School leavers with NCEA level 3 or above

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator:

Index of Tables

  1. Number and percent of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by ethnic group & gender (2009 to 2019)
  2. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by school quintile (2019)
  3. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by education area (2019)
  4. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by regional council (2019)
  5. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by territorial authority with Auckland by local board (2019)
  6. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by electorate (2019)
  7. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level, gender and ethnic group (2019)
  8. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level and education area (2019)
  9. Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level and regional council (2019)
  10. % of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above, by endorsement level & TA with Auckland by local board (2019)

Table 1: Number and percent of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by ethnic group & gender (2009 to 2019)
Notes:
  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Year Number/
Percent		 Ethnic GroupGender All
Leavers
MāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European
/Pākehā		FemaleMale
2009 Number 2,214 1,363 3,609 456 206 18,058 13,936 10,669 24,605
Percent 19.1 23.2 63.7 44.2 39.2 47.2 48.2 35.8 41.9
2010 Number 2,618 1,738 3,928 466 181 19,163 15,036 11,558 26,594
Percent 20.9 26.4 66.0 43.8 42.8 48.7 50.5 36.6 43.4
2011 Number 3,163 1,974 4,141 568 213 20,399 16,254 12,571 28,825
Percent 24.1 29.9 67.1 48.2 43.6 51.4 53.6 38.9 46.0
2012 Number 3,336 2,171 4,321 620 222 20,422 16,715 12,765 29,480
Percent 27.3 33.8 70.7 52.3 50.2 54.2 56.9 41.6 49.1
2013 Number 3,612 2,462 4,627 630 260 21,068 17,196 13,720 30,916
Percent 27.5 36.8 72.6 53.2 50.6 54.3 56.4 43.2 49.6
2014 Number 3,452 2,468 4,666 686 241 20,169 16,823 13,248 30,071
Percent 28.2 38.2 73.5 57.3 54.3 54.7 58.2 43.7 50.7
2015 Number 4,134 2,805 4,941 730 206 21,638 17,929 14,314 32,243
Percent 31.9 41.6 75.2 58.1 49.4 57.7 61.1 46.1 53.4
2016 Number 4,669 3,042 4,960 761 240 21,804 18,050 14,861 32,911
Percent 34.5 44.0 75.8 61.3 51.9 58.1 61.2 48.0 54.5
2017 Number 5,440 3,383 5,497 813 283 22,411 18,989 15,460 34,449
Percent 36.3 46.7 78.2 59.6 57.4 57.8 61.7 48.5 55.0
2018 Number 5,404 3,471 5,457 832 277 21,760 18,386 15,220 33,606
Percent 36.5 47.1 76.7 61.1 54.1 57.4 61.4 48.5 54.8
2019 Number 5,377 3,543 5,355 837 300 21,846 18,304 15,031 33,335
Percent 35.6 46.3 75.2 59.4 56.1 56.7 59.7 48.4 54.0

Table 2: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by school quintile (2019)
Notes:
  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  4. Schools in the lowest quintile (quintile 1) draw their students from communities with the highest degree of socio-economic disadvantage.
Quintile All
Leavers		Gender Ethnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European
/Pākehā
Quintile 1 (Low SES) 39.1 43.2 34.8 29.6 44.6 64.6 59.2 46.9 38.9
Quintile 2 46.1 52.1 40.4 34.3 48.2 71.4 61.2 61.3 46.3
Quintile 3 47.5 55.2 40.0 34.3 40.0 68.3 57.9 49.2 48.5
Quintile 4 60.3 68.2 53.4 45.0 50.0 76.1 58.5 61.7 60.8
Quintile 5 (High SES) 75.0 81.0 68.8 62.2 64.1 83.5 64.7 58.7 74.7

