Wellington Region

Progression to Tertiary: Qualification Level

The tertiary education sector is a diverse sector. Its scope ranges from informal non-assessed community courses in schools through to formal undergraduate degrees and advanced research-based postgraduate degrees.

Progression to tertiary education is a measure of the level of tertiary education a student is enrolled in one, two or three years after leaving school.

School leavers are identified from the Ministry of Education’s ENROL system, while tertiary enrolment information is sourced from the tertiary databases SDR and ITR.

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Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2022 2023 2024
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,258 1,298 1,351
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 468 510 492
Female Enrolled L1-L2 56 57 106
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,092 1,039 992
Female Total 2,874 2,904 2,941
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,049 1,030 1,098
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 777 759 697
Male Enrolled L1-L2 81 68 118
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,202 1,123 1,267
Male Total 3,109 2,980 3,180
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 214 247 254
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 290 322 304
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 59 59 109
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 702 652 660
Māori Total 1,265 1,280 1,327
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 173 164 177
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 189 233 216
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 22 24 34
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 465 378 425
Pacific Total 849 799 852
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 444 457 476
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 90 91 132
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 8 5 11
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 180 207 239
Asian Total 722 760 858
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 69 68 82
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 47 27 34
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 4 4 7
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 52 58 75
MELAA Total 172 157 198
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 19 30 33
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 12 19 23
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 3 1
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 26 44 35
Other Total 57 96 92
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,749 1,765 1,843
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 885 907 801
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 88 79 129
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,472 1,415 1,457
European/Pākehā Total 4,194 4,166 4,230
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 2,307 2,328 2,449
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,245 1,269 1,189
Total Enrolled L1-L2 137 125 224
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,294 2,162 2,259
Total Total 5,983 5,884 6,121

Notes:

  1. ‘x’ = data has been suppressed where there are between 0 and 5 students in the denominator for a specific group, for example Asian students. Where one gender has been suppressed the corresponding gender has also been suppressed.
  2. 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.
  3. International fee-paying students and adult students (age 19+) are excluded.
Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2021 2022 2023
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,447 1,339 1,426
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 381 391 413
Female Enrolled L1-L2 26 34 35
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,117 1,110 1,030
Female Total 2,971 2,874 2,904
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,069 1,066 1,058
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 747 649 590
Male Enrolled L1-L2 34 31 35
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,457 1,363 1,297
Male Total 3,307 3,109 2,980
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 246 217 270
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 276 246 240
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 25 36 39
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 796 766 731
Māori Total 1,343 1,265 1,280
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 178 167 174
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 161 159 154
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 8 8 12
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 489 515 459
Pacific Total 836 849 799
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 486 450 462
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 94 78 86
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 4 3 2
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 178 191 210
Asian Total 762 722 760
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 58 72 72
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 27 28 22
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 1 1 1
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 80 71 62
MELAA Total 166 172 157
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 36 19 38
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 13 10 16
Other Enrolled L1-L2 1 0 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 38 28 42
Other Total 88 57 96
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,852 1,862 1,889
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 810 742 735
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 29 38 36
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,720 1,552 1,506
European/Pākehā Total 4,411 4,194 4,166
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 2,516 2,405 2,484
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,128 1,040 1,003
Total Enrolled L1-L2 60 65 70
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,574 2,473 2,327
Total Total 6,278 5,983 5,884

Notes:

  1. ‘x’ = data has been suppressed where there are between 0 and 5 students in the denominator for a specific group, for example Asian students. Where one gender has been suppressed the corresponding gender has also been suppressed.
  2. 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.
  3. International fee-paying students and adult students (age 19+) are excluded.