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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2012
The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2012 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2011, as well as the financial schedules for the year to 30 June 2012. The information in the report aligns with…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2012
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Profile & Trends 2011: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 14 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The key findings for 2011 were: 456,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2011, including 48,100 international students. There were more young people taking on…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2012
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How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2012
This report "How does New Zealand's education system compare?" draws on the New Zealand results in OECD's Education at a Glance 2012 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context. This year's report…
Author(s): David Scott, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2012
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2011 Tertiary Education Enrolments
Shift from lower to higher-level qualifications continues in 2011 - a greater proportion of tertiary students are studying higher-level qualifications that take longer to complete.Formal enrolments decreased by 7.3 percent from 2010 to 2011, while the decrease in the amount…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2012
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Commercialisation of university research
This occasional paper uses new data from the University Commercialisation Offices of New Zealand to look at trends in the commercialisation of university research in New Zealand. The paper discusses the importance of research to innovation and hence, to economic…
Author(s): Roger Smyth and Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2012
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Employment outcomes for early childhood education teaching graduates
This report looks at the post-study employment and earnings for ECE teaching graduates over a five year period following the completion of their qualification. The research provides information on the make-up of ECE teaching graduates, and aims to provide insights…
Author(s): Temaleti Tupou and David Scott, ECE Analysis, Education Information and Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2012
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Industry Training: Two reports on the performance of the industry training system
These two reports take a view of aspects of the industry training system. The first report: 'Industry Training: Profiling achievement and assessing value for money' characterises trainees according to their study load and a number of other variables and looks…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis Division
Date Published: March 2012
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Learners' participation, retention and success in e-learning: An annotated bibliography
This report gives an overview of the literature on tertiary learners’ participation, retention and success in e-learning. We selected a large selection of research literature which consisted of both published research from journals, books and the internet and ‘grey’ literature…
Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2012
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Profile and Trends 2010: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 13 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The key findings for 2010 were: 466,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2010, including 45,600 international students. More young tertiary students now continue with…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2012
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What we get for what we spend: Outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure 2006-2010
This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2006 to 2010 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.6 billion to providers and students in 2010.…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2012
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Going abroad: What do we know about people going overseas after tertiary study?
This report looks at people who used the Student Loan Scheme while undertaking tertiary study, and then went overseas. It profiles those overseas and looks at the characteristics of those who return to New Zealand and of those who stay…
Author(s): Roger Smyth, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education and Deborah Spackman, Statistics New Zealand.
Date Published: January 2012
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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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External research income earned by New Zealand universities
This fact sheet uses information collected as part of Statistics New Zealand's Research and Development Survey to analyse trends in the source of university external research income (ERI) between 2000 and 2009.…
Author(s): Dr Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2011
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Do people with doctoral degrees get jobs in NZ post study?
This study uses an integrated dataset maintained by Statistics New Zealand to analyse what percentage of a cohort of recent domestic doctoral graduates was employed in New Zealand and their industry destination up to four years post study.…
Author(s): Dr Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2011
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What do men and women earn after their tertiary education?
This paper looks at the relationship between young peoples’ tertiary education qualifications and their employment and earnings once they finish their tertiary study. It has a particular focus on differences in the post-study earnings between males and females, using the…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2011
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How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2011
This report "How does New Zealand's education system compare?" draws on the New Zealand results in OECD's Education at a Glance 2011 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context. This year's report…
Author(s): David Scott, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 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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Labour market returns to further education for working adults
The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study uses the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education dataset, held by Statistics New Zealand which…
Author(s): Sarah Crichton and Sylvia Dixon, Department of Labour
Date Published: June 2011
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Literacy skills of young adult New Zealanders
This report explores how the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand varies according to a wide range of factors. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the main aspect of literacy considered is document literacy,…
Author(s): Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2011
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Factors linked to young adult literacy
This report explores the factors linked to the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand using statistical modelling. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the particular aspect of literacy considered is document literacy, which refers…
Author(s): Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2011
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