Auckland- Puketapapa

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.

Identical information is available for other territorial authorities in this region by using the drop down menu above. For territorial authorities in other regions first choose the appropriate region from the drop down menu above.

Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year 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 205 192 174
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 60 73 86
Female Enrolled L1-L2 1 5 12
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 101 109 100
Female Total 367 379 372
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 163 166 127
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 100 113 140
Male Enrolled L1-L2 7 6 12
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 171 173 157
Male Total 441 458 436
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 11 21 17
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 13 13 24
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 0 3 6
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 39 48 40
Māori Total 63 85 87
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 54 64 36
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 59 55 78
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 7 3 11
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 133 133 119
Pacific Total 253 255 244
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 246 236 200
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 52 89 106
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 5 6
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 59 72 70
Asian Total 357 402 382
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 14 x x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 12 x x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 x x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 20 x x
MELAA Total 46 x x
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 0 x x
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 0 x x
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 x x
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 0 x x
Other Total 0 x x
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 75 57 54
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 42 42 38
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 2 4 6
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 68 77 60
European/Pākehā Total 187 180 158
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 368 358 301
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 160 186 226
Total Enrolled L1-L2 8 11 24
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 272 282 257
Total Total 808 837 808

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 (2020-2022 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2020 2021 2022
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 200 201 201
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 38 41 49
Female Enrolled L1-L2 1 1 3
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 99 124 126
Female Total 338 367 379
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 205 175 173
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 81 78 83
Male Enrolled L1-L2 2 8 3
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 135 180 199
Male Total 423 441 458
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 12 11 21
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 10 11 13
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 2 2 0
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 31 39 51
Māori Total 55 63 85
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 50 56 47
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 34 44 47
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 1 4 3
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 130 149 158
Pacific Total 215 253 255
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 272 251 257
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 39 33 57
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 1 1 2
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 57 72 86
Asian Total 369 357 402
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above x 19 x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x 9 x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 x 0 x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary x 18 x
MELAA Total x 46 x
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above x 0 x
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x 0 x
Other Enrolled L1-L2 x 0 x
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary x 0 x
Other Total x 0 x
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 83 71 65
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 42 40 34
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 1 4 2
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 43 72 79
European/Pākehā Total 169 187 180
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 405 376 374
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 119 119 132
Total Enrolled L1-L2 3 9 6
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 234 304 325
Total Total 761 808 837

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.