Auckland- Howick

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 783 709 725
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 136 177 203
Female Enrolled L1-L2 12 10 11
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 303 342 320
Female Total 1,234 1,238 1,259
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 720 674 659
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 312 283 335
Male Enrolled L1-L2 11 8 23
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 359 448 440
Male Total 1,402 1,413 1,457
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 55 66 69
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 66 43 56
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 4 3 8
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 95 116 94
Māori Total 220 228 227
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 86 82 63
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 56 70 80
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 6 5 10
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 124 140 164
Pacific Total 272 297 317
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 744 726 724
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 93 122 149
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 4 4 6
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 166 235 235
Asian Total 1,007 1,087 1,114
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 44 45 53
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 14 20 22
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 2
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 21 35 36
MELAA Total 79 101 113
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 2 6 3
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 3 7 5
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 4 5 7
Other Total 9 18 15
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 691 591 613
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 288 274 312
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 15 10 17
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 360 401 364
European/Pākehā Total 1,354 1,276 1,306
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,503 1,383 1,384
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 448 460 538
Total Enrolled L1-L2 23 18 34
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 662 790 760
Total Total 2,636 2,651 2,716

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 814 764 721
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 112 123 141
Female Enrolled L1-L2 3 5 5
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 327 342 371
Female Total 1,256 1,234 1,238
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 712 668 685
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 277 287 255
Male Enrolled L1-L2 5 2 7
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 381 445 466
Male Total 1,375 1,402 1,413
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 65 51 70
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 66 60 51
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 4 1 2
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 92 108 105
Māori Total 227 220 228
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 72 73 77
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 59 57 42
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 2 1 2
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 144 141 176
Pacific Total 277 272 297
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 737 719 737
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 75 74 100
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 6
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 199 214 244
Asian Total 1,011 1,007 1,087
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 65 45 42
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 15 11 22
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 1 0 1
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 18 23 36
MELAA Total 99 79 101
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 5 3 6
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 0 2 3
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3 4 9
Other Total 8 9 18
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 696 652 611
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 251 273 242
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 5 6 7
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 360 423 416
European/Pākehā Total 1,312 1,354 1,276
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,526 1,432 1,406
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 389 410 396
Total Enrolled L1-L2 8 7 12
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 708 787 837
Total Total 2,631 2,636 2,651

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.