Student Numbers as at 1 July 2008

Introduction

There were 758,094 students at 1 July 2008.  This is a decrease of 0.2 per cent  (1,812 students) from 1 July 2007.  This compares with a decrease of 0.1 per cent (855 students) between July 2006 and July 2007.

Total Number of Students at 1 July 1999-2008

Rolls by Type of School

Primary & Intermediate school rolls decreased by 0.6 per cent (2,744 students) to 436,543 students in July 2008.

Secondary school rolls increased slightly  (64 students) to 270,149 students in July 2008.

Composite school rolls (including the correspondence school) increased by 1.5 per cent (626 students) to 48,590 students in July 2008.

Special school rolls increased by 0.5 per cent (13 students) to 2,812 since July 2007.

The Correspondence School roll increased by 4.1 per cent (229 students) to 5778 students in July 2008.

Rolls by Sector

In the primary sector (Years 1 to 8) school rolls decreased by 0.6 per cent (2,708) to 477,901 students.  Between July 2006 and July 2007, there was a decrease of 0.5 per cent (2,160 students).

In the secondary sector (Years 9 to 15) school rolls increased 0.3 per cent (896) to 280,193 students. This compares with 0.5 per cent growth (1305 students)  between July 2006 and 2007.

The number of students enrolled in year 1 increased in July 2008 by 1.3 per cent (743 students) to 57,149, compared to a 2.8 per cent fall (1,634 students) in 2007.

Rolls by Gender

In 2008, there were 386,525 male (51 per cent) and 371,569 female (49 per cent) students. These proportions are unchanged from the previous year.

At the primary levels (Years 1-8), the male proportion (51.4 per cent) was slightly higher than the female proportion (48.6 per cent).

At secondary levels (Years 9-15) there is a narrower gap, with the male proportion being 50.2 per cent and the female proportion being 49.8 per cent.

Male enrolments are slightly higher than females at the lower secondary level (Years 9-11) but from years 12-15, female enrolments are higher than males.

Table 1: Number and percentage of students by gender breakdown for each Year Level

		2007 Male		2007 Female		2008 Male		2008 Female
Year 1-8 Subtotal	Year 1	28,639	50.8%	27,767	49.2%	29,260	51.2%	27,889	48.8%
	Year 2	29,805	51.3%	28,335	48.7%	28,793	50.8%	27,861	49.2%
	Year 3	30,377	51.3%	28,814	48.7%	29,790	51.3%	28,293	48.7%
	Year 4	29,683	51.5%	27,934	48.5%	30,509	51.3%	29,003	48.7%
	Year 5	30,557	51.3%	29,025	48.7%	29,805	51.5%	28,058	48.5%
	Year 6	29,849	51.3%	28,295	48.7%	30,241	51.3%	28,658	48.7%
	Year 7	36,567	52.2%	33,443	47.8%	35,672	51.9%	33,049	48.1%
	Year 8	31,509	51.2%	30,010	48.8%	31,678	51.9%	29,342	48.1%
	Total	246,986	51.4%	233,623	48.6%	245,748	51.4%	232,153	48.6%
Year 9-15 Subtotal	Year 9	31,817	51.8%	29,636	48.2%	31,307	51.1%	29,914	48.9%
	Year 10	31,843	51.3%	30,175	48.7%	31,714	51.6%	29,771	48.4%
	Year 11	32,173	51.2%	30,659	48.8%	31,843	51.0%	30,551	49.0%
	Year 12	25,809	48.8%	27,102	51.2%	25,827	49.0%	26,848	51.0%
	Year 13	17,966	46.9%	20,337	53.1%	19,159	47.5%	21,208	52.5%
	Year 14	554	49.6%	562	50.4%	521	39.7%	792	60.3%
	Year 15	329	49.5%	335	50.5%	406	55.0%	332	45.0%
	Total	140,491	50.3%	138,806	49.7%	140,777	50.2%	139,416	49.8%
Total		387,477	51.0%	372,429	49.0%	386,525	51.0%	371,569	49.0%

Rolls by Region

Four regions (Auckland, Waikato, Canterbury and Tasman) had small increases in student rolls between July 2007 and July 2008.  In 2007 Waikato had shown a decrease in roll numbers.

