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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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2006 by ethnicity
This is edition one in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. This fact sheet includes the trends in participation in tertiary study for the various Pasifika ethnicities: what qualifications students are taking, where they are studying,…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2008
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Changes in Student Allowances in 2006
The Student Allowances Scheme was introduced in 1989 to help students from low-income families meet their living costs while studying full-time.…
Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit, Ministry of Education
Date Published: January 2008
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2007
The Annual Report for 2007 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2006, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2007. Key findings in the report are: The nominal…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2007
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State of Education in New Zealand: 2007
This report is the second in an annual series. It pulls together existing education indicators on participation, achievement, effective teaching, labour market outcomes and resourcing across the early childhood, schooling and tertiary sectors.…
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2007
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Linking students: Review of the methods used to link students in historical New Zealand tertiary education data
This technical report documents a major review of the methods used by the Ministry of Education to link the records of tertiary education students across time and across providers. It reviews the quality of these methods, and their impact on…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2007
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Tertiary education choices of school leavers
The purpose of this report is to build an understanding of how school leavers are transitioning into tertiary education. The report examines the transitions of 2004 school leavers into tertiary education by a variety of personal, schooling and tertiary education…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2007
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Does the student loan scheme discourage students from returning to study?
This report has been initiated by the Ministry of Education in order to gain an insight into educational pathways and the aspirations of former tertiary students who return to study. By establishing a demographic, educational and borrowing profile of returning…
Author(s): Sarah Tumen & Boaz Shulruf
Date Published: September 2007
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Te whai i ngā taumata atakura: supporting Māori achievement in bachelors degrees
This study looks at what matters for the success of first-time Māori students studying towards bachelors degrees. The purpose of this study is to build understanding about how to increase the number of Māori attaining bachelors degrees or higher.…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2007
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Participation in tertiary education: A birth cohort approach
This report looks at the rates at which a range of birth cohorts have participated in tertiary education in New Zealand . This study takes two views of birth cohort tertiary education participation trends. The first is a long-term view…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2007
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2006 Tertiary Education Enrolments
This release presents new information from the 2006 enrolment collections provided to the Ministry of Education by tertiary education providers. The return collects information on where students are studying, what qualifications they are taking, and other important characteristics of people…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2007
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Māori in tertiary education: Fact sheets 2005
A series of fact sheets on Māori in tertiary education. They present data on the participation, retention and progression of Māori students in tertiary education, by qualification level.…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting and Māori Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Last Updated: March 2007
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State of Education in New Zealand: 2006
This report is the first in an annual series. It pulls together existing education indicators on participation, achievement, effective teaching, labour market outcomes and resourcing across the early childhood, schooling and tertiary sectors.…
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2006
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A changing population and the New Zealand tertiary education sector
The size of the tertiary student population is an indicator of the accessibility of tertiary education. It is also a key determinant of the levels of human capital that will be available to the New Zealand labour force The purpose…
Author(s): Jason McClelland, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2006
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Passing Courses
This report provides new information on how many students pass courses in tertiary education, covering the period 2001 to 2005. The report finds that many students pass all of their courses without necessarily gaining a qualification, suggesting that many undertake…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2006
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2006
The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report to 30 June 2006, incorporating the financial report to 30 June 2006. This year’s annual report is the first prepared since the introduction of the new interest-free student loans policy. It was prepared using…
Author(s): Ministry of Education, Inland Revenue, and Ministry of Social Development
Date Published: October 2006
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What makes a student travel for tertiary study?
This report looks at the mobility of tertiary students in terms of the distances they travel to undertake their tertiary studies. The report provides new information on how far students travel and the reasons behind students’ decisions to travel for…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2006
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Internationalisation in New Zealand tertiary education organisations
This publication is a national trend study of developments in the internationalisation of New Zealand tertiary education organisations since 1998.…
Author(s): Craig McInnis, Roger Peacock and Vince Catherwood
Date Published: May 2006
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Older Students
A fact sheet describing the latest trends and characteristics of the growing number of New Zealanders aged 40 and over participating in tertiary education.…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2006
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2005 Tertiary Education Enrolments
This release presents new information from the 2005 enrolment collections provided to the Ministry of Education by tertiary education providers. The return collects information on where students are studying, what qualifications they are taking, and other important characteristics of people…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2006
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From school, work or unemployment: A comparison of pathways in tertiary education
This report looks at how pathways through tertiary education followed over the course of seven years differ depending on what students were doing before starting study.…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2006
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