School Roll Summary Report: July 2011

Number of Schools

At 1 July 2011, the number of state and private schools in New Zealand was 2,548.  This is 11 fewer than in July 2010.  In addition, there were 20 teen parent units.

Type of School	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Change 2010-11
Full Primary	1,128	1,126	1,115	1,109	1,105	1,098	-7
Contributing	798	796	796	795	790	786	-4
Intermediate	123	123	123	123	123	123	0
Primary Subtotal	2,049	2,045	2,034	2,027	2,018	2,007	-11
Composite	136	139	140	145	150	151	1
Correspondence School	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Restricted Composite	5	4	4	4	4	3	-1
Composite Subtotal	142	144	145	150	155	155	0
Year 7-15	102	101	101	101	103	103	0
Year 9-15	233	234	234	235	237	239	2
Secondary Subtotal	335	335	335	336	340	342	2
Special	47	47	47	47	46	44	-2
Total	2,573	2,571	2,561	2,560	2,559	2,548	-11
Note: 1. Includes Health Camps and Hospital schools. 2. Excludes teen parent units and kura teina. Kura teina no longer exist in 2011.

Between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2011, a total of 21 schools closed.  Fourteen were state schools and seven were private schools.  Of these, 11 were primary schools, two special schools, four secondary schools and four composite schools. 

Of the 21 schools that closed, eight were in the Auckland region, two in the Waikato region, three in the Gisborne region, five in the Otago region and one in each of the Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu-Wanganui regions. 

Despite a declining number of schools, there are still new schools opening.  Between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2011, ten new schools opened.  Of the ten schools that opened, two were private schools and eight were state schools.

Of the ten new schools that opened, four were in Auckland region, two in the Waikato region and one in each of the Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Wellington and Otago regions.

Between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2011, five schools changed school type.  Of these, one full primary school became a contributing school, two full primary schools became composite schools and two contributing schools became full primary schools.

School Rolls

There were 762,683 students at 1 July 2011, a decrease of 0.2 per cent (1,715 students) from 1 July 2010.
   

Rolls by Sector

In the primary sector (Years 1-8), school rolls decreased by 0.2 per cent (1,164 students) to 475,797 students. 

In the secondary sector (Years 9-15), school rolls decreased by 0.2 per cent (551 students) to 286,886 students. 

Rolls by Type of School

Primary and Intermediate school rolls decreased by 0.4 per cent (1,527 students) to 433,524 students in July 2011.

Secondary school rolls decreased by 0.2 per cent (421 students) to 275,524 students in July 2011 (including teen parent units). 

Composite school rolls increased by 0.1 per cent (59 students) to 43,510 students in July 2011. 

Special school rolls increased by 0.1 per cent (4 students) to 2,882 in July 2011. 

The Correspondence School roll increased by 2.4 per cent (170 students) to 7,243 students in July 2011. 

Rolls by Region

Between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2011, Canterbury region showed the greatest decrease in student numbers, with Waikato and Manawatu-Wanganui regions showing large decreases as well.  Auckland region showed the greatest increase. 

These changes are partly explained by transfer of Christchurch students to the Auckland region after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Table 2: Total Number of Students by Region at 1 July: 2008–2011

Region	2008	2009	2010	2011	Change 2010-2011
					Number	%
Northland	29,026	28,740	28,707	28,704	-3	-0.01%
Auckland	253,806	256,036	257,948	260,168	2,220	0.86%
Waikato	74,023	74,181	74,351	73,676	-675	-0.91%
Bay of Plenty	50,493	50,526	50,839	50,821	-18	-0.04%
Gisborne	9,404	9,321	9,327	9,353	26	0.28%
Hawkes Bay	29,780	29,677	29,491	29,431	-60	-0.20%
Taranaki	19,457	19,558	19,542	19,475	-67	-0.34%
Manawatu-Wanganui	40,848	40,365	40,112	39,775	-337	-0.84%
Wellington	79,128	79,435	79,072	79,100	28	0.04%
Tasman	7,610	7,648	7,749	7,795	46	0.59%
Nelson	8,333	8,378	8,406	8,469	63	0.75%
Marlborough	6,614	6,624	6,451	6,451	0	0.00%
West Coast	4,978	4,952	4,963	4935	-28	-0.56%
Canterbury	90,596	91,297	92,277	88,941	-3,336	-3.62%
Otago	30,308	30,102	30,250	30,353	103	0.34%
Southland	16,294	16,238	16,152	16,280	-128	-0.79%
Chatham Is. County	64	63	65	68	3	4.62%
Correspondence School	5,775	6,076	7,073	7,243	170	2.40%
Not Applicable	1,557	1,642	1,623	1,645	22	1.36%
Total	758,094	760,859	764,398	762,683	-1,715	-0.22%
Note: 1. 'Not Applicable' equals a school that has multiple campuses across regional boundaries.

