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 (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2022 2023 2024
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 192 174 152
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 73 85 84
Female Enrolled L1-L2 5 12 5
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 109 100 120
Female Total 379 371 361
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 166 127 151
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 113 140 121
Male Enrolled L1-L2 6 12 16
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 173 156 166
Male Total 458 435 454
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 21 17 11
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 13 24 14
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 3 6 4
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 48 40 51
Māori Total 85 87 80
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 64 36 41
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 55 78 72
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 3 11 10
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 133 119 119
Pacific Total 255 244 242
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 236 200 221
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 89 105 92
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 5 6 7
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 72 71 112
Asian Total 402 382 432
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x 13
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x 18
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 x x 2
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x 13
MELAA Total x x 46
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above x x 1
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 x x 2
Other Enrolled L1-L2 x x 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary x x 2
Other Total x x 5
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 57 54 44
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 42 38 31
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 4 6 4
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 77 59 62
European/Pākehā Total 180 157 141
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 358 301 303
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 186 225 205
Total Enrolled L1-L2 11 24 21
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 282 256 286
Total Total 837 806 815

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 201 201 192
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 41 49 53
Female Enrolled L1-L2 1 3 8
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 124 126 118
Female Total 367 379 371
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 175 173 141
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 76 83 79
Male Enrolled L1-L2 8 3 8
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 182 199 207
Male Total 441 458 435
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 11 21 13
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 11 13 20
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 2 0 3
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 39 51 51
Māori Total 63 85 87
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 56 47 36
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 44 47 46
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 4 3 10
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 149 158 152
Pacific Total 253 255 244
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 251 257 230
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 33 57 50
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 1 2 5
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 72 86 97
Asian Total 357 402 382
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 19 x x
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 9 x x
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 x x
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 18 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 71 65 56
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 38 34 26
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 4 2 0
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 74 79 75
European/Pākehā Total 187 180 157
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 376 374 333
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 117 132 132
Total Enrolled L1-L2 9 6 16
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 306 325 325
Total Total 808 837 806

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.