Table 3: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by education area (2019)
Notes:
  1. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  2. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  4. Not Applicable includes students attending homeschool, students whose school campus covers more than one region, and students with no regional information available.
  5. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers.
  6. The New Zealand total includes students from all Education Areas including those with less than 5 school leavers.
Education Area All LeaversGender Ethnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European
/Pākehā
Tai Tokerau 40.3 45.6 35.1 27.9 34.2 57.8 64.7 58.3 48.5
Auckland 63.0 68.9 57.3 41.6 49.6 79.7 67.2 64.3 66.8
Waikato 47.1 54.6 39.7 33.3 44.5 68.5 47.3 63.6 50.5
Bay of Plenty, Waiariki 45.6 50.1 41.1 33.5 37.3 66.5 50.0 50.4 50.2
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu 50.1 59.5 41.7 37.4 43.4 70.3 66.7 66.0 52.7
Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti 51.4 56.6 45.9 37.5 40.8 78.0 79.2 65.2 60.6
Wellington 60.5 65.7 55.6 44.9 46.4 74.7 53.3 55.0 63.9
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast 48.0 57.5 38.7 32.0 36.1 60.0 34.5 22.2 49.5
Canterbury and Chatham Islands 55.7 63.6 48.1 35.8 35.1 66.0 54.3 43.3 58.1
Otago, Southland 54.6 63.4 46.5 39.7 46.1 73.7 52.2 61.8 56.3
Not Applicable 23.5 22.5 25.2 11.7 22.4 51.6 33.3 21.9 24.6
New Zealand Total54.059.748.435.646.375.259.456.156.7

Table 4: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by regional council (2019)
Notes:
  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  4. Not Applicable includes students whose school campus covers more than one region and students with no regional information available.
  5. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers.
  6. The New Zealand total includes students from all Regional Council areas including those with less than 5 school leavers.
Regional Council All
Leavers		Gender Ethnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European
/Pākehā
Northland Region 40.3 45.6 35.1 27.9 34.2 57.8 64.7 58.3 48.5
Auckland Region 63.2 69.1 57.5 42.2 49.7 79.7 67.1 64.3 67.1
Waikato Region 46.1 53.6 38.9 32.2 43.2 67.4 48.3 60.0 49.7
Bay of Plenty Region 46.7 51.1 42.4 34.9 38.0 67.4 50.0 51.3 51.1
Gisborne Region 40.5 46.5 34.4 31.4 20.5 66.7 57.1 x 57.3
Hawkes Bay Region 54.7 59.8 49.5 40.8 46.5 80.2 88.2 65.0 61.2
Taranaki Region 47.4 57.5 38.3 31.0 43.6 71.2 65.2 54.5 50.9
Manawatu-Whanganui Region 48.9 56.9 41.2 37.2 40.9 70.2 63.4 68.1 52.0
Wellington Region 62.4 67.7 57.4 47.5 47.1 74.8 53.9 54.3 65.5
Tasman Region 47.8 59.4 36.2 31.3 37.5 57.1 0.0 x 49.1
Nelson Region 51.8 57.8 46.1 33.1 32.0 56.8 35.7 x 54.2
Marlborough Region 47.6 58.1 37.7 33.3 36.4 66.7 57.1 x 49.2
West Coast Region 42.7 55.6 29.5 33.3 60.0 80.0 x x 42.0
Canterbury Region 55.5 63.5 47.9 35.5 35.0 66.0 54.3 43.3 58.0
Otago Region 59.4 67.8 51.8 44.6 46.9 77.9 56.9 62.5 60.3
Southland Region 44.7 54.6 34.8 33.8 44.2 62.0 38.9 x 47.1
Not Applicable 23.5 22.5 25.2 11.7 22.4 51.6 33.3 21.9 24.6
New Zealand Total 54.0 59.7 48.4 35.6 46.3 75.2 59.4 56.1 56.7

