Auckland- Papakura

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 91 95 89
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 60 81 69
Female Enrolled L1-L2 12 26 28
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 162 130 119
Female Total 325 332 305
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 47 71 67
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 75 84 76
Male Enrolled L1-L2 23 22 26
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 186 187 153
Male Total 331 364 322
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 8 15 17
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 38 53 47
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 18 32 37
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 184 133 115
Māori Total 248 233 216
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 10 16 20
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 34 60 32
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 10 15 18
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 108 106 87
Pacific Total 162 197 157
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 58 60 70
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 25 21 35
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 2 3 2
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 33 25 37
Asian Total 118 109 144
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 x x x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x x
MELAA Total x x x
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x x
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x x
Other Enrolled L1-L2 x x x
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x x
Other Total x x x
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 71 90 70
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 65 84 57
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 18 17 15
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 127 146 111
European/Pākehā Total 281 337 253
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 138 166 156
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 135 165 145
Total Enrolled L1-L2 35 48 54
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 348 317 272
Total Total 656 696 627

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 104 91 98
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 46 47 67
Female Enrolled L1-L2 4 7 10
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 168 180 157
Female Total 322 325 332
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 87 54 76
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 61 68 71
Male Enrolled L1-L2 11 10 10
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 189 199 207
Male Total 348 331 364
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 14 12 14
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 42 40 47
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 12 12 15
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 190 184 157
Māori Total 258 248 233
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 14 9 17
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 20 29 38
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 3 5 8
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 111 119 134
Pacific Total 148 162 197
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 72 64 66
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 11 15 19
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 1 0 2
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 25 39 22
Asian Total 109 118 109
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 x x x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x x
MELAA Total x x x
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x x
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x x
Other Enrolled L1-L2 x x x
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x x
Other Total x x x
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 111 71 96
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 71 53 71
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 5 6 5
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 134 151 165
European/Pākehā Total 321 281 337
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 191 145 174
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 107 115 138
Total Enrolled L1-L2 15 17 20
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 357 379 364
Total Total 670 656 696

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.