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Progress against Pasifika Education Plan targets

The following page provides the latest data on the targets from the Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012. This page is updated as new data is made available.

Pasifika Education Plan: 2008 - 2012
Progress to date against quantitative indicators
Indicator Name Latest Year of Data Next update due (approx)
Early Childhood Education - Presence and Engagement
Enrolments in early childhood education services
 2008 September 2009
Early Childhood Education - Effectiveness of Teaching
Registered Pasifika early childhood education teachers
 2008 September 2009
Schooling - Achievement
Progress in line with learning literacy progressions None Unknown1
School leavers with little or no formal attainment
 2007 July / Aug 2009
School leavers with NCEA Level 1 or above
 2007 July / Aug 2009
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above
 2007 July / Aug 2009
Schooling - Effectiveness of Teaching
Registered Pasifika teachers
 2008 July 2009
Schools effective for Pasifika 2006 Unknown2
Schooling - Presence and Engagement
Pasifika suspensions
 2007 June 2009
Pasifika truancy
 2006 August 2009
Schooling - Representation
Pasifika representation on Boards of Trustees Under development3
Tertiary Education - Presence and Engagement
Participation rates at level four and above Under development3
First year retention rates at level four and above Under development3
School leaver transition to tertiary
Under development3
Foundation education courses Under development3
Participation in Modern Apprenticeships Under development3
Participation in advanced level trade, technical and professional qualifications Under development4
Tertiary Education - Achievement
Five-year completion rates Under development3
Completion of advanced level trade, technical and professional qualifications Under development4
Progression to advanced level trade, technical and professional qualifications Under development4
Notes:
  1. This is a major new development. Standards of progression (re: curriculum) need to be confirmed, a suitable measurement tool developed, and assessments implemented such that a data source is established.
  2. This indicator is looking to quantify the number of schools assessed as effective for Pasifika by the ERO. To be a fair measure there needs to be a high degree of overlap between the next ERO assessment and the 2006 assessment which was used to establish the baseline.
  3. Data available and no major methodological problems. Indicators under development
  4. A project is currently underway to identify advanced trade technical and professional qualifications.

 

 

Enrolments in licensed early childhood services
Year Number of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Pasifika Number of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Non-Pasifika Number of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Total Percentage of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Pasifika Percentage of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Non-Pasifika Percentage of enrolments of 2 to 4 year-olds - Total
2002 7,326 123,774 131,100 5.6 94.4 100
2003 7,696 126,252 133,948 5.7 94.3 100
2004 7,916 127,989 135,905 5.8 94.2 100
2005 8,102 127,728 135,830 6.0 94.0 100
2006 8,358 127,921 136,279 6.1 93.9 100
2007 8,510 131,505 140,015 6.1 93.9 100
2008
 9,103
 135,180
 144,283
 6.3
 93.7
 100
Notes:
  1. The number of Pasifika children aged two to four enrolled in licensed early childhood education services at 1 July 2010 will be 1,000 higher than at 1 July 2007 (which was 8,510).
  2. The Correspondence School is included in all of the above figures.

 

 

 

Registered early childhood service teachers
Year Number of registered ECE teachers - Pasifika Number of registered ECE teachers - Non-Pasifika Number of registered ECE teachers - Total Number of non-registered ECE teachers - Pasifika Number of non-registered ECE teachers - Non-Pasifika Number of non-registered ECE teachers - Total Percentage of registered ECE teachers - Pasifika Percentage of registered ECE teachers - Non-Pasifika Percentage of registered ECE teachers - Total
2002 167 4,075 4,242 776 7,219 7,995 17.7 36.1 34.7
2003 187 4,357 4,544 876 7,617 8,493 17.6 36.4 34.9
2004 208 4,832 5,040 920 7,545 8,465 18.4 39.0 37.3
2005 425 6,734 7,159 734 5,877 6,611 36.7 53.4 52.0
2006 539 7,552 8,091 690 5,572 6,262 43.9 57.5 56.4
2007 631 8,443 9,074 607 5,511 6,118 51.0 60.5 59.7
2008
 808
 9,512
 10,320
 669
 5,872
 6,541
 54.7
 61.8
 61.2
Note:
  1. Increase the proportion of Pasifika ECE teachers that are registered (44% in 2006).
  2. The correspondence school is included in all the above figures.

 

 

 

School leavers with little or no formal attainment
Notes:
  1. The proportion of Pasifika students leaving school with few or no formal qualifications will reduce from 12% in 2006 to 7.5% in 2012.
  2. The correspondence school is included in all of the above figures.
Year Number of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Pasifika Number of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Total Number of school leavers - Pasifika Number of school leavers - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers - Total Percentage of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Non-Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with little or no formal attainment - Total
2002 962 8,623 9,585 3,654 48,892 52,546 26.3 17.6 18.2
2003 817 7,378 8,195 3,822 49,649 53,471 21.4 14.9 15.3
2004 647 6,447 7,094 4,080 51,554 55,634 15.9 12.5 12.8
2005 685 6,724 7,409 4,495 52,959 57,454 15.2 12.7 12.9
2006 565 5,763 6,328 4,643 52,252 56,895 12.2 11.0 11.1
2007 299 2,500 2,799 4,751 51,919 56,670 6.3 4.8 4.9