Table 5: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by territorial authority with  by local board (2019)
Notes:
  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  4. Not Applicable includes students whose school campus covers more than one region and students with no regional information available.
  5. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers.
  6. The New Zealand total includes students from all Territorial Authority areas including those with less than 5 school leavers.
Territorial Local Authority All
Leavers		Gender Ethnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European
/Pākehā
Far North District 38.1 46.0 30.5 29.5 43.8 38.1 x 57.1 49.1
Whangarei District 41.0 43.6 38.3 25.3 29.7 67.4 62.5 60.0 47.3
Kaipara District 45.7 54.6 36.0 33.3 33.3 n n n 53.2
Auckland
Rodney 51.2 64.3 41.0 43.4 39.4 72.7 85.7 x 52.0
Hibiscus and Bays 61.5 70.5 53.7 40.4 41.7 71.0 55.8 14.3 62.8
Upper Harbour 70.7 75.8 65.6 58.0 58.0 84.0 65.1 68.0 68.2
Kaipatiki 59.5 63.9 56.0 44.6 42.3 75.6 87.5 83.3 59.6
Devonport-Takapuna 81.3 84.7 78.1 74.5 67.9 88.4 75.8 x 80.2
Henderson-Massey 59.0 66.7 51.5 39.4 55.2 80.4 75.0 57.1 59.6
Waitakere Ranges 83.3 92.9 75.0 94.4 80.0 n n n 71.4
Waiheke 67.2 78.8 54.8 37.5 x x x x 70.9
Waitemata 77.8 77.6 78.1 69.9 73.6 79.0 50.0 x 82.9
Whau 60.1 66.6 53.8 38.8 48.2 80.9 76.2 81.8 60.5
Albert-Eden 76.5 83.1 69.0 55.4 58.5 86.8 67.7 65.6 80.1
Puketapapa 68.8 76.6 62.0 55.6 57.6 79.6 60.4 x 63.7
Orakei 79.6 86.9 73.4 66.7 66.3 80.2 68.6 50.0 83.3
Maungakiekie-Tamaki 41.8 48.3 35.6 27.3 36.4 67.7 33.3 75.0 49.5
Howick 70.2 76.5 64.5 50.2 52.8 82.4 65.4 61.1 66.9
Mangere-Otahuhu 59.1 63.4 54.7 41.1 52.1 71.8 70.6 63.6 81.2
Otara-Papatoetoe 47.9 51.1 45.3 32.7 45.0 66.2 72.7 x 48.0
Manurewa 39.4 41.8 37.0 29.0 38.0 65.4 60.0 x 44.2
Papakura 40.4 47.6 33.7 20.8 35.9 67.7 40.0 x 42.3
Franklin 39.8 50.5 30.8 27.5 42.0 55.8 71.4 x 39.8
Unknown 12.5 11.1 14.3 n n x n n 13.3
Thames-Coromandel District 47.6 56.3 39.3 30.4 33.3 88.9 x x 54.3
Hauraki District 57.9 66.3 50.0 50.5 61.5 x x x 61.4
Waikato District 29.8 32.5 27.1 22.6 27.0 38.1 x x 34.8
Matamata-Piako District 32.7 42.3 22.8 18.3 12.5 73.3 80.0 71.4 31.9
Hamilton City 50.8 58.2 43.8 36.8 45.2 67.3 46.1 77.8 53.4
Waipa District 56.8 65.9 47.5 49.2 57.9 78.8 37.5 40.0 56.8
Otorohanga District 19.4 31.4 8.1 14.3 x x n n 25.8
South Waikato District 38.2 43.7 32.1 35.7 53.8 73.7 x n 37.4
Waitomo District 20.4 36.4 6.1 13.6 0.0 x n n 28.1
Taupo District 35.3 40.4 30.6 23.1 32.0 55.6 x x 41.8
Western Bay of Plenty District 34.1 39.1 28.9 23.3 26.1 60.0 x x 36.4
Tauranga City 49.7 54.6 44.7 34.6 33.3 65.8 40.0 49.1 53.0
Rotorua District 49.5 50.8 48.4 38.4 46.0 81.0 100.0 x 53.5
Whakatane District 45.1 53.0 37.9 38.0 44.4 42.9 x x 51.7
Kawerau District 36.0 44.7 26.2 30.6 40.0 x n n 50.0
