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 (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2022 2023 2024
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 708 725 747
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 177 202 220
Female Enrolled L1-L2 9 10 15
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 342 319 384
Female Total 1,236 1,256 1,366
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 675 659 677
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 281 333 343
Male Enrolled L1-L2 8 23 14
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 449 440 483
Male Total 1,413 1,455 1,517
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 66 69 54
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 43 56 72
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 2 7 10
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 116 94 113
Māori Total 227 226 249
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 82 63 90
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 70 80 95
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 5 9 10
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 140 163 134
Pacific Total 297 315 329
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 726 724 766
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 121 149 214
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 4 6 8
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 235 235 351
Asian Total 1,086 1,114 1,339
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 45 53 53
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 20 22 21
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 1 2 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 35 36 23
MELAA Total 101 113 97
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 6 3 21
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 7 5 10
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 1
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 5 7 10
Other Total 18 15 42
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 591 613 605
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 273 309 273
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 9 17 14
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 402 364 387
European/Pākehā Total 1,275 1,303 1,279
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,383 1,384 1,424
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 458 535 563
Total Enrolled L1-L2 17 33 29
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 791 759 867
Total Total 2,649 2,711 2,883

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 764 720 767
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 123 140 132
Female Enrolled L1-L2 5 4 8
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 341 372 349
Female Total 1,233 1,236 1,256
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 668 686 693
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 287 255 245
Male Enrolled L1-L2 2 7 11
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 445 465 506
Male Total 1,402 1,413 1,455
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 51 70 69
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 60 51 38
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 1 1 7
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 108 105 112
Māori Total 220 227 226
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 73 77 68
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 57 42 50
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 1 2 3
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 141 176 194
Pacific Total 272 297 315
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 719 737 757
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 74 100 86
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 6 6
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 214 243 265
Asian Total 1,007 1,086 1,114
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 45 42 56
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 11 22 16
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 23 36 41
MELAA Total 79 101 113
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 3 6 4
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 2 3 1
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 4 9 10
Other Total 9 18 15
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 652 611 645
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 273 241 249
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 6 6 7
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 422 417 402
European/Pākehā Total 1,353 1,275 1,303
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,432 1,406 1,460
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 410 395 377
Total Enrolled L1-L2 7 11 19
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 786 837 855
Total Total 2,635 2,649 2,711

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.