 

 

 

School leavers with NCEA level 1 or above
Notes:
  1. Increase the number of students achieving National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 1 or higher by 2012 (from 67.8% in 2006 to at least 80% by 2012).
  2. The correspondence school is included in all of the above figures.
  3. Due to methodological changes in the allocation of attainment levels in 2003 and 2004, for leavers achieving a qualification between little or no formal attainment and UE standard, the percentages of leavers with at least NCEA Level 1 in both 2003 and 2004 are not comparable with other years, and have been omitted.
Year Number of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above -Pasifika Number of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above - Total Number of school leavers - Pasifika Number of school leavers - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers -Total Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above - Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above - Non-Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 1 or above - Total
2002 2,158 33,056 35,214 3,654 48,892 52,546 59.1 67.6 67.0
2003 - - - - - - - - -
2004 - - - - - - - - -
2005 2,851 38,898 41,749 4,495 52,959 57,454 63.4 73.4 72.7
2006 3,149 39,700 42,849 4,643 52,252 56,895 67.8 76.0 75.3
2007 3,517 42,684 46,201 4,751 51,919 56,670 74.0 82.2 81.5

 

 

 

School leavers with NCEA level 2 or above
Notes:
  1. Increase the proportion of Pasifika students leaving school with at least National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 2 or equivalent from 49.6% in 2006 to at least 80% by 2012.
  2. The Correspondence School is included in all of the above figures.
  3. Due to methodological changes in the allocation of attainment levels in 2004, for leavers achieving a qualification between little or no formal attainment and UE standard, the percentages of leavers with at least NCEA Level 2 in 2004 is not comparable with other years and has been replaced with an average of 2003 and 2005 results.
Year Number of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Pasifika Number of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Total Number of school leavers - Pasifika Number of school leavers - Non-Pasifika Number of school leavers - Total Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Non-Pasifika Percentage of school leavers with NCEA level 2 or above - Total
2003 1,615 26,522 28,137 3,822 49,649 53,471 42.3 53.4 52.6
2004 - - - - - - -
 - -
2005 2,038 30,769 32,807 4,495 52,959 57,454 45.3 58.1 57.1
2006 2,304 31,942 34,246 4,643 52,252 56,895 49.6 61.1 60.2
2007 2,660 34,460 37,120 4,751 51,919 56,670 56.0 66.4 65.5

 

 

Number of registered Pasifika school teachers
Notes:
  1. Increase the number of registered Pasifika teachers up to 20% more by 2009 (2006 to be base year).
  2. State and state integrated schools only (including the Correspondence School), excludes teachers with unknown ethnicity.
  3. As at May of each year.
Year Number of teachers - Pasifika Number of teachers - Non-Pasifika Number of teachers - Total Percentage of teachers - Pasifika Percentage of teachers - Non-Pasifika Percentage of teachers - Total
2003 982 43,625 44,607 2.2 97.8 100
2004 1,014 44,588 45,602 2.2 97.8 100
2005 1,075 45,153 46,228 2.3 97.7 100
2006 1,132 46,152 47,284 2.4 97.6 100
2007 1,210 46,315 47,525 2.5 97.5 100
2008 1,271 46,368 47,639 2.7 97.3 100



Age standardised suspension rate per 1000 students
Notes:
  1. Reduce Pasifika suspensions from the July 2006 level by 20% by 2009.
  2. Excludes correspondence school.
Year Number of suspensions - Pasifika Number of suspensions - Non-Pasifika Number of suspensions - Total Number of expected suspensions - Pasifika Number of expected suspensions - Non-Pasifika Number of expected suspensions - Total Rate per 1000 students
(Age Standardised) - Pasifika		 Rate per 1000 students
(Age Standardised) - Non-Pasifika		 Rate per 1000 students
(Age Standardised) - Total
2003 482 4,408 4,890 380 4,202 4,583 8.3 6.9 7.0
2004 549 4,226 4,775 397 4,291 4,688 9.1 6.5 6.7
2005 585 4,567 5,152 412 4,311 4,723 9.3 7.0 7.2
2006 681 4,332 5,013 424 4,285 4,709 10.6 6.6 7.0
2007 578 4,101 4,679 434 4,245 4,679 8.7 6.3 6.6

 

 

Truancy rate of Year 1 and Year 2 students (2006)
Notes:
  1. Reduce Pasifika truancy rates in years 1 and 2 by 20% by 2012 (from 5.9% for Year 1 children to 4.7% and from 4.2% for year 2 children to 3.4%).
  2. Excludes correspondence school.
Year Number of intermittent and unjustified absences - Pasifika Number of intermittent and unjustified absences - Non-Pasifika Number of intermittent and unjustified absences - Total Students whose attendance is known - Pasifika Students whose attendance is known - Non-Pasifika Students whose attendance is known - Total Percentage of intermittent and unjustified absences - Pasifika Percentage of intermittent and unjustified absences - Non-Pasifika Percentage of intermittent and unjustified absences - Total
Year 1 310 1080 1,389 5,247 47,728 52,975 5.9 1.1 1.3
Year 2 222 898 1,121 5,344 48,495 53,839 4.2 1.9 2.1
  

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