Opotiki District 27.4 30.0 23.9 24.2 33.3 x n n 36.8
Gisborne District 40.5 46.5 34.4 31.4 20.5 66.7 57.1 x 57.3
Wairoa District 33.3 46.2 22.6 34.0 x x n n x
Hastings District 57.4 58.1 56.6 41.2 40.2 86.2 92.3 90.9 64.3
Napier City 55.5 62.8 46.5 42.7 61.5 74.1 x 33.3 60.6
Central Hawke's Bay District 35.7 53.1 25.0 33.3 60.0 60.0 n x 37.7
New Plymouth District 49.1 60.2 39.6 31.8 40.0 77.5 53.3 60.0 52.8
Stratford District 40.7 50.6 26.7 26.3 n x x n 44.3
South Taranaki District 44.2 51.7 37.9 30.4 60.0 55.6 85.7 x 46.3
Ruapehu District 28.4 36.8 20.3 18.2 x 60.0 n n 44.4
Whanganui District 52.5 58.1 46.3 40.7 29.0 65.2 83.3 x 55.6
Rangitikei District 48.3 60.0 28.3 39.6 25.0 x n x 52.6
Manawatu District 46.7 54.0 41.4 44.0 40.0 71.4 x x 46.6
Palmerston North City 53.5 63.9 45.2 40.5 49.0 71.4 66.7 75.0 55.4
Tararua District 48.0 53.3 41.8 37.0 12.5 80.0 n x 52.1
Horowhenua District 34.3 41.8 25.0 26.4 37.8 66.7 x x 38.6
Kapiti Coast District 61.2 68.3 53.9 57.4 36.4 79.5 50.0 x 61.4
Porirua City 48.4 54.1 43.0 36.6 48.9 70.0 38.5 x 51.1
Upper Hutt City 53.4 50.0 55.2 43.7 38.3 63.5 50.0 x 53.7
Lower Hutt City 56.2 63.1 47.3 43.9 39.6 70.5 62.2 71.4 58.4
Wellington City 71.1 75.8 66.9 54.4 52.0 78.0 52.1 52.6 75.8
Masterton District 59.0 69.7 47.4 41.7 64.3 75.0 100.0 x 61.3
Carterton District 30.8 x 30.0 x n x n n 25.0
South Wairarapa District 47.9 38.2 53.3 40.0 x x x n 51.3
Tasman District 47.8 59.4 36.2 31.3 37.5 57.1 0.0 x 49.1
Nelson City 51.8 57.8 46.1 33.1 32.0 56.8 35.7 x 54.2
Marlborough District 47.6 58.1 37.7 33.3 36.4 66.7 57.1 x 49.2
Kaikoura District 23.3 36.8 12.5 15.8 x n n n 26.7
Buller District 47.7 56.6 34.3 40.0 x x n n 48.1
Grey District 41.5 56.8 28.2 32.3 x x x n 40.4
Westland District 38.9 50.0 28.6 27.3 x x n x 37.2
Hurunui District 41.5 48.1 34.6 37.5 x x n n 42.2
Waimakariri District 46.8 56.4 36.1 31.0 33.3 42.9 33.3 x 48.7
Christchurch City 58.6 65.9 51.6 36.3 34.2 67.4 59.0 57.9 62.2
Selwyn District 59.5 69.8 49.3 53.2 66.7 59.3 50.0 x 60.1
Ashburton District 42.9 50.6 35.9 29.2 40.9 59.0 x n 40.1
Timaru District 46.6 54.6 39.5 24.5 28.6 75.0 26.7 x 49.1
Mackenzie District 70.0 100.0 57.1 x x 80.0 n x 69.7
Waimate District 31.6 50.0 15.0 x n x n n 28.6
Waitaki District 45.2 61.3 31.2 36.8 27.3 76.9 n n 46.9
Central Otago District 52.6 64.8 41.8 39.5 x 60.0 x x 55.4
Queenstown-Lakes District 76.5 78.1 74.5 70.4 x 95.0 50.0 x 76.2
Dunedin City 60.9 68.7 54.0 45.9 50.8 74.4 57.9 69.6 61.6
Clutha District 48.7 52.4 45.6 32.4 x 100.0 x x 47.6
Southland District 44.9 51.6 38.7 31.6 20.0 47.1 x n 48.3
Gore District 38.0 50.7 28.1 28.0 x 50.0 x n 39.5
Invercargill City 46.1 56.3 35.2 35.1 48.6 74.1 26.7 x 48.5
Not Applicable 23.5 22.5 25.2 11.6 22.4 51.6 33.3 21.9 24.7
New Zealand Total 54.0 59.7 48.4 35.6 46.3 75.2 59.4 56.1 56.7