Queenstown-Lakes and Selwyn districts have shown the largest percentage increases out of the 74 Territorial Authorities for the last two years with Queenstown-Lakes rolls increasing 5.7 per cent (175 students) and Selwyn district rolls increasing 3.8 per cent (233 students) between July 2007 and July 2008 compared with 3.1 per cent (91 students) and 4.6 per cent (269 students) between July 2006 and July 2007.

Table 2: Total Number Students by Region at 1 July: 2006 – 2008

Region	2006	2007	2008	Difference 2006-07	% Difference 2006-07	Difference 2007-08	% Difference 2007-08
Northland	29,730	29,487	29,026	-243	-0.8%	-461	-1.6%
Auckland	252,427	253,326	253,806	899	0.4%	480	0.2%
Waikato	74,000	73,907	74,023	-93	-0.1%	116	0.2%
Bay of Plenty	50,736	50,820	50,493	84	0.2%	-327	-0.6%
Gisborne	9,723	9,565	9,404	-158	-1.6%	-161	-1.7%
Hawkes Bay	30,326	30,242	29,780	-84	-0.3%	-462	-1.5%
Taranaki	20,007	19,718	19,457	-289	-1.4%	-261	-1.3%
Manawatu-Wanganui	42,163	41,620	40,848	-543	-1.3%	-772	-1.9%
Wellington	79,684	79,235	79,128	-449	-0.6%	-107	-0.1%
West Coast	5,166	5,082	4,978	-84	-1.6%	-104	-2.0%
Canterbury	89,767	90,306	90,596	539	0.6%	290	0.3%
Otago	30,528	30,398	30,308	-130	-0.4%	-90	-0.3%
Southland	16,857	16,565	16,294	-292	-1.7%	-271	-1.6%
Tasman	7,430	7,584	7,610	154	2.1%	26	0.3%
Nelson	8,610	8,399	8,333	-211	-2.5%	-66	-0.8%
Marlborough	6,706	6,668	6,614	-38	-0.6%	-54	-0.8%
Chatham Is. County	79	69		-10	-12.7%
Correspondence School	5,873	5,546	5,775	-327	-5.6%	229	4.1%
Not Applicable	949	1,369	1,621	420	44.3%	252	18.4%
Total	760,761	759,906	758,094	-1,812	-0.1%	-1,812	-0.2%

Domestic Rolls by Ethnicity

The domestic student count excludes foreign fee-paying and NZAID students.

There were 748,192 domestic students as at 1 July 2008 which was a decrease of 1,436 students (0.2 per cent) since July 2007.

There were 65,583 domestic Asian students.  This is an increase of 2,716 students (4.3 per cent) since July 2007.  This compares with an increase of 1,010 students (1.6 per cent) in the previous year. Asian students make up 8.8 per cent of the domestic roll.  This is up slightly from 8.4 per cent in July 2007.

There were 71,322 Pasifika students. This is an increase of 1,434 students (2.1 per cent) since July 2007.  This compares with an increase of 1,829 students (2.7 per cent) in the previous year.  Pasifika students make up 9.5 per cent of the domestic roll. This is up slightly from 9.3 per cent in July 2007.

There were 165,425 Māori students.  This is an increase of 1,405 students (0.9 per cent) since July 2007.  This compares with an increase of 1,635 students (1.0 per cent) in the previous year.  Māori students make up 22.1 per cent of the domestic roll. This is up slightly from 21.9 per cent in July 2007.

There were 428,706 NZ European/Pākehā and Other European students.  This is a decrease of 8,102 students (1.8 per cent) since July 2007.  This compares with a decrease of 6,643 students (1.5 per cent) in the previous year. NZ European/Pākehā and Other European students make 57.3 per cent of the domestic roll.  This is down slightly from 58.3 per cent in July 2007.

Related Pages on Education Counts

Other reports can be found on the Student Numbers index page.

The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.