolments at bilingual schools decreased by 15.3 per cent (1,594 students) between July 2008 and July 2009. Compared to the reduction in students across all schools (562 students).

Te Reo Māori as a separate subject

In July 2009, there were 21,128 students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week, an increase of 10.2 per cent (1,970 students). This compares with an increase of 5.1 per cent (1,034 students) in the previous year.

There were 13,670 Māori students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week. This is an increase of 701 Māori students (5.4 per cent) since July 2008.

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Table 1: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 1 [CSV 1.6KB]        Statistics relating to Students in Māori-medium education by Highest Level of Learning and Year of Schooling.
Table 2: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 2 [CSV 1.3KB]        Statistics relating to Students in Māori-medium education by Regional Council and Highest Level of Learning.
Table 3: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 3 [CSV 1.4KB]        Statistics relating to Students in Māori-medium education by Form of Education and Year of Schooling.
Table 4: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 4 [CSV 967 Bytes]        Statistics relating to Schools Involved in Māori-medium education by Sector, Type and Form of Education.
Table 5: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 5 [CSV 4.7KB]        Statistics relating to the Students in Māori-medium education by School Sector and Form of Education.
Table 6: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2009 Table 6 [CSV 958KB]        Statistics relating to Schools and Number of Students at Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kura Teina