New Zealand Student Engagement 2000 Publications
Publication Details
This report provides statistics and analysis on stand-downs and suspensions for the 2000 school year.
Author(s): National Operations Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: April 2001
Summary
This is the second report on the system of suspensions and stand-downs in New Zealand schools that was implemented in July 1999.
Suspensions and stand-downs are part of a broad range of ways in which student behaviour is managed - such as classroom management by teachers, detentions, and demerit systems. Stand-down and suspension statistics therefore tell only a small part of the story. In this report we present some examples of the wider picture through case studies of schools managing student behaviour in innovative ways. We explain the national role of the Ministry of Education and of the Youth Law Project, an advocacy service for young people.
While suspensions are often described as the last resort for a school, about 62% of those students suspended return to their original school, and a further 23% continue their learning at another school. This shows how strong the incentive is for schools, parents and students to continue the learning process.
The Ministry of Education will continue to work with schools and communities to find ways to encourage all students in their learning, and to reduce the need for suspensions.
- Stand-downs and suspensions are two of the many ways in which schools manage student behaviour.
- 2.4% of students were stood-down in 2000. There were 16,921 stand-down cases in total. 77% of those students returned to school with no further behaviour interventions, 14% were stood-down again and 9% were suspended.
- 0.7% of students were suspended in 2000. There were 5,108 suspension cases in total. 85% of those students returned to schooling. Of the remainder, 6% had left school, 5% were awaiting enrolment and outcomes were unknown for 4%.
- About two thirds of students stood-down and suspended were aged 13 to 15.
- 74% of students stood-down and suspended were boys.
- Māori are over-represented in suspension and stand-down statistics, compared to the Māori proportion of the population.
- Stand-downs have increased by 5% and suspensions have increased by 5% in the year to December 2000, compared to the year to June 2000.
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