Building a productive and competitive economy is a Government priority and achievement in education is essential to this goal. Education helps New Zealanders develop the skills needed to reach their full potential and contribute to the economy and society.
A Level 2 qualification gives people opportunities in terms of further education and employment, contributing to better health outcomes and a better quality of life.
To boost skills and employment the Government has set a Better Public Service target that 85% of 18-year-olds will have achieved NCEA level 2 or an equivalent qualification in 2017.
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| Ethnic group | Gender | Below level 2 | Level 2 or above | Percentage with level 2 or above | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| Māori | Female | 122 | 77 | 91 | 260 | 274 | 282 | 68.1 | 78.1 | 75.6 |
| Māori | Male | 190 | 174 | 162 | 246 | 316 | 311 | 56.4 | 64.5 | 65.8 |
| Māori | Total | 312 | 251 | 253 | 506 | 590 | 593 | 61.9 | 70.2 | 70.1 |
| Pacific | Female | 33 | 35 | 29 | 103 | 112 | 99 | 75.7 | 76.2 | 77.3 |
| Pacific | Male | 52 | 39 | 62 | 104 | 94 | 104 | 66.7 | 70.7 | 62.7 |
| Pacific | Total | 85 | 74 | 91 | 207 | 206 | 203 | 70.9 | 73.6 | 69.0 |
| Asian | Female | 25 | 33 | 26 | 206 | 209 | 220 | 89.2 | 86.4 | 89.4 |
| Asian | Male | 39 | 51 | 56 | 238 | 229 | 212 | 85.9 | 81.8 | 79.1 |
| Asian | Total | 64 | 84 | 82 | 444 | 438 | 432 | 87.4 | 83.9 | 84.0 |
| MELAA | Female | 11 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 67 | 52 | 77.6 | 87.0 | 78.8 |
| MELAA | Male | 11 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 72.5 |
| MELAA | Total | 22 | 22 | 33 | 83 | 116 | 102 | 79.0 | 84.1 | 75.6 |
| Other | Female | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 88.9 | 75.9 | 81.5 |
| Other | Male | 11 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 67.6 | 66.7 | 77.8 |
| Other | Total | 14 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 77.0 | 70.6 | 79.4 |
| European/Pākehā | Female | 348 | 269 | 244 | 2,422 | 2,493 | 2,423 | 87.4 | 90.3 | 90.9 |
| European/Pākehā | Male | 539 | 476 | 410 | 2,466 | 2,449 | 2,395 | 82.1 | 83.7 | 85.4 |
| European/Pākehā | Total | 887 | 745 | 654 | 4,888 | 4,942 | 4,818 | 84.6 | 86.9 | 88.0 |
| Total | Female | 507 | 408 | 373 | 2,933 | 3,022 | 2,940 | 85.3 | 88.1 | 88.7 |
| Total | Male | 800 | 713 | 659 | 2,997 | 3,041 | 2,950 | 78.9 | 81.0 | 81.7 |
| Total | Total | 1,307 | 1,121 | 1,032 | 5,930 | 6,063 | 5,890 | 81.9 | 84.4 | 85.1 |
- Ethnicity is multiple response, that is, students who affiliated in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group. Students are only counted once in the total, therefore, the ethnic groups may not sum to the total.
- International fee-paying students are excluded.