Māori Medium Education as at 1 July 2006
Māori medium education programmes involve students being taught either all or some curriculum subjects in the Māori language, either in immersion or bilingual programmes. This report provides a snapshot of Māori medium education as at 1 July 2006 . Other reports can be found on the Māori Medium Education index page.
Māori Medium Education
Māori medium education programmes involve students being taught either all or some curriculum subjects in the Māori language, either in immersion or bilingual programmes.
At 1 July 2006, there were 29,341 students involved in Māori medium education. This was a 1.5 per cent increase since July 2005, when 28,914 students were involved in Māori medium education.
The follow table shows the number of students involved in immersion or bilingual programmes at 1 July 2006.
Table 1: Students involved in Māori medium education at 1 July 2006
| All Students |
Māori Students
|
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| % of Curriculum Instruction Undertaken in Māori | Number | % of Total School Population | % Change since 2005 | Number | % of Māori School Population | % Change since 2005 |
| Level 1: 81-100% |
12,235
|
1.6%
|
-4.1%
|
12,125
|
7.5%
|
-4.0%
|
| Level 2: 51-80% |
5,187
|
0.7%
|
1.3%
|
5,018
|
3.1%
|
0.5%
|
| Level 3: 31-50% |
5,450
|
0.7%
|
-5.4%
|
4,820
|
3.0%
|
-7.1%
|
| Level 4(a): up to 30% |
6,469
|
0.9%
|
22.5%
|
4,377
|
2.7%
|
16.3%
|
| Total |
29,341
|
3.9%
|
1.5%
|
26,340
|
16.2%
|
-0.9%
|
Note: Students are counted at their highest level of Māori medium learning.
Kura Kaupapa Māori
Kura Kaupapa Māori are state schools in which Māori language, culture and values predominate and in which the principal language of instruction is Māori.
In the year to 1 July 2006 , the total number of students attending Kura Kaupapa Māori decreased by 32 to 6,144. There were 6,125 Māori attending Kura Kaupapa Māori, which represents 3.8 per cent of all Māori students. This percentage is unchanged from 2005. Between July 2005 and July 2006, the number of Kura Kaupapa Māori increased by three to 66.
Te Reo Māori as a separate subject
In addition to Māori medium education, where Māori is the medium of instruction for some or all of the time, there are also 19,875 students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week. This compares to 20,822 students learning in 2005 (a 4.5 per cent decrease). Of these, 13,512 are Māori, which represents 8.3 per cent of all Māori students. (This compares to 13,759 Māori students learning in 2005, which is a 1.8 per cent decrease.)
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the Māori Medium Education index page.
The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.