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What can population information tell us about primary and secondary school education?
Primary and secondary education relates to people between 5 and 16 years of age. Census data provides information on the characteristics and location of people in this age group, as well as information on school qualifications achieved by people who have completed their secondary education.
Population estimates and projections can show how many primary and secondary school aged children will need educational services in the future.
Resources
School Statistics
Contains links to Ministry of Education statistics on schools, including student enrolments and schools, school leavers, staff, boards of trustees.
Education Statistics of New Zealand 1989-2002
Summary statistics about education in New Zealand. Published by Ministry of Education, updated annually.
School Leavers with No Qualifications
Compiled by Statistics New Zealand and including data from Ministry of Education, Skill New Zealand, and Ministry of Social Development.
The Impact of Family and Community Resources on Student Outcomes: An Assessment of the International Literature with Implications for New Zealand
Ministry of Education review of international literature on the relationship between families and children's educational outcomes.
Young People in New Zealand: Education
Ministry of Youth Development 'facts and stats' publication about 12 to 24-year-olds in education.
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study
Minister of Education report on comparisons of Year 9 students, based on sex and ethnicity.
Foreign Fee Paying Students Statistics to 2001
Ministry of Education overview of trends regarding countries of origin of FFP students, and distribution of FFP students throughout New Zealand by region and socio-economic status of schools’ communities.
References
Hatton E (2000). Understanding Teaching: Curriculum and the Social Context of Schooling, Harcourt Brace, Sydney.
Maani S (2000). Private and Public Returns to Investment in Secondary and Higher Education in New Zealand Over Time 1981-1996, Department of Economics, Auckland University, Auckland.
Experts
For further information contact the Demography Division of Statistics New Zealand.
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