School leavers with higher qualifications
Percentage of school leavers with NCEA Level 2 or higher, 2005-2008
| Territorial authority area |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Far North District |
41.9 |
51.1 |
52.3 |
58.0 |
| Whangarei District |
51.1 |
52.4 |
61.6 |
67.9 |
| Kaipara District |
44.7 |
55.7 |
60.4 |
64.1 |
| Rodney District |
44.9 |
53.0 |
62.9 |
73.6 |
| North Shore City |
73.6 |
75.3 |
78.5 |
84.0 |
| Waitakere City |
45.2 |
49.1 |
58.3 |
67.3 |
| Auckland City |
70.9 |
74.6 |
75.6 |
80.7 |
| Manukau City |
55.1 |
60.3 |
64.8 |
71.3 |
| Papakura District |
44.1 |
46.8 |
55.8 |
62.8 |
| Franklin District |
52.4 |
54.8 |
58.8 |
59.7 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
56.8 |
44.0 |
56.6 |
54.8 |
| Hauraki District |
48.2 |
52.5 |
58.0 |
58.3 |
| Waikato District |
37.0 |
36.5 |
49.8 |
59.5 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
46.9 |
54.3 |
52.9 |
64.5 |
| Hamilton City |
56.0 |
58.4 |
65.7 |
70.0 |
| Waipa District |
65.4 |
61.2 |
63.0 |
71.6 |
| Otorohanga District |
33.3 |
43.8 |
42.5 |
54.7 |
| South Waikato District |
46.4 |
44.1 |
51.3 |
50.9 |
| Waitomo District |
32.8 |
40.7 |
37.6 |
46.8 |
| Taupo District |
50.1 |
48.3 |
50.5 |
59.2 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
48.7 |
56.6 |
67.5 |
69.9 |
| Tauranga City |
54.9 |
56.7 |
66.9 |
66.1 |
| Rotorua District |
48.5 |
51.7 |
57.9 |
67.7 |
| Whakatane District |
39.6 |
49.7 |
52.7 |
64.0 |
| Kawerau District |
16.7 |
34.1 |
31.6 |
37.7 |
| Opotiki District |
50.5 |
40.8 |
56.6 |
70.7 |
| Gisborne District |
42.3 |
48.1 |
54.7 |
58.3 |
| Wairoa District |
31.4 |
32.4 |
49.5 |
55.2 |
| Hastings District |
53.3 |
58.7 |
66.4 |
71.6 |
| Napier City |
62.4 |
60.4 |
65.1 |
64.6 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
51.2 |
48.0 |
57.7 |
65.1 |
| New Plymouth District |
55.3 |
60.6 |
61.0 |
69.9 |
| Stratford District |
49.4 |
56.5 |
49.7 |
53.9 |
| South Taranaki District |
44.2 |
40.1 |
51.4 |
58.5 |
| Ruapehu District |
47.1 |
38.2 |
58.5 |
56.7 |
| Whanganui District |
61.5 |
62.7 |
67.7 |
73.7 |
| Rangitikei District |
57.1 |
56.5 |
68.2 |
78.5 |
| Manawatu District |
53.8 |
65.6 |
68.0 |
75.1 |
| Palmerston North City |
56.2 |
61.3 |
66.6 |
67.4 |
| Tararua District |
51.4 |
59.4 |
54.5 |
63.7 |
| Horowhenua District |
43.5 |
48.5 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
53.4 |
56.9 |
62.1 |
72.3 |
| Porirua City |
41.4 |
35.8 |
41.6 |
56.5 |
| Upper Hutt City |
61.2 |
61.2 |
70.3 |
75.7 |
| Lower Hutt City |
57.6 |
55.1 |
65.5 |
72.6 |
| Wellington City |
73.3 |
75.2 |
80.9 |
85.6 |
| Masterton District |
57.9 |
65.2 |
68.2 |
74.1 |
| Carterton District |
..s |
..s |
..s |
71.4 |
| South Wairarapa District |
44.6 |
54.3 |
56.1 |
51.0 |
| Tasman District |
46.3 |
51.3 |
57.3 |
59.7 |
| Nelson City |
63.8 |
70.4 |
67.4 |
76.1 |
| Marlborough District |
54.4 |
60.3 |
64.3 |
66.4 |
| Kaikoura District |
52.2 |
35.4 |
52.3 |
66.7 |
| Buller District |
37.4 |
26.2 |
42.6 |
55.4 |
| Grey District |
32.6 |
34.6 |
42.6 |
48.9 |
| Westland District |
38.3 |
46.8 |
52.4 |
48.9 |
| Hurunui District |
41.7 |
62.5 |
49.2 |
51.4 |
| Waimakariri District |
49.1 |
41.9 |
54.4 |
62.9 |
| Christchurch City |
58.9 |
66.5 |
70.7 |
69.8 |
| Selwyn District |
57.6 |
62.4 |
72.2 |
76.8 |
| Ashburton District |
63.2 |
59.9 |
62.4 |
63.6 |
| Timaru District |
58.4 |
56.9 |
67.8 |
69.3 |
| Mackenzie District |
0.0 |
0.0 |
54.8 |
71.1 |
| Waimate District |
55.1 |
61.0 |
59.2 |
72.3 |
| Chatham Islands |
..s |
..s |
..s |
..s |
| Waitaki District |
63.7 |
69.2 |
73.5 |
75.7 |
| Central Otago District |
59.9 |
56.6 |
71.1 |
67.9 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
77.8 |
79.4 |
77.8 |
76.8 |
| Dunedin City |
66.6 |
65.8 |
69.3 |
77.4 |
| Clutha District |
52.0 |
70.0 |
63.5 |
62.7 |
| Southland District |
51.5 |
53.6 |
63.5 |
60.0 |
| Gore District |
66.3 |
72.5 |
72.4 |
71.7 |
| Invercargill City |
57.4 |
57.4 |
58.1 |
63.2 |
| New Zealand |
57.1 |
60.2 |
65.5 |
70.9 |
Source: Ministry of Education
Note: 2009 information on school leavers’ highest qualification by ethnic group for territorial authorities is available on the Ministry of Education’s Education Counts website. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/indicators/education_and_learning_outcomes/qualifications/1781 |
