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The main area of provision of Pasifika for Pasifika education is through Pasifika PTEs. There is limited provision within TEIs, and nearly all of it is directed towards student support services.

Pasifika private training establishments

New baseline indicator

In 2003, there were 25 PTEs that self-identified as Pasifika providers and provided data returns to the Ministry of Education¹. As at 31 July 2003, there were 3,997 domestic students enrolled with these providers, of which 1,056 were Pasifika. The total enrolment numbers in Pasifika PTEs have been gradually increasing over the last six years.

In 2003, just under one in three Pasifika students (29 percent) enrolled in a PTE was enrolled with a Pasifika PTE.

Pasifika formal domestic students in PTEs by type of provider 1998–2003

Four out of five Pasifika students studying at Pasifika PTEs (82 percent) were studying for certificate-level qualifications in 2003. Nearly all the rest were studying for diploma-level qualifications. There were only 14 bachelors Pasifika students and no postgraduate Pasifika students at the Pasifika PTEs.

NZQA audit cycle figures show an overall improvement in confidence in the management and development of Pasifika PTEs. The proportion on two and three year audit cycles increased to 34 percent in 2004, from 27 percent in 2003.

¹ There were a total of 33 registered PTEs that self-identified to NZQA as Pasifika providers. This analysis only covers those that had formal students enrolled as at 31 July 2003. (↑)

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