Pasifika Medium Education as at 1 July 2003
Pasifika medium education is where students are taught curriculum subjects in both Pasifika languages and English (bilingual) or in Pasifika languages only (immersion). This report provides a snapshot of Pasifika medium education as at 1 July 2004. Other reports can be found on the Pasifika Medium Education index page.
Pasifika medium education is where students are taught curriculum subjects in both Pacific languages and English (bilingual) or in Pacific languages only (immersion).
There were 22 schools offering Pasifika medium education at 1 July 2003. There were two more secondary schools and two less primary schools offering Pacifika medium education than at 1 July 2002. There are now three secondary schools offering Samoan as a medium of instruction. There are 18 primary schools and one composite school offering Pacifika medium education.
A total of 1,737 students were involved in Pasifika medium at all levels at July 2003. There has been an overall decrease of 138 (7.4%) in the number of students in classes where the medium of instruction is one of these four Pacific languages: Samoan, Cook Island Māori, Tongan, or Niue. One school offered all four languages as the medium of instruction, and three schools offered two languages each.
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the Pasifika Medium Education index page.
The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.