Table 6: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by electorate (2019)

Notes:

  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
  4. Not Applicable includes the correspondence school, students attending homeschool, students whose school campus covers more than one electorate, and students with no regional information available.
  5. x = for this category there were less than 5 school leavers.
  6. The New Zealand total includes students from all Electorate areas including those with less than 5 school leavers.
Electorate All LeaversGender Ethnic Group
FemaleMaleMāoriPacificAsianMELAAOther European/ Pākehā
Auckland Central 73.4 77.3 56.8 63.1 74.2 71.2 50.0 x 79.5
Bay of Plenty 34.8 38.9 30.0 27.5 50.0 66.7 50.0 x 35.9
Botany 62.0 68.7 55.1 48.9 45.8 82.4 60.9 x 60.5
Christchurch Central 53.9 53.9 53.9 38.6 46.5 55.2 53.8 62.5 55.7
Christchurch East 33.9 43.8 27.9 21.8 16.7 47.9 60.0 x 41.1
Clutha-Southland 52.8 60.7 45.2 36.9 58.3 81.0 80.0 40.0 52.8
Coromandel 49.0 56.9 41.1 37.4 42.4 77.3 71.4 60.0 52.4
Dunedin North 67.0 76.4 57.2 51.3 46.5 77.3 57.1 75.0 67.9
Dunedin South 50.5 52.2 49.4 38.1 60.9 65.0 62.5 x 51.0
East Coast 41.2 47.5 34.8 33.1 28.8 54.3 45.5 71.4 53.9
East Coast Bays 72.6 77.7 67.5 59.8 68.4 84.2 62.3 66.7 70.6
Epsom 84.5 86.7 82.1 69.3 76.2 86.9 76.9 90.0 86.8
Hamilton East 57.9 69.4 50.2 37.5 45.7 75.1 47.2 91.7 60.5
Hamilton West 39.3 46.9 26.1 35.9 44.7 49.5 45.7 50.0 39.5
Helensville 45.9 59.0 37.5 24.3 25.0 x x x 47.6
Hunua 44.0 52.5 36.5 25.4 39.4 64.7 70.4 x 39.5
Hutt South 61.1 67.5 52.0 48.3 38.3 78.6 71.4 83.3 61.5
Ilam 78.3 84.5 69.2 64.8 48.0 83.7 64.3 x 79.3
Invercargill 46.0 55.9 35.7 34.5 46.2 63.6 26.7 x 49.1
Kaikoura 45.2 55.6 35.4 31.0 36.0 63.2 57.1 x 47.1
Kelston 63.2 66.1 60.6 54.5 49.5 82.2 82.7 77.8 69.0
Mana 54.2 60.3 48.0 45.5 46.5 74.4 47.1 x 57.9
Mangere 44.0 46.2 42.7 31.1 43.0 62.5 50.0 63.6 45.2
Manukau East 59.4 63.4 55.0 37.1 53.8 69.5 82.4 x 76.7
Manurewa 37.0 40.1 33.5 24.7 38.0 63.0 50.0 n 49.4
Maungakiekie 47.5 53.6 41.8 31.7 40.0 66.3 46.7 77.8 53.5
Mt Albert 67.3 78.4 57.1 52.5 50.7 83.5 54.8 63.0 72.8
Mt Roskill 69.6 76.6 63.7 59.5 64.0 76.6 65.4 x 63.4
Napier 54.3 62.0 44.8 41.9 62.5 71.4 x 33.3 60.5
Nelson 50.8 59.0 43.0 34.7 34.5 55.4 27.8 x 52.5
New Lynn 60.8 72.8 49.0 29.8 40.0 81.9 51.5 x 57.3
New Plymouth 51.2 60.8 43.3 31.4 44.9 77.5 56.3 66.7 55.3
North Shore 81.3 84.7 78.1 74.5 67.9 88.4 75.8 x 80.2
Northcote 60.2 64.2 56.9 44.6 42.3 76.5 87.5 83.3 60.4
Northland 40.1 48.2 32.2 30.5 37.7 41.7 x 57.1 51.1
Not Applicable 22.4 21.9 23.4 11.2 22.1 50.6 31.7 22.2 23.4
Ohariu 60.7 64.5 57.7 39.1 37.5 71.3 62.5 x 64.3
Otaki 46.5 53.2 39.2 35.2 36.2 73.2 30.0 x 50.3
Pakuranga 75.4 81.4 70.4 55.8 56.2 86.3 71.1 53.8 73.6
Palmerston North 55.6 64.5 48.2 44.7 51.1 71.2 67.9 75.0 56.2
Papakura 42.5 47.7 37.7 27.7 36.8 68.4 52.0 x 41.8
Port Hills 64.3 65.9 62.4 52.1 50.0 62.2 50.0 x 64.6
Rangitata 44.7 53.4 36.9 24.3 38.2 63.5 40.0 x 45.7
Rangitikei 44.2 53.6 34.9 35.6 37.5 70.6 x x 48.6
Rimutaka 49.7 48.6 50.4 40.1 40.3 54.8 50.0 x 52.0
Rodney 57.2 68.0 47.8 43.7 44.2 67.4 57.1 16.7 58.8
Rongotai 76.1 75.9 76.1 62.0 54.2 85.2 51.6 90.0 83.2
Rotorua 46.1 47.9 44.4 36.0 42.5 78.0 85.7 x 49.1
Selwyn 59.4 69.9 49.2 53.1 63.6 59.3 50.0 x 60.0
Tamaki 65.3 65.7 65.0 41.7 41.5 82.2 61.8 28.6 77.4
Taranaki-King Country 34.4 48.0 21.6 26.8 31.6 68.8 20.0 x 38.7
Taupo 47.6 53.8 41.3 32.3 50.6 71.7 50.0 28.6 52.3
Tauranga 51.3 56.5 46.2 35.7 29.3 64.5 33.3 50.0 54.8
Te Atatu 56.2 63.9 48.7 33.7 50.2 78.9 73.1 50.0 56.3
Tukituki 57.4 58.2 56.7 41.3 39.8 86.2 92.3 90.9 64.5
Upper Harbour 61.5 70.0 54.0 50.8 64.5 82.6 86.7 x 60.1
Waikato 30.9 36.4 25.5 20.0 22.0 51.5 75.0 57.1 33.9
Waimakariri 46.8 56.4 36.1 31.0 33.3 42.9 33.3 x 48.7
Wairarapa 51.7 61.1 42.6 37.6 52.3 75.0 83.3 37.5 55.2
Waitaki 54.1 65.0 44.6 45.8 22.2 73.5 30.0 40.0 55.7
Wellington Central 75.7 82.6 46.0 62.1 75.0 72.6 44.4 14.3 78.5
West Coast-Tasman 44.9 55.9 33.3 29.0 44.4 71.4 x x 45.6
Whanganui 48.4 55.8 40.0 37.2 27.8 60.6 84.6 20.0 51.4
Whangarei 41.5 44.4 38.7 25.9 30.2 67.4 62.5 60.0 47.6
Wigram 52.3 60.9 45.2 28.7 33.3 67.6 60.0 x 56.2
New Zealand Total 54.0 59.7 48.4 35.6 46.3 75.2 59.4 56.1 56.7

