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These indicators look at the transition from school to tertiary study.
1. Key indicators
From 2004 to 2005, the proportion of school leavers leaving school with no qualifications has levelled out, while the proportion leaving with less than NCEA level 2 or equivalent increased slightly.

Distribution of school leavers by highest leaving qualification 1998–2005
The proportion of school leavers undertaking degree-level study in the year after leaving school declined from 2003 to 2005, as has the proportion undertaking certificate level 1 to 3 study.

Proportion of school leavers in tertiary study of more than 0.3 EFTS in the following year by level of tertiary qualification 1998/99 to 2004/05
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2. What has been reported
- Baseline Monitoring Report
- Moving from School to Tertiary Education
- Monitoring Report 2004
- Moving from School to Tertiary Education
- Monitoring Report 2005
- Moving from School to Tertiary Education
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 and the reasons behind students’ decisions to travel for tertiary study. The report focuses on students who moved directly from school to 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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4. Your views
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