Statistics

Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Scheme (ORRS)

Summary

The information below includes statistics on application numbers for the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Scheme (ORRS) and those of students funded in this scheme. This group of funded students is approximately 1% of the New Zealand student population.

For information about special education in New Zealand, or ORRS and SHHNF applications please go to the main web page on the Ministry of Education web site.

 

Students Funded for ORRS 2002-2004

The tables below gives student numbers by category of need for the year in which they are funded through ORRS and displays student numbers and percentages by both gender and ‘needs’ :

Students numbers by category
2002Very High NeedsHigh Needs
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
11057601865345220535505
200311137461859341720645481
200410997461845335320265379

Percentages by category
2002Very High NeedsHigh Needs
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
59.240.862.737.3
200359.940.162.337.7
200459.640.462.337.7

 

Overall Gender Percentage
2002MaleFemale
61.838.2
200361.738.3
200461.638.4


 

Students for ORRS 2002-2004, by Ethnic Group

Student numbers funded by ORRS
2002ChineseCook IslandsFijianIndianNiuenNZ EuropeanMāoriOther AsianOther GroupsOther PacificSamoanTokelaunTonganUnknown
1161072711543458113961621322028418123246
20031261032813441450913951821402027814123247
20041321043314239435713921871541728614127240

Student percentages funded by ORRS
2002ChineseCook IslandsFijianIndianNiuenNZ EuropeanMāoriOther AsianOther GroupsOther PacificSamoanTokelaunTonganUnknown
1.61.50.41.60.662.218.92.21.80.33.90.21.73.3
20031.71.40.41.80.661.4192.51.90.33.80.21.73.4
20041.81.40.52.00.560.319.32.62.10.24.00.21.83.3


Grouped ethnic percentages
2002AsianPasifikaEuropeanMāoriOther groupsUnknown
5.38.462.218.91.83.3
20036.08.361.4191.93.4
20046.48.660.319.32.13.3


ORRS Applications

Successful and Unsuccessful applications by gender (2004) :
Very HighMale%Female%
443.0352.4
Reviewable Very High523.5211.4
High20613.91288.6
Reviewable High16811.3956.4
Unsuccessful51234.522415.1
Totals98266.150333.9


Orrs applications 2000 - 2004
YearTotal applicationsSuccessfulUnsuccessful% SuccessfulNotes
20002330977135341.9 
200123291081124846.4 
2002159684175552.7 
2003155971184845.6Ex-3 yearly reviews*
2004148574973650.4Ex-3 yearly reviews*
* For 2003 and 2004 the apparent success rate is distorted due to the Reviewable (whose time was extended at 2001 following the initial trial of 1997) students extended period coming to an end.

Successful and unsuccessful applications by age/date of birth
D.O.BNo. of AppsSuccessful%Unsuccessful%
198211100.000.0
198311100.000.0
19843266.7133.3
19856233.3466.7
19867685.7114.3
1987141178.6321.4
1988681725.05175.0
1989331442.41957.6
1990301033.32066.7
1991843339.35160.7
1992581729.34170.7
1993421638.12661.9
1994511121.64078.4
19952479638.915161.1
19968334414959
19971365540.48159.6
199835222363.412936.6
199926920074.36925.7


The success rate of applications for ORRS is increasing for the younger students entering the schools system for the first time and who have not been in previous schemes, nor the initial trial for the Ongoing or Reviewable Resourcing Scheme. See above table for supporting data.



Number of Successful and Unsuccessful applications by Age - Graph

ORRS Applications, by School / Decile

School Decile
Notation12345678910OthersTotal
High2324364953322128312413334
Out37608278815161575359117736
Reviewable High3522223235301817161719263
Reviewable Very High410815964931473
Very High491512993362779
Total1031251631861871281071141091031601485

Successful and Unsuccessful ORRS applications by school decile


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