Themes

The home page for the Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) programme. BES is a collaborative knowledge building strategy designed to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand.

New Zealand's labour market is considerably more dynamic than in the past, and is likely to remain so as New Zealand's economy becomes further integrated with the global economy. Education can moderate the negative effects from labour market fluctuations. There is a substantial body of evidence that shows that those with higher levels of education are more likely to participate in the labour market, face lower risks of unemployment, have greater access to further training and receive higher earnings on average.

This report considers some of the relationships between education and the labour market, and provides access to a number of relevant resources relating to New Zealand's labour market.

In the early childhood and schooling sectors the Minister of Education has set eight priorities for the next three years that provide direction and urgency for the Ministry's work. This page considers the existing Education Sector Indicators that can be used to assess progress within each of these priority areas.

This page considers the relationship between education and the Government priorities: economic transformation; national identity; and families – young and old.

Information about current ICT research and evaluation work being undertaken and commissioned by the Ministry of Education.

Information about New Zealand's national schooling qualifications and access to relevant research and statistics on NCEA.

This theme page considers Pasifika education. It provides links to material on Education Counts and other websites that may be of interest to those interested in Pasifika Education.

Information about research and evaluation work undertaken and commissioned by the Ministry of Education.

This theme page considers the government’s Schools Plus policy. It provides links to material on Education Counts and other websites that may be of interest to those interested in the Schools Plus policy.

Projections and forecasts of school rolls are used by the Ministry of Education to assess the demand for resources in the school sector. The production of a range of projections allows for exploration of medium and long-term effects of different scenarios or assumptions, while forecasts (based on preferred projections) are a best estimate of enrolment numbers in the short term.

Research and statistical information derived from the student loan scheme.