Subject Enrolments as at 1 July 2008
This report is part of the School Roll Summary Report: July 2008. It provides a snapshot of language learning (other than English or Te Reo Māori) by students in New Zealand primary schools and subjects being studied by secondary school students as at 1 July 2008.
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Introduction
Information was collected on the numbers of students studying subjects for more than 20 hours per year, at any time during the whole academic year, and the academic level at which the subject is being studied.
Languages
Females make up 51.9 cent of enrolments across all language subjects.Females outnumber males in most languages, with exceptions being Korean (55.6 per cent Males), and Latin (51.7 per cent males).
Females also outnumber males in Te Reo Māori, with 54.2 per cent of enrolments.
Males outnumber females in remedial English (50.3 per cent), communication skills (59.6 per cent), English as a Second Language (58.4 per cent), and Pacific Language studies (58.0 per cent) of enrolments.
Mathematics
Males make up 51.4 per cent of enrolments across all maths subjects.
Males outnumber females in accounting (52.4 per cent) and general maths (50.9 per cent). Females slightly outnumber males in statistics (50.3 per cent).
Males dominate in calculus with 60.8 per cent of enrolments. Males also dominate the remedial maths classes. In 2008 they made up 60.0 per cent of enrolments.
Science
Males make up 50.6 per cent of enrolments across all science subjects.
Males dominate in Physics (64.3 per cent).
Females slightly outnumber males in Chemistry (51.7 per cent) and dominate in Biology (63.0 per cent).
Technology
Males make up 55.0 per cent of enrolments across all Technology subjects. This is the first decrease (down from 55.3 per cent in 2007) since 2003.
The Technology subjects with the most enrolments, Graphics and Technology, are both dominated by males, with 71.7 per cent and 59.8 per cent of enrolments respectively.
Computer Studies continues to be more popular with males, with 55.4 per cent of enrolments.
Visual and Performing Arts
Females make up 56.1 per cent of enrolments across all Visual and Performing Arts subjects.
Social Sciences
Females make up 52.0 per cent of enrolments across all Social Sciences subjects.
Males outnumber females in Economics and Social Studies at 54.7 per cent and 50.2 per cent of enrolments respectively.
Females outnumber males in all other Social Science subjects, including Geography (52.7 per cent) and History (57.7 per cent).
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the Subject Enrolment statistics index page.
The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.