Pasifika Education
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.
Pasifika education is a priority area of work for government and the Ministry of Education. Accordingly there is much work going on in this area affecting Pasifika children, students and communities. This theme page provides access to research and statistical information on Education Counts.
Want different Pasifika education material? From the Ministry of Education's Pasifika education index you will be able to access more Pasifika education material, including the Talanoa Ako newsletter, the Pasifika Education Plan, and other interesting policy and strategic information on the Ministry website.
Pasifika Education Plan and its Monitoring Reports
The Pasifika Education Plan provides the Ministry of Education with strategic direction for improving education outcomes for Pasifika peoples in New Zealand.
The original plan (Pasifika Education Plan 2001-2005) saw significant progress in meeting participation targets, however, making gains on achievement targets proved challenging.
In June 2006 the Pasifika Education Plan 2006-2010 was released. This plan built on the strengths of the previous plan while signalling areas where extra effort is required to make significant lifts in Pasifika student achievement.
The Pasifika Education Plan is available from the Ministry of Education website.
The Pasifika Education Plan Monitoring Report brings together information from the early childhood education, schooling and tertiary sectors to assess improvements in Pasifika education and forecast the likelihood of achieving the targets established in the Pasifika Education Plan.
The latest Pasifika Education Plan Monitoring Report is available here on Education Counts.
Education sector indicators on Education Counts
A set of education sector indicators has been developed to help assess and monitor the 'health' of education in New Zealand. The indicators focus on the outcomes of education and training, and the important influences on those outcomes.
Indicators assist us to identify key strengths and weaknesses in the education sector and monitor the progress, or lack of progress, being made towards key educational goals.
A fundamental principle of our approach to monitoring is that where an indicator is thought to be worthy of monitoring, it should be monitored by separate ethnic groups as well as the total population. Two-thirds of the indicators have information on Pasifika, including tables of information.
Follow this link to the education sector indicators index page.
Pasifika research publications on Education Counts
The Ministry undertakes and commissions a considerable amount of research, much of which is being utilised in the development of Pasifika education policies.
Access our Pasifika Education publications index to find the latest Pasifika education research.
Go to our main publications page and search a range of other indices or use our publications search engine.
Pasifika statistics on Education Counts
The Ministry of Education holds various collections of statistical information obtained through Ministry of Education processes, including data on student participation and achievement, and sector performance across a range of educational and financial criteria.
Access our Pasifika Education statistics index to find the latest Pasifika education statistics.
Go to our main statistics page and search a range of other indices.
New Zealand Government Sites of Interest
A link to the Pasifika education index page on the Ministry of Education website. From here you will be able to access more Pasifika education materia.
The Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs provides high quality policy advice to Government and other agencies, including the Ministry of Education.
Statistics New Zealand is a government department and New Zealand's national statistical office. It is the country's major source of official statistics.
