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Profile & Trends: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is the home page for the Profile & Trends reports. Profile & Trends is a primary information resource on New Zealand’s tertiary education system covering participation, achievement, resourcing, capability, research and much more. In addition to the analysis of…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: Annually
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What are they doing? The field of study of domestic students/learners 2008-2016
This report analyses the field of study of domestic students/learners in the New Zealand tertiary education system between 2008 and 2016.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: January 2018
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Method to determine the predominant field(s) of study of students and graduates in provider-based tertiary education
This factsheet presents the method used by the Ministry of Education to determine the predominant field(s) of study of enrolled students and graduates at tertiary education providers.…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: January 2018
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What did they do? The field of study of domestic graduates 2008-2016
This report analyses the field of study of domestic graduates in the New Zealand tertiary education system between 2008 and 2016.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Ministry of Education
Date Published: January 2018
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Profile & Trends 2016: Tertiary Education Sector and Student Support [Part 5 of 6]
This is edition 19 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Tertiary Education Sector and Student Support is the fifth of six reports to be published in the Profile and Trends 2016 series. The key findings of Tertiary…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: January 2018
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Destinations and employment outcomes of young, international graduates
This series of factsheets and associated data tables provide information on outcomes for young, international students who complete a qualification at a government-funded tertiary education provider in New Zealand. They look at how many of these graduates do further study,…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2017
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Profile & Trends 2016: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Research [Part 4 of 6]
This is edition 19 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. New Zealand's Tertiary Education Research is the fourth of six reports to be published in the Profile and Trends 2016 series. The key findings of New Zealand's…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2017
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Profile & Trends 2016: New Zealand's Workplace-based Learners [Part 3 of 6]
This is edition 19 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. New Zealand's workplace-based learners is the third of six reports to be published in the Profile and Trends 2016 series. This report covers: participation rates in industry…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2017
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Profile & Trends 2016: Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions [Part 2 of 6]
This is edition 19 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions is the second of six reports to be published in the Profile and Trends 2016 series. The key findings of Tertiary…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2017
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Profile & Trends 2016: New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Education Enrolments [Part 1 of 6]
This is edition 19 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Education Enrolments is the first of six reports to be published in the Profile and Trends 2016 series. The key findings of New…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2017
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Survey of Adult Skills: Adults' financial literacy activities
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers key findings on how often New Zealand adults (aged 16 to 65) participate in financial literacy activities in both everyday life and…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Principal Analyst, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2017
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Literacy, achievement and success: Reading the world in order to read the word
This project was a collaboration between Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (TWWoA) and the Ministry of Education (the Ministry). The aim of the project was to identify the transforming thinking, actions and practices that contributed to improved literacy and educational…
Author(s): Vaughan Bidois, Pania Te Maro, David Earle and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2017
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Youth Skills: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers key findings on how New Zealand youth (aged 16 to 24) compare internationally and what factors are associated with higher youth skills.…
Author(s): Matt Jones, Senior Research Analyst, and Paul Satherley, Principal Research Analyst, for the Ministry of Education
Date Published: July 2017
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The post-study earnings and destinations of young, domestic graduates
This series of fact sheets and associated data tables provide information on the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification at a tertiary education provider in the New Zealand tertiary education system. They look at differences in earnings and…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2017
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Moving places: Destinations and earnings of international graduates
International students play an important role in New Zealand through the contribution they make to New Zealand’s economy, the diversity they bring to New Zealand and its education system, and the lifetime links that are created between their country and…
Author(s): Zaneta Park, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2017
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Tertiary Education Strategy Monitoring 2014-2019
This report covers progress against the 2014-2019 Tertiary Education Strategy (TES) for the period to 2015.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2017
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Learning analytics tools, systems, initiatives, frameworks, and models: An annotated bibliography
This annotated bibliography reviews 261 papers on learning analytics tools, systems, frameworks, models, research studies, and tertiary education provider (provider) initiatives in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2016
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2016
The purpose of this annual report is to inform Parliament and the New Zealand public about the performance of the Student Loan Scheme in 2015/16. It also includes the audited financial schedules of the scheme for the year ending 30…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2016
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Any difference? A comparison between the Integrated Dataset on Student Loans and Allowances and the Integrated Data Infrastructure
This report presents the findings of an analysis of student loan repayment times using the Integrated Data on Student Loans and Allowance (IDSL) and the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) datasets.…
Author(s): Jamie Hyatt and Loan Pham, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2016
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Profile & Trends 2015: New Zealand's Workplace-based Learners [Part 6 of 6]
This is edition 18 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends 2015: New Zealand's Workplace-based Learners is one of six annual reports that, together, constitute the Ministry of Education's annual publication Profile & Trends. New…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2016
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