Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011

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 who are taught in the Māori language for 51-100 per cent of class time are more likely to become fluent in Te Reo Māori.

 

Students

The total number of students involved in Māori-medium education (Levels 1-4a) decreased by 2.0 per cent (538 students) between July 2010 and July 2011 from 27,532 to 26,994 students.

The number of Māori students involved in Māori-medium education (Levels 1-4a) decreased by 103 students (0.4 per cent) to 24,702 since July 2010.

At the primary level (Years 1-8), enrolments have decreased by 4.0 per cent (909 students).  At the secondary level (Years 9-13), enrolments increased by 7.5 per cent (371 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
	2010	2011	Difference 2010-2011		2010	2011	Difference 2010-2011
			Number	%			Number	%
Level 1: 81-100%	11,738	11,818	80	0.68%	11,565	11,710	145	1.25%
Level 2: 51-80%	4,587	4,729	142	3.10%	4,352	4,423	71	1.63%
Level 3: 31-50%	4,904	4,807	-97	-1.98%	4,372	4,308	-64	-1.46%
Level 4(a): 12 -30%	6,303	5,640	-663	-10.52%	4,516	4,261	-255	-5.65%
Total	27,532	26,994	-538	-1.95%	24,805	24,702	-103	-0.42%
Note: Students are counted at their highest level of Māori-medium education

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 increased by 1.9 per cent (129 students) since July 2010.  However, Level 1 enrolments over all schools, including schools with immersion units, increased by 0.7 per cent (80 students) since July 2010.

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 17.5 per cent (1,514 students) between July 2010 and July 2011.  In comparison, Levels 1-4a enrollments across all schools decreased by 2.0 per cent (538 students) since July 2010.

 

Te Reo Māori as a Separate Subject

In July 2011, there were 20,131 students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week, an increase of 0.6 per cent (121 students).  This compares with a 5.3 per cent (1,118 students) decrease in the previous year.

There were 13,187 Māori students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week. This is a decrease of 129 Māori students (1.0 per cent) since July 2010.

Multi-Dimensional Pivot Tables for Māori-medium Education

These spreadsheets provide the underlying data for Māori-medium education. You can use the spreadsheets to create your own multi-dimensional pivot tables. Students and schools are counted at the highest applicable Māori-medium education level. (Use of these spreadsheets require MS Excel version 2007 or later).

Excel Downloads
Māori-medium Education - Student Numbers 2011 Māori-medium Education – Student Numbers 2011 [Zipped MS Excel 2.2MB]
Māori-medium Education – Schools 2011 Māori-medium Education – Schools 2011 [Zipped MS Excel 0.5MB]

One-on-One Dimensional Tables

The chart below provides a number of one-on-one dimensional tables relating to student and school numbers. The tables include a breakdown by student ethnicity (i.e. Māori vs. non-Māori).

Excel Downloads
Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011 [MS Excel 61KB]        Statistics relating to Māori-medium education (contains all tables in the csv documents listed below).
CSV Downloads
Table 1: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011 Table 1 [CSV 2KB]        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 2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011 Table 2 [CSV 2KB]        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 2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011 Table 3 [CSV 2KB]        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 2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2011 Table 4 [CSV 1KB]        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 2000-2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 2000-2011 Table 5 [CSV 6KB]        Statistics relating to Students in Māori-medium education by School Sector and Form of Education.
Table 6: Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 1997-2011   Māori-medium Education as at 1 July 1997-2011 Table 6 [CSV 2KB]        Statistics relating to Schools and Number of Students at Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kura Teina