Table 7: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level, gender and ethnic group (2019)
Gender /               Ethnic Group NZ Scholarship award or NQF highest attainment at Level 4 or higher NCEA Level 3
with Excellence		 NCEA Level 3
with Merit		 NCEA Level 3
without endorsement		 Other NQF Qualification at Level 3 Year 13 non-NQF Qualification

Notes:

  1. For this indicator students who identified in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group.
  2. MELAA stands for Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.
  3. For this indicator European/Pākehā refers to people who affiliate as New Zealand European, Other European or European (not further defined).  For example, this includes and is not limited to people who consider themselves as Australian (excluding Australian Aborigines), British and Irish, American, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Māori 1.5 7.4 17.0 70.8 2.8 0.5
Pacific 0.2 4.3 14.2 79.2 1.5 0.6
Asian 3.0 16.5 28.1 41.7 0.9 9.9
MELAA 1.0 10.8 23.9 61.4 1.3 1.7
Other 2.7 12.3 25.0 57.0 2.0 1.0
European/Pākehā 1.1 15.0 27.0 53.0 1.3 2.6
Female 1.0 16.2 28.7 50.6 1.2 2.2
Male 1.8 9.9 20.0 61.8 1.7 4.7
All Leavers 1.4 13.4 24.8 55.7 1.4 3.3

Table 8: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level and education area (2019)
Education Area NZ Scholarship award or NQF highest attainment at Level 4 or higher NCEA Level 3
with Excellence		 NCEA Level 3
with Merit		 NCEA Level 3
without endorsement		 Other NQF Qualification at Level 3 Year 13 non-NQF Qualification

Notes:

  1. Not Applicable includes the correspondence school, students attending homeschool, students whose school campus covers more than one electorate, and students with no regional information available.
Tai Tokerau 1.2 11.3 21.4 61.0 3.3 1.8
Auckland 1.8 13.7 25.5 49.8 1.1 8.2
Waikato 1.1 13.7 23.3 60.1 1.0 0.9
Bay of Plenty, Waiariki 0.8 14.0 21.9 62.1 1.1 n
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu 0.9 11.9 23.1 62.6 1.6 n
Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti 1.7 10.2 22.8 61.6 3.7 n
Wellington 2.1 13.7 26.2 56.1 1.1 0.8
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast 0.6 12.8 23.1 62.5 1.0 n
Canterbury and Chatham Islands 0.5 15.1 26.7 56.1 1.2 0.5
Otago, Southland 1.1 13.2 25.8 58.7 0.7 0.5
Not Applicable 2.9 8.9 19.3 62.1 6.8 n
New Zealand Total 1.4 13.4 24.8 55.7 1.4 3.3

