Equity of access and participation in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand: the tale of three regions

Figures & data

Figure 1. Percent of working-age (15–64-year-old) population in full-time or part-time study, 2018 Census. Geographic boundaries (SA2) at 1 January 2018. Extracted from (Stats New Zealand 2023a).

Figure 2. Working age (15–64-year-old) population, Waikato, Bay of Plenty–Waiariki, Hawke's Bay-Tairāwhiti regions, 2012–2022. Source: Statistics New Zealand, Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996–2022. Extracted from NZ.Stat (Stats New Zealand 2023a).

Figure 3. School leavers by year, Waikato, Bay of Plenty–Waiariki, Hawke's Bay-Tairāwhiti regions, 2012–2022. Source: Ministry of Education, Time Series Data: School Leavers with Highest Attainment (2013–2023) (Education Counts 2023b)

Figure 4. Tertiary student enrolments (headcount) by subsector, Waikato, Bay of Plenty – Waiariki and Hawke's Bay – Tairāwhiti regions and national (total New Zealand), 2012–2022. Students are counted in each sub-sector they enroll in, so the sum of the various sub-sectors may not add to the total. Study region is based on the delivery site of the courses that intramural students were enrolled in or the location of employment for industry training (ITO) learners. Students are counted in each region they enroll in, so the sum of the various regions may not add to the total. Source: Ministry of Education Provider based enrolment data (Education Counts 2023c); Ministry of Education Participation in industry training data (Education Counts 2023a).

Table 1. Wintec regional campus enrolments (headcount), 2003–2020.

	Thames		Ōtorohanga		Te Kuiti
	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total
2005	171	738		-	261	1,095
2006	150	885		-	213	1,077
2007	228	1,125	Opened	Opened	312	1,371
2008	282	1,380	<6	27	429	1,533
2009	264	1,215	<6	48	429	1,350
2010	153	681	<6	33	369	909
2011	72	345	51	105	156	369
2012	81	291	69	129	84	183
2013	90	357	96	195	63	111
2014	78	324	72	168	15	33
2015	72	285	42	132	18	54
2016	54	186	36	93	6	15
2017	78	261	42	72	9	9
2018	69	288	39	78	Closed	Closed
2019	57	204	21	57		-
2020	9	84	18	27		-

Source: Tertiary enrolment data, Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure.

Table 2. Toi Ohomai regional campus enrolments (headcount), 2014–2020.

	Tokoroa		Taupō		Whakatane		Ōpōtiki
	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total
2014	156	260	293	456	588	718	>13	17
2015	181	272	254	442	537	689	127	134
2016	213	316	221	434	513	656	139	153
2017	185	288	209	400	529	620	187	203
2018	224	338	175	343	402	491	100	110
2019	158	231	266	442	326	413	57	62
2020	102	156	187	295	369	466	>16	20

Data prior to 2014 is not held. Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.

Table 3. EIT regional campus enrolments (headcount), 2005–2020.

	Ruatoria		Wairoa		Maraenui (Napier)		Hastings		Waipukurau
	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total	Māori	Total
2005			Opened	Opened			259	1166	135	676
2006			56	93			201	967	126	491
2007			48	149	Opened	Opened	141	724	59	334
2008			46	237	79	298	76	746	51	356
2009			50	252	63	324	119	971	75	361
2010			117	431	56	405	159	1,147	87	468
2011			76	318	96	355	125	1,040	71	336
2012			42	201	53	225	97	788	52	265
2013			63	211	42	214	115	936	81	254
2014	Opened	Opened	63	222	118	344	292	1,051	104	303
2015	79	139	118	411	91	269	167	836	117	322
2016	205	212	165	320	76	265	117	743	142	267
2017	184	229	211	275	84	203	155	504	233	378
2018	245	299	239	347	61	214	211	584	267	468
2019	257	348	246	333	100	202	333	704	398	634
2020	172	400	163	298	62	202	375	802	252	490

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology. Wairoa was a regional centre of Tairawhiti Polytechnic (based in Gisborne Tairāwhiti), which merged with Napier-headquartered EIT in 2011.

Table 4. Waiariki – Toi Ohomai Rotorua headcount enrolments by student type, 2008–2020.

	Māori	Domestic total	International	Total
2008	1,446	3,135	377	3,512
2009	1,545	3,036	537	3,573
2010	1,518	3,155	783	3,938
2011	1,566	3,095	1,171	4,266
2012	1,692	3,309	1,204	4,513
2013	2,023	3,485	911	4,396
2014	2,064	3,637	1,175	4,812
2015	2,107	3,616	1,524	5,140
2016	1,823	3,731	1,563	5,294
2017	1,441	2,594	1,323	3,917
2018	1,405	2,543	1,187	3,730
2019	1,329	2,439	1,382	3,821
2020	1,259	2,180	1,245	3,425

Source: Ministry of Education administrative data, Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure.

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