Enrolments in social science subjects at schools in Palmerston North City, New Zealand

By subject, Year 9 and above, as of 1 July 2025, number of enrolments

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year as at 1st of July: 2025, School sector: Secondary and Composite, Year level: Year 9 and above, Learning area: Social Sciences, Territorial authority: Palmerston North City
School subject enrolment	Number of enrolments
Classics/Classical Studies	108
Economics	328
Geography	615
History	620
Language and Cultural Studies	None
Māori Studies	None
Media Studies	428
Other Social Sciences	58
Psychology	None
Social Studies	2,658

For more information

https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/code-sets-and-classifications/subject_codes

Data provided by

Ministry of Education

Dataset name

School Subject Enrolment: Pivot table - Secondary subject enrolments 2025

Webpage:

https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/subject-enrolment

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Pivot table: Secondary enrolments by subject 2008-2025'.
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Import & extraction details

File as imported: School Subject Enrolment: Pivot table - Secondary subject enrolments 2025

From the dataset School Subject Enrolment: Pivot table - Secondary subject enrolments 2025, this data was extracted:

Sheet: TA
Range: D7:U5385
Provided: 96,822 data points

This data forms the table Education - Secondary subject enrolments by territorial authority 2008–2025.

Dataset originally released on:

December 2025

About this dataset

School subject enrolment data provides statistics on subjects being studied by secondary school students, and on language learning (other than English or Te Reo Māori) by students in New Zealand primary schools.

Purpose of collection

As part of the July roll returns the Ministry collects data on subjects that students study any time during the school year. Students are counted if they study a subject for more than 20 hours over the year. Currently enrolment numbers are collected for 103 different subjects which fall under the following eight learning areas:
- Language and Languages / Ngā Reo
- Mathematics / Pāngarau
- Science / Pūtaiao
- Technology / Hangarau
- The Arts / Ngā Toi
- Social Sciences / Tikanga-ā-iwi
- Health & Physical Education / Hauora
- Other.

Method of collection/Data provider

A count of students enrolled in a subject at any time during the whole academic year for 20 hours or more. Students are counted once in each subject they take, there the grand total of students will count the same student many times.

Enrolments in social science subjects at schools in Palmerston North City, New Zealand

By subject, Year 9 and above, as of 1 July 2025, number of enrolments

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