Table 9: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above by endorsement level and regional council (2019)
Regional Council NZ Scholarship award or NQF highest attainment at Level 4 or higher NCEA Level 3
with Excellence		 NCEA Level 3
with Merit		 NCEA Level 3
without endorsement		 Other NQF Qualification at Level 3 Year 13 non-NQF Qualification

Notes:

  1. Not Applicable includes the correspondence school, students attending homeschool, students whose school campus covers more than one electorate, and students with no regional information available.
Northland Region 1.2 11.3 21.4 61.0 3.3 1.8
Auckland Region 1.8 13.7 25.6 49.6 1.1 8.2
Waikato Region 1.1 13.4 22.6 61.1 1.0 0.8
Bay of Plenty Region 0.7 14.4 22.5 61.2 1.1 n
Gisborne Region 3.2 8.2 18.1 66.3 4.3 n
Hawkes Bay Region 1.3 10.7 23.9 60.5 3.6 n
Taranaki Region 1.0 14.4 19.6 63.3 1.7 n
Manawatu-Whanganui Region 0.9 10.2 23.1 64.4 1.4 n
Wellington Region 2.1 14.0 26.9 55.1 1.2 0.8
Tasman Region 0.4 11.8 27.6 59.1 1.2 n
Nelson Region 1.0 16.6 22.4 59.7 0.3 n
Marlborough Region 0.5 9.2 22.5 67.4 0.5 n
West Coast Region 0.0 9.3 19.4 68.2 3.1 n
Canterbury Region 0.5 15.1 26.6 56.1 1.2 0.5
Otago Region 1.2 13.4 28.0 56.2 0.5 0.7
Southland Region 0.7 12.5 19.7 65.6 1.4 n
Not Applicable 2.9 8.9 19.3 62.1 6.8 n
New Zealand Total 1.4 13.4 24.8 55.7 1.4 3.3

Table 10: Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 3 or above, by endorsement level and territorial authority with Auckland by local board (2019)
Territorial Authority NZ Scholarship award or NQF highest attainment at Level 4 or higher NCEA Level 3
with Excellence		 NCEA Level 3
with Merit		 NCEA Level 3
without endorsement		 Other NQF Qualification at Level 3 Year 13 non-NQF Qualification

Notes:

