School students learning Te Reo Māori in the Timaru District, New Zealand

Māori Language Learning describes students being taught at different levels of Māori instruction. Each level is defined by the proportion of time the student is taught using Te Reo Māori.
Māori Language Immersion Levels:
- Level 1: 81-100%: Curriculum is taught in Māori for between 20 and up to 25 hours a week
- Level 2: 51-80%: Curriculum is taught in Māori for between 12.5 and up to 20 hours a week
- Level 3: 31-50%: Curriculum is taught in Māori for between 7.5 and up to 12.5 hours a week
- Level 4(a): 12-30%: Curriculum is taught in Māori for between 3 and up to 7.5 hours a week
- Level 4(b): At least 3 hours: Students are learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for at least 3 hours a week
- Level 5: Less than 3 hours: Students are learning Te Reo Māori as a separate subject for less than 3 hours a week
- Level 6: Taha Māori: Students learn Māori songs, greetings, and simple words
- No Māori Language Education: Students in school roll not recorded at any level of Māori language learning
- Not Applicable: Māori language in Education information not collected for these students. Includes Alternative Education Students, International fee paying students from 2010 onwards, and Secondary tertiary programme students from 2013 onwards. Students may study at