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.
-
Educational achievements of student support recipients
This report presents the results of a study on the effects of different types of financial aid, provided through the student support system, on educational outcomes of students participating in tertiary study. The types of student support looked at included…
Author(s): Bhaskaran Nair, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: July 2008
Find Out More -
Post-school choices: Additional short analyses
These four fact sheets are intended to supplement the report Post-school choices by building on the statistical model used in that report but narrowing the focus to look at the post-school choices of these three groups of students High achieving…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2008
Find Out More -
How does achievement at school affect achievement in tertiary education?
This report explores the relationship between academic achievement at secondary school and first-year achievement in tertiary education. The analysis uses a measure known as 'expected percentile' and school qualification to explain the performance of school leavers in their first year…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2008
Find Out More -
Post-school choices: How well does academic achievement predict the tertiary education choices of school leavers?
This report examines the association between academic achievement at secondary school and participation in the various types of tertiary education. This new research supports the government's goal of improving outcomes for young people. It provides a complement to the report…
Author(s): Scott Ussher, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2008
Find Out More -
2007 Tertiary Education Enrolments
This report presents new information from the 2007 enrolment data collections provided to the Ministry of Education by tertiary education providers. Topics covered include: where students are studying, what qualifications they are taking, their field of study, their ages, the…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2008
Find Out More -
Students' transition between school and tertiary education: 2nd edition
The purpose of this document is to report on recent trends in school leavers’ transition between school and tertiary education.…
Author(s): Marian Loader and Jacinta Dalgety, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2008
Find Out More -
International Students Trends Reports
Reports published by the Ministry of Education on the key trends in enrolments of foreign fee paying students in New Zealand…
Author(s): International Division
Date Published: Various
Find Out More -
Pasifika tertiary education students in 2006
This is edition one in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. This fact sheet presents information on the qualifications Pasifika students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2008
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2007
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More -
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): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting and Māori Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Last Updated: March 2007
Find Out More -
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
Find Out More