  1. Not Applicable includes the correspondence school, students attending homeschool, students whose school campus covers more than one electorate, and students with no regional information available.
  2. x = for this category there were less than 5 leavers with a Level 3 Qualification.
  3. The New Zealand total includes students from all areas including those with less than 5 school leavers.
Far North District 1.7 10.7 19.8 63.1 4.4 0.3
Whangarei District 1.1 12.0 23.4 57.6 2.8 3.1
Kaipara District n 9.4 16.5 71.8 2.4 n
Auckland - Rodney 0.5 12.9 27.6 58.5 0.5 n
Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays 0.4 13.4 26.7 55.5 1.3 2.7
Auckland - Upper Harbour 2.7 21.1 26.9 36.6 0.1 12.6
Auckland - Kaipatiki 0.4 13.8 26.2 59.2 0.4 n
Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna 3.1 19.9 34.5 34.3 0.1 8.1
Auckland - Henderson-Massey 0.5 11.6 22.9 61.6 1.6 1.8
Auckland - Waitakere Ranges n 56.5 13.0 0.0 30.4 n
Auckland - Waiheke n 4.7 30.2 62.8 2.3 n
Auckland - Waitemata 2.2 15.3 27.9 38.9 0.6 15.1
Auckland - Whau 0.4 9.8 22.9 54.0 1.1 11.8
Auckland - Albert-Eden 3.6 16.0 28.5 35.4 0.7 15.8
Auckland - Puketapapa 1.8 12.9 23.2 61.6 0.5 n
Auckland - Orakei 1.7 23.9 34.7 39.0 0.6 n
Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tamaki 0.4 6.3 20.6 70.2 2.6 n
Auckland - Howick 2.3 13.6 30.0 44.0 1.3 8.7
Auckland - Mangere-Otahuhu 0.9 6.1 15.2 60.6 1.4 15.8
Auckland - Otara-Papatoetoe 0.2 4.8 14.5 79.5 1.1 n
Auckland - Manurewa 0.5 5.8 11.0 77.1 5.6 n
Auckland - Papakura 0.8 3.5 13.1 54.2 n 28.5
Auckland - Franklin 0.4 8.0 16.5 70.5 1.5 3.1
Thames-Coromandel District 0.8 16.8 28.2 51.9 2.3 n
Hauraki District n 11.6 15.3 71.6 1.6 n
Waikato District n 7.7 13.4 77.5 1.4 n
Matamata-Piako District 1.6 6.3 24.6 66.7 0.8 n
Hamilton City 1.7 15.3 25.4 57.1 0.5 n
Waipa District 0.2 13.8 25.2 54.8 1.1 4.8
Otorohanga District n 7.1 7.1 78.6 7.1 n
South Waikato District n 8.7 7.9 80.2 2.4 0.8
Waitomo District n 21.1 21.1 57.9 n n
Taupo District 1.8 10.9 16.4 69.7 1.2 n
Western Bay of Plenty District n 18.3 25.8 55.0 0.8 n
Tauranga City 1.2 16.0 26.4 54.8 1.6 n
Rotorua District n 14.1 18.7 66.8 0.4 n
Whakatane District 0.4 9.1 15.1 74.3 1.1 n
Kawerau District n 3.1 15.6 81.3 n n
Opotiki District n 3.4 10.3 86.2 n n
Gisborne District 3.2 8.2 18.1 66.3 4.3 n
Wairoa District n n 5.3 89.5 5.3 n
Hastings District 1.4 10.3 24.3 58.8 5.2 n
Napier City 1.3 11.6 23.8 62.0 1.3 n
Central Hawke's Bay District n 8.7 28.3 56.5 6.5 n
New Plymouth District 1.2 15.8 22.5 58.8 1.7 n
Stratford District n 5.1 15.3 76.3 3.4 n
South Taranaki District 0.9 12.8 8.5 76.9 0.9 n
Ruapehu District n n 6.1 90.9 3.0 n
Whanganui District 0.9 7.0 20.1 71.0 0.9 n
Rangitikei District n 23.2 18.8 53.6 4.3 n
Manawatu District n 7.9 18.5 72.2 1.3 n
Palmerston North City 1.0 11.7 29.5 56.3 1.6 n
Tararua District n 6.1 7.3 86.6 n n
Horowhenua District 3.3 10.7 17.2 68.0 0.8 n
Kapiti Coast District 2.3 15.2 19.8 61.2 1.5 n
Porirua City 7.4 6.9 15.2 68.7 1.8 n
Upper Hutt City 1.2 13.3 22.3 62.1 1.2 n
Lower Hutt City 1.5 7.1 24.7 63.0 3.6 n
Wellington City 2.0 17.4 31.9 46.7 0.3 1.7
Masterton District 0.4 12.2 23.3 64.1 n n
Carterton District x x x x x x
South Wairarapa District 2.2 13.3 22.2 62.2 n n
Tasman District 0.4 11.8 27.6 59.1 1.2 n
Nelson City 1.0 16.6 22.4 59.7 0.3 n
Marlborough District 0.5 9.2 22.5 67.4 0.5 n
Kaikoura District n 10.0 0.0 80.0 10.0 n
Buller District n 9.5 4.8 81.0 4.8 n
Grey District n 12.1 28.8 56.1 3.0 n
Westland District n n 19.0 81.0 n n
Hurunui District n n 18.2 77.3 4.5 n
Waimakariri District n 19.2 21.5 59.0 0.3 n
Christchurch City 0.6 16.6 28.3 53.0 0.9 0.6
Selwyn District 0.3 11.5 24.3 62.8 1.1 n
Ashburton District 0.7 6.5 25.9 64.0 2.9 n
Timaru District n 7.6 21.9 66.6 4.0 n
Mackenzie District n 3.6 17.9 78.6 n n
Waimate District n 8.3 8.3 83.3 n n
Waitaki District n 15.0 19.5 63.9 1.5 n
Central Otago District n 8.3 28.9 60.3 2.5 n
Queenstown-Lakes District 0.8 13.8 31.6 53.8 n n
Dunedin City 1.8 14.5 29.1 53.2 0.2 1.2
Clutha District n 5.5 18.7 75.8 n n
Southland District 0.8 9.3 28.0 56.8 5.1 n
Gore District n 15.4 24.6 58.5 1.5 n
Invercargill City 0.8 13.0 16.3 69.6 0.3 n
Not Applicable 2.9 8.9 19.3 62.1 6.8 n
New Zealand Total 1.4 13.4 24.8 55.7 1.4 3.3