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 (2022-2024)
Group No VP Award VP Award Percentage with VP Award
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
Female 619 573 621 107 94 119 14.7 14.1 16.1
Male 659 663 744 70 92 120 9.6 12.2 13.9
Māori 91 103 130 13 21 29 12.5 16.9 18.2
Pacific 63 78 97 9 10 20 12.5 11.4 17.1
Asian 385 376 403 39 35 46 9.2 8.5 10.2
MELAA 53 59 58 8 4 12 13.1 6.3 17.1
Other 13 28 23 2 2 6 13.3 6.7 20.7
European/Pākehā 825 772 880 129 139 183 13.5 15.3 17.2
Territorial Total 1,278 1,236 1,365 177 186 239 12.2 13.1 14.9
New Zealand Total 56,636 57,029 59,455 7,587 7,274 7,956 11.8 11.3 11.8

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 (2024)
Group Construction and Infrastructure Creative Industries Manufacturing and Technology Primary Industries Service Industries Social and Community Services Total Leavers
Female 0 55 0 0 49 15 740
Male 2 43 9 0 69 0 864
Māori 0 7 1 0 18 3 159
Pacific 0 6 0 0 13 1 117
Asian 0 21 1 0 22 2 449
MELAA 0 3 1 0 8 0 70
Other 0 2 0 0 4 0 29
European/Pākehā 2 79 9 0 85 11 1,063
Territorial Total 2 98 9 0 118 15 1,604

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.