Full data set – showing the NZ School LEAVERS’ outcomes for 2024 - available now.

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This data set is far more important/definitive than those that schools put out in February as that only covers the students per year group.

As NZ is finally catching up with what I, and others, have been saying for the last 10 years – this data set shows that there are some great examples – but a HUGE amount to improve. There are MASSIVE gaps (which of course start well before high school – in fact – well before Primary School in many cases),

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-great-divide-large-cohorts-of-maori-pacific-and-poorer-students-more-than-a-year-behind-in-maths-and-writing/W6XMWGMHLNEC7J72LR4PXY6CWM/

Since the early 1990s – this is probably the most definitive time in our education history. Curricula and the national qualifications system out for consultation, huge disengagement with the system, etc.

Processing the annual data the Ministry of Education sends me is always interesting and there are some genuine highlights (I will write on those early next week).

For every high school the process looks at in ranked order (including their Equity Index Number – which replaced “deciles”)

– School size

– NCEA Level 2 and 3 for Leavers

– University Entrance (UE) for Leavers

– The gap between L3 and UE

– The gaps – by school and aggregate – between ethnicities.

– Retention until 17 years of age.

– Progression to Degree Level study.

– Data split between the EQI 10ths.

– Data that shows which schools are thriving above their demographics.

– Case study data on the Super 8 Boys’ Schools and the 13 Boys’ Schools in the South Island seeking improvement.

– System wide data gender, ethnicity, etc.

(NB: The UE statistics include equivalents for Cambridge and IB).

For those who would like the data set please email me: alwyn.poole@gmail.com

- if it is for personal use – a donation is appreciated.

- if it is for professional/business/school use – I will send the data set with an invoice.

Alwyn Poole