Queenstown Lakes District

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 107 104 115
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 29 21 29
Female Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 1
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 48 67 71
Female Total 184 193 216
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 55 66 59
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 63 51 57
Male Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 52 86 83
Male Total 170 203 199
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 7 10 9
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 9 8 10
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 1
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 15 18 26
Māori Total 31 36 46
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above x 4 2
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x 0 2
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 x 0 0
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary x 4 4
Pacific Total x 8 8
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 15 10 14
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 2 2 2
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 10 16 10
Asian Total 27 28 26
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 2 x 1
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 2 x 1
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 x 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 4 x 7
MELAA Total 8 x 9
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x 5
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x 0
Other Enrolled L1-L2 x x 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x 3
Other Total x x 8
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 153 154 153
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 81 63 79
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 1
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 80 120 122
European/Pākehā Total 314 338 355
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 162 170 174
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 92 72 86
Total Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 1
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 100 153 154
Total Total 354 396 415

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 110 102 95
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 18 27 25
Female Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 37 55 73
Female Total 165 184 193
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 67 46 74
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 50 68 58
Male Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 0
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 58 55 71
Male Total 175 170 203
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 5 5 6
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 7 12 14
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 14 14 16
Māori Total 26 31 36
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x 2
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x 2
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 x x 0
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x 4
Pacific Total x x 8
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 22 11 11
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 3 2 6
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 5 14 11
Asian Total 30 27 28
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 5 2 x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1 1 x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3 5 x
MELAA Total 9 8 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 155 141 155
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 58 85 64
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 0
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 79 87 119
European/Pākehā Total 292 314 338
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 177 148 169
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 68 95 83
Total Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 0
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 95 110 144
Total Total 340 354 396

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.