Rolls by Gender

In 2011, there were 388,021 male (51 per cent) and 374,662 female (49 per cent) students.  These proportions are unchanged from the previous year.

At the primary level (Years 1-8), the male proportion (51.2 per cent) was higher than the female proportion (48.8 per cent).

At the secondary level (Years 9-15) there is a narrower gap, with the male proportion being 50.4 per cent and the female proportion being 49.6 per cent. 

Male enrolments are slightly higher than females for Years 1–11, but female enrolments are higher than males for Years 12-15.

Table 3: Number and Percentage of Students by Year Level and Gender at 1 July 2010-2011

Funding Year Level	2010				2011
	Male		Female		Male		Female
Year 1	29,711	51.1%	28,386	48.9%	30,382	50.8%	29,472	49.2%
Year 2	29,785	51.1%	28,465	48.9%	29,545	51.3%	28,058	48.7%
Year 3	29,340	51.3%	27,859	48.7%	29,508	51.0%	28,375	49.0%
Year 4	28,978	50.8%	28,063	49.2%	29,228	51.3%	27,755	48.7%
Year 5	30,074	51.3%	28,542	48.7%	28,988	50.8%	28,124	49.2%
Year 6	30,328	51.2%	28,961	48.8%	29,695	51.3%	28,219	48.7%
Year 7	35,500	52.0%	32,767	48.0%	35,871	51.5%	33,782	48.5%
Year 8	30,950	51.4%	29,252	48.6%	30,352	51.6%	28,443	48.4%
Year 1-8 Total	244,666	51.3%	232,295	48.7%	243,569	51.2%	232,228	48.8%
Year 9	30,476	51.3%	28,957	48.7%	30,684	51.4%	29,029	48.6%
Year 10	31,592	51.6%	29,620	48.4%	30,487	51.2%	29,075	48.8%
Year 11	31,836	50.5%	31,144	49.5%	32,190	51.2%	30,688	48.8%
Year 12	27,616	49.8%	27,866	50.2%	27,713	49.4%	28,394	50.6%
Year 13	21,945	48.4%	23,399	51.6%	22,473	48.1%	24,291	51.9%
Year 14	954	41.1%	1,365	58.9%	578	49.1%	598	50.9%
Year 15	306	45.9%	361	54.1%	327	47.7%	359	52.3%
Year 9-15 Total	144,725	50.4%	142,712	49.6%	144,452	50.4%	142,434	49.6%
Total	389,391	50.9%	375,007	49.1%	388,021	50.9%	374,662	49.1%

Domestic Rolls by Ethnicity

The domestic student count excludes international fee-paying students. 

There were 752,815 domestic students as at 1 July 2011 which is a 0.3 per cent decrease (1,922 students) since July 2010. 

There were 72,335 domestic Asian students. This is a 1.8 per cent increase (1,279 students) since July 2010.  Asian students make up 9.6 per cent of the domestic roll. 

There were 74,848 Pasifika students. This is a 0.5 per cent increase (379 students) since July 2010.  Pasifika students make up 9.9 per cent of the domestic roll. 

There were 171,796 Māori students. This is a 1.0 per cent increase (1,719 students) since July 2010.  Māori students make up 22.8 per cent of the domestic roll. 

There were 415,700 European/Pākehā students.  This is a 1.2 per cent decrease (5,197 students) since July 2010.  European/Pākehā students make 55.2 per cent of the domestic roll.
 

International Fee-Paying Students

International fee-paying student numbers increased by 2.1 per cent (207 students) since July 2010 from 9,661 to 9,868 students.  International fee-paying students represent 1.3 per cent of the total school population.

Canterbury region had the largest decrease in international fee-paying student numbers.  This is partly due to Christchurch area students who transferred after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, with the majority transfering to Auckland and Otago regions.

