Technical Information
Supporting information to assist in the understanding and use of data, information and research provided on Education Counts. Often technical in nature, technical info includes such things as dictionaries, guidelines, and collection forms.
Copies of the larger code sets used by the various Ministry of Education data collections. Smaller code sets are contained within the Guidelines on Education Counts.
Copies of the forms used for the major regular administrative data collections and national surveys carried out by the Ministry of Education.
A considerable volume of information about a student's education is collected by surveys and assessments. The information ranges from the achievement of qualifications, to the hours studied, the conduciveness of the home environment for studying, to perceptions of the students and their teachers. Description of these surveys and assessments can be found through the links below.
Events Calendar
A calendar of Ministry of Education research and statistics events. Select a date to get more information or select a category to see all relevant events.
FAQs
Answers to some frequently asked questions about Education Counts, Education Sector Indicators, and comparative international assessment indicators.
A range of guidelines to help with the collection and use of data.
Definitions of the education sector indicators that have been developed to date. Each indicator has a separate page which includes: a rationale for the indicator, a detailed definition and a discussion of data quality and interpretation issues.
In order to be more than an ad hoc collection of statistics an explicit framework for education sector indicators is needed. The indicator framework provides a way of characterising and relating aspects of the education system to each other, to assist the interpretation of indicators to each other and allowing the information provided by the portfolio of indicators to be greater than the sum of its parts.
This is the main page for vendors of student management systems (SMS) with regard to school roll returns, that is, the collection of student data from schools.
