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Access to Tertiary Education

 

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These indicators look at access to tertiary education for under-represented groups.

1.  Key indicators

The first two indicators look at access and opportunity for Māori and Pasifika learners, compared with all learners, in selected levels by:

• age-standardised participation rates in 2002 and 2005 (participation)
• proportion of students at each level who completed a qualification or remained in study from 2001 to 2002 and 2004 to 2005 (first-year retention)
• proportion of students completing a qualification in 2001 and 2004 who moved onto further study at a higher level the following year (progression)

The main changes for Māori students have been:

• relatively reduced participation at levels 1–3, although still higher than for all students
• relatively reduced progression rates to masters.

Comparison of participation rates, first-year retention and direct higher-level progression for Māori and all formal domestic students 2002 and 2005

The main change for Pasifika students has been increased participation at levels 1–3 and increased progression from levels 1–3 to higher levels of study.

Comparison of participation rates, first-year retention and direct higher-level progression for Pasifika and all formal domestic students 2002 and 2005

The number and proportion of students with a reported disability has decreased slightly in 2005, compared with 2004, following a period of sustained growth.

Percentage and number of formal students with a disability 1998–2005

The number of students, aged 25 and over, entering tertiary education first time continues to increase. The majority enter into level 1–3 certificates, although the numbers starting at higher levels is also steadily increasing.

Formal domestic students aged 25 and over in tertiary education for the first time by qualification level 1997–2005

Most of the growth in first time students 25 and over has been in polytechnics, with steady increases in wānanga (to 2004) and a recent increase at PTEs following 3 years of decline.

Formal domestic students aged 25 and over in tertiary education for the first time by sub-sector 1997–2005

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2.  What has been reported

Baseline Monitoring Report

Access to Education

Monitoring Report 2004

Improving Equity of Access and Opportunity for Under Represented Groups

Monitoring Report 2005

Equality of Access and Opportunity

3.  Related information

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, geographic access, and the reasons behind students’ decisions to travel for tertiary study.

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.

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