Table 4: International Fee-Paying Students at 1 July 2008-2011

Region	2008	2009	2010	2011	Change 2010-11	% Change 2010-11	Proportion 2011
Northland	109	102	109	128	19	17.43%	1.30%
Auckland	4,835	4,706	4,849	5,150	301	6.21%	52.19%
Waikato	608	535	561	523	-38	-6.77%	5.30%
Bay of Plenty	447	492	489	506	17	3.48%	5.13%
Gisborne	27	24	20	22	2	10.00%	0.22%
Hawkes Bay	182	160	164	208	44	26.83%	2.11%
Taranaki	78	66	80	73	-7	-8.75%	0.74%
Manawatu-Wanganui	304	341	322	286	-36	-11.18%	2.90%
Wellington	581	595	578	627	49	8.48%	6.35%
Tasman	53	64	78	62	-16	-20.51%	0.63%
Nelson	167	186	208	213	5	2.40%	2.16%
Marlborough	43	38	30	30	0	0.00%	0.30%
West Coast	13	16	10	12	2	20.00%	0.12%
Canterbury	1,824	1,672	1,649	1,380	-269	-16.31%	13.98%
Otago	492	488	456	574	118	25.88%	5.82%
Southland	52	44	58	74	16	27.59%	0.75%
Total	9,815	9,529	9,661	9,868	207	102.14%	100.00%

Māori-medium Education

Māori-medium education programmes (Levels 1-2) involve students being taught either all or some curriculum subjects in the Māori language for at least 51 per cent of the time.  This can occur in an immersion or bilingual setting. 

Students

The total number of students involved in Māori-medium education (Levels 1-2) increased by 2.2 per cent (361 students) between July 2010 and July 2011 from 16,325 to 16,686 students.

The number of Māori involved in Māori-medium education (Levels 1-2) decreased by 0.1 per cent (12 students) to 15,905 since July 2010.

At the primary level (Years 1-8), enrolments have increased by 2.1 per cent (286 students). At the secondary level (Years 9-15), enrolments increased by 3.0 per cent (75 students).

Table 5: Total number of students involved in Māori-medium Education by Highest Level of Learning
at July 2010-2011

% of Curriculum instruction under- taken in Māori	All Students				Māori
	2010	2011	Difference 2010-2011		2010	2011	Difference 2010-2011
			Number	%			Number	%
Level 1: 81-100%	11,738	11,913	175	1.49%	11,565	11,478	-87	-0.75%
Level 2: 51-80%	4,587	4,773	186	4.05%	4,352	4,427	75	1.72%
Level 3: 31-50%	4,904	4,807	-97	-1.98%	4,372	4,308	-64	-1.46%
Level 4(a): 12 -30%	6,303	5,640	-663	-10.52%	4,516	4,261	-255	-5.65%
Total	27,532	27,133	-399	-1.45%	24,805	24,474	-331	-1.33%
Note: 1. Students are counted at their highest level of Māori-medium education.

Schools

Māori immersion schools are schools where all students are recorded at Māori-medium education Level 1 (81-100 per cent of class time in Māori).  Enrolments at Māori immersion schools decreased by 0.4 per cent (27 students) since July 2010.  However, Level 1 enrolments over all schools, including schools with immersion units, increased by 1.5 per cent (174 students) since July 2010.

Te Reo Māori as a Separate Subject

In July 2011, there were 20,131 students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week, an increase of 0.6 per cent (121 students).  This compares with a 5.3 per cent (1,118 students) decrease in the previous year. 

There were 13,187 Māori students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for three or more hours per week.  This is a decrease of 129 Māori students (1.0 per cent) since July 2010.
 

Pasifika-medium Education

Pasifika-medium education is where a Pasifika language is the medium of instruction for more than three hours per week.

Pasifika-medium Education Rolls

A total of 29 schools offered Pasifika-medium education in 2011.  Of these, there were 22 primary schools, six secondary schools and one composite school.  This was two fewer than in July 2010. 

There were 2,312 students involved in Pasifika-medium education in 2011.  This is an increase of 377 students (19.5 per cent) since July 2010. 

Pasifika Languages as a Secondary Subject

There were 3,091 enrolments in a Pasifika language at the secondary level.  This is an increase of 205 enrolments (7.1 per cent) since July 2010. 

Samoan was the most studied Pasifika language, with 70.6 per cent of all enrolments in a Pasifika language. 

Secondary School Subjects

Information was collected on the number of students studying subjects for more than 20 hours per year, at any time during the whole academic year, and the academic level at which the subject is being studied.

Languages

Females make up 52.0 per cent of enrolments across all language subjects. 

Females outnumber males in most languages, with exceptions being Latin (59.9 per cent males) and Tokelauan (53.2 per cent males). 

Females also outnumber males in Te Reo Māori, with 54.3 per cent of enrolments. 

Males outnumber females in Communication Skills (51.9 per cent) and Pasifika Language studies (70.8 per cent) of enrolments. 

Mathematics

Males make up 51.5 per cent of enrolments across all maths subjects. 

Males outnumber females in most Mathematics subject areas: Accounting (53.4 per cent), General Maths (51.0 per cent) and dominating in Calculus (62.2 per cent) and Remedial Maths (58.3 per cent) of enrolments.  For Maths with Statistics, a slightly higher proportion of females (50.2 per cent) are enrolled.

Science

Males make up 50.8 per cent of enrolments across all science subjects. 

Male enrolments dominate in Agriculture / Horticulture (70.1 per cent) and Physics (64.9 per cent). 

Females outnumber males in Chemistry (51.8 per cent) and dominate in Biology area subjects (64.0 per cent). 

Technology

Males make up 56.1 per cent of enrolments across all Technology subjects. 

The Technology subjects with the most enrolments are Technology, Food Technology and Graphics.  Females dominate in Food Technology with 58.5 per cent of enrolments.  Whereas Technology and Graphics are both dominated by males, with 61.0 per cent and 63.9 per cent of enrolments respectively. 

Visual and Performing Arts

Females make up 58.0 per cent of enrolments across all Visual and Performing Arts subjects. 

Social Sciences

Females make up 52.0 per cent of enrolments across all Social Sciences subjects. 

Males outnumber female enrolments in Economics (57.4 per cent) and Social Studies (50.1 per cent).  However females outnumber males in all other Social Science subjects.
 

Private School Rolls

In July 2011, there were 28,928 students attending private schools. A decrease of 669 students (2.3 per cent) since July 2010 continues a downward trend. 

The proportion of the school population attending private schools at 1 July 2011 was 3.8 per cent.  This is slightly lower than last year’s proportion of 3.9 per cent. 

There were 1,371 international fee-paying students attending private schools.  This is an increase of 71 students (5.5 per cent) since July 2010. 

The proportion of the private school population comprised of international fee-paying students was 4.7 per cent at 1 July 2011.  This is slightly higher than last year’s proportion of 4.4 per cent. 

Effects of the Christchurch Earthquake

The Christchurch area is defined as three Territorial Authorities: Christchurch City, Selwyn District and Waimakariri District. 

Canterbury region includes the Christchurch area plus other Territorial Authorities that fall within jurisdiction of the Canterbury Regional Council.

1 July 2011 roll data

Only one of the 215 schools located in the Christchurch area was not able to submit 1 July 2011 roll data.  Due to earthquake damage, this health camp school transferred all their students to other schools and therefore had no current students to report on. Other schools that sustained earthquake damage continued to operate with students, although they might have transferred classrooms to another location.

Canterbury region had previously an increasing trend in total number of students.  Since 1 July 2010, the region saw a decrease of 3,336 students (3.6 per cent).

As of 1 July 2011, Canterbury region accounted for 11.7 per cent of the total number of students in New Zealand.  This is a 0.4 percentage point decrease from the previous year.

Although the number of international fee-paying students has been decreasing in Canterbury region over the years, the decrease of 269 students (16.3 per cent) since 1 July 2010 was larger than in previous years.

Canterbury region accounted for 14.0 per cent of all international fee-paying students in New Zealand as at 1 July 2011.  This is a 3.1 percentage point decrease since 1 July 2010.

Christchurch Area Students

There were 74,265 students enrolled at a Christchurch area school as at 22 February 2011, the day of the earthquake.  The following points are based on movements of these particular students in the period up to 1 July 2011.

Tracking of students via the ENROL system shows that 11,077 students (14.9 per cent) had transferred to another school after the earthquake.
 
Of these 11,077 transfer students, 6,399 students (57.8 per cent) had returned to their original school, 4,496 students (40.6 per cent) were still enrolled at the transfer school and 182 students (1.6 per cent) were no longer enrolled in school as at 1 July 2011.

Of these 11,077 transfer students, 8,458 students (76.4 per cent) transferred to a school outside of the Christchurch area, with the largest number of students transferring to Auckland and Otago regions.  As at 1 July 2011, there were 2,633 students still enrolled at a school outside the Christchurch area.