Auckland- Devonport-Takapuna

School Qualifications: Vocational Pathway Awards

This provides ways to achieve NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 and develop pathways that progress to further study, training and employment. The Vocational Pathways provide a framework for students to show how their learning and achievement is valued in the workplace by aligning learning to the skills needed for industry.

School leavers are identified from the Ministry of Education’s ENROL system, while vocational pathway award is obtained from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

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Table 1: School leavers with at least one Vocational Pathway Award, at any level (2023-2025)
Group No VP Award VP Award Percentage with VP Award
2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025
Female 572 610 657 94 119 93 14.1 16.3 12.4
Male 663 728 746 92 120 134 12.2 14.2 15.2
Māori 102 128 113 21 29 23 17.1 18.5 16.9
Pacific 78 92 81 10 20 15 11.4 17.9 15.6
Asian 376 397 497 35 46 54 8.5 10.4 9.8
MELAA 59 54 56 4 12 7 6.3 18.2 11.1
Other 28 23 33 2 6 2 6.7 20.7 5.7
European/Pākehā 771 865 877 139 183 171 15.3 17.5 16.3
Territorial Total 1,235 1,338 1,403 186 239 227 13.1 15.2 13.9
New Zealand Total 56,658 58,326 60,791 7,273 7,944 9,995 11.4 12.0 14.1

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. 'na' = not applicable.
  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 with a Vocational Pathway Award, at any level (2025)
Group Construction and Infrastructure Creative Industries Manufacturing and Technology Primary Industries Service Industries Social and Community Services Total Leavers
Female 1 47 0 0 41 6 750
Male 4 54 7 0 73 0 880
Māori 0 4 1 0 19 0 136
Pacific 0 2 0 0 13 0 96
Asian 1 30 0 0 22 2 551
MELAA 0 3 0 0 3 1 63
Other 0 0 0 0 2 0 35
European/Pākehā 4 74 7 0 88 3 1,048
Territorial Total 5 101 7 0 114 6 1,630

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. 'na' = not applicable.
  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.