Learners Publications
Access to tertiary education, pathways, transitions from school to tertiary education, student support, participation rates, education statistics of NZ, state of education in NZ, student retention and qualification and course completion rates.
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2011
The Annual Report for 2011 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2010, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2011. This year's report is structured so that the…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2011
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2010 Tertiary Education Enrolments
More students enrolled in higher-level qualifications in 2010, while the number in lower-level certificates continued to decline. Participation rates in tertiary education increased for younger people. Upward trends in international student numbers continued in 2010.…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2011
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Doing a bachelors degree
This paper looks at differences in the performance of young people who leave school and progress on to bachelors degree study. It compares the performance of students with different levels of school achievement. It also compares the performance of young…
Author(s): Ralf Engler and Roger Smyth, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2011
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School's out - what next?
This study looked at the destinations of young New Zealanders after they left school. It considered the likelihood of a student choosing a destination from a range of post-secondary school activities—no further study, targeted training, lower-level certificate study, industry training,…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2011
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Māori Tertiary Education Students in 2009
This is a fact sheet in a series on Māori tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Māori Education Statistics page here on Education Counts. This factsheet includes gender information on Māori tertiary education…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2011
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Achievement in formal tertiary education
Achievement at public tertiary education institutions has improved for both full-time and part-time students. Achievement at private training establishments has improved for full-time students, while it declined slightly for part-time students. This analysis looks at whether rates of achievement have
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2011
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2009
This is edition four in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. Pasifika Tertiary Education Statistics on Education Counts. This fact sheet includes gender information on Pasifika tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying,…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: January 2011
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2009 by ethnicity
This is edition four in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. This fact sheet includes gender information on the ethnicities of New Zealand’s Pasifika tertiary education students. It shows the trends in participation in tertiary study…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: January 2011
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2010
The Annual Report for 2010 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2009, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2010. This year’s report is structured so that the…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2010
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Industry training stocks and flows... and the effects of the economic downturn
This paper examines the new starts, terminations and other exits in industry training, looking at the relationship between industry training take-up and the business cycle. Because participants in industry training must have jobs to enter training, and because industry shares…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2010
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Education Statistics of New Zealand: 2009
Education Statistics of New Zealand: 2009 is a booklet containing basic education statistics. Data relates to roll counts, teacher numbers and institution numbers, as well as, information on government funding, selected education sector indicators, and the strategies Ka Hikitia –…
Author(s): Olivia Dench, Education Information and Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: July 2010
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Are particular school subjects associated with better performance at university?
This analysis looks at the association of school subject and school achievement on university performance. The school subjects considered are those on the ‘approved list’ of subjects for the New Zealand university entrance requirement.…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2010
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Comparing Modern Apprenticeships and industry training
The Modern Apprenticeships programme was introduced nation-wide in 2001 to address participation problems in workplace industry training by young people. It is aimed at 15 to 21 year olds wishing to participate in formalised workplace-based training, and is intended to…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2010
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Changes in Student Allowances in 2009
From 2006 to 2008 the number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent each year, reaching 65,700 in 2008. In 2009, the number of recipients increased by 16,900 (or 26 percent) and reached 82,6002. The increase was largely due…
Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2010
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2009 Tertiary Education Enrolments
New Zealanders up-skill as more students take on higher study. Strong upward movement in international student numbers.
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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Academic performance of first-year bachelors students at university
The study considered a population of first-year bachelors-degree students at university, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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School leavers' progression to bachelors-level study
This study looks at the likelihood of people leaving school for bachelors level study. It considered school leavers who had gained the University Entrance standard. The study investigated how the decision to go on to bachelors-level study was affected by…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Non-formal and formal learning: Adults in education
This fact sheet looks at the percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 engaged in some form of study in 2006. In particular, it includes new information on the total rate at which adults participated in non-formal learning. The fact…
Author(s): David Scott and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008 by ethnicity
This is edition three in an annual series on the Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. This fact sheet includes gender information on the ethnicities of New Zealand’s Pasifika tertiary education students. It shows the trends in participation in tertiary…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008
This is edition three in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. This fact sheet includes gender information on Pasifika tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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