School Leavers: 2007
This report provides a summary of the key statistics on 2007 school leavers.
Author: Penny Stock, Ministry of EducationDate Published: July 2008
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Table 2 - Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, by ethnic group (1993 to 2007)
Table 1 - Percentage of school leavers qualificed to attend university, by ethnic group (1993 to 2007)
| Year | Māori | Pasifika | Asian | NZ European /Pākehā | Total |
| 1993 |
7.5
|
9.1
|
46.8
|
29.8
|
25.1
|
| 1994 |
7.9
|
10.0
|
48.1
|
31.3
|
26.6
|
| 1995 |
7.5
|
11.0
|
46.9
|
31.4
|
26.4
|
| 1996 |
7.9
|
9.9
|
52.2
|
32.7
|
27.7
|
| 1997 |
8.2
|
10.3
|
54.0
|
34.0
|
29.3
|
| 1998 |
8.9
|
11.0
|
56.3
|
33.8
|
29.3
|
| 1999 |
8.5
|
9.1
|
54.1
|
31.5
|
27.5
|
| 2000 |
7.3
|
9.5
|
52.2
|
30.4
|
26.7
|
| 2001 |
7.4
|
9.7
|
53.6
|
29.9
|
26.0
|
| 2002 |
7.7
|
8.5
|
52.2
|
31.2
|
27.0
|
| 2003 |
8.9
|
9.4
|
54.1
|
33.2
|
28.7
|
| 2004 |
11.7
|
14.0
|
56.2
|
37.1
|
32.1
|
| 2005 |
11.9
|
14.5
|
58.5
|
38.1
|
32.9
|
| 2006 |
14.8
|
16.8
|
63.0
|
41.3
|
36.3
|
| 2007 |
18.3
|
20.2
|
65.7
|
44.0
|
39.0
|
Table 2 - Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, by ethnic group (1993 to 2007)
| Year |
Māori |
Pasifika |
Asian |
NZ European /Pākehā |
Total |
| 1993 | 16.3 | 23.5 | 61.7 | 42.6 | 37.5 |
| 1994 | 16.0 | 25.8 | 62.9 | 42.3 | 37.5 |
| 1995 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 58.9 | 42.5 | 37.0 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 25.6 | 64.1 | 44.6 | 39.1 |
| 1997 | 17.9 | 26.6 | 66.1 | 47.8 | 42.3 |
| 1998 | 18.8 | 25.8 | 69.9 | 48.0 | 42.7 |
| 1999 | 18.7 | 24.2 | 67.2 | 44.0 | 39.8 |
| 2000 | 16.5 | 24.9 | 64.2 | 41.5 | 37.8 |
| 2001 | 16.3 | 25.2 | 65.6 | 41.4 | 37.3 |
| 2002 | 20.0 | 30.2 | 67.6 | 46.2 | 42.0 |
| 2003 | 28.8 | 42.3 | 75.1 | 57.4 | 52.6 |
| 2004* | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 45.3 | 79.9 | 63.0 | 57.1 |
| 2006 | 36.7 | 49.6 | 82.2 | 65.4 | 60.2 |
| 2007 | 43.9 | 56.0 | 84.2 | 70.6 | 65.5 |
*Notes:
- 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 omitted.
- Due to changes in the qualification structure, a direct comparison cannot be made between rates up to and including 2002 with rates from 2003.
Table 3 - Percentage of school leavers with little or no formal attainment, by ethnic group (1993 to 2007)
| Year |
Māori |
Pasifika |
Asian |
NZ European /Pākehā |
Total |
| 1993 | 33.5 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 16.0 |
| 1994 | 34.6 | 23.7 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 16.3 |
| 1995 | 35.4 | 24.3 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 18.1 |
| 1996 | 39.0 | 26.6 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 19.1 |
| 1997 | 37.7 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 17.6 |
| 1998 | 38.2 | 27.4 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 18.1 |
| 1999 | 35.0 | 26.7 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 17.2 |
| 2000 | 32.5 | 24.4 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 16.5 |
| 2001 | 33.4 | 24.8 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 17.0 |
| 2002 | 34.9 | 26.3 | 9.1 | 13.8 | 18.2 |
| 2003 | 30.2 | 21.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 15.3 |
| 2004 | 25.4 | 15.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 12.8 |
| 2005 | 25.0 | 15.2 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 12.9 |
| 2006 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 11.1 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 |