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Student Population: Trends

The Ministry uses school roll data in a number of ways: to fund and staff schools; to support policy analysis, development, and decision making; to monitor the outcomes of the New Zealand education system; and for national and international reporting purposes.

The roll data presented here is based on the 1 July roll returns.  The data includes gender, ethnic group, funding year level, and age.  A small amount of trend information is also available.

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.

Alternatively a large amount of roll data is available from our statistical pages.  See July School Roll Returns.

Rolls by ethnic group and gender, as at 1 July (2017-2021)
Ethnic group Gender 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Māori Female 3,117 3,108 3,168 3,120 3,128
Māori Male 3,203 3,208 3,159 3,182 3,156
Māori Total 6,320 6,316 6,327 6,302 6,284
Pacific Female 113 105 99 91 88
Pacific Male 112 117 124 131 133
Pacific Total 225 222 223 222 221
Asian Female 83 84 101 103 113
Asian Male 77 96 108 117 131
Asian Total 160 180 209 220 244
Other Female 30 37 43 72 74
Other Male 44 52 59 70 88
Other Total 74 89 102 142 162
European/Pākehā Female 1,287 1,245 1,245 1,213 1,198
European/Pākehā Male 1,319 1,307 1,306 1,311 1,303
European/Pākehā Total 2,606 2,552 2,551 2,524 2,501
International Female 4 4 5 10 0
International Male 10 9 10 10 1
International Total 14 13 15 20 1
Total Female 4,634 4,583 4,661 4,609 4,601
Total Male 4,765 4,789 4,766 4,821 4,812
Total Total 9,399 9,372 9,427 9,430 9,413

Note:

  1. Ethnicity is prioritised. MELAA (Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African) students are included with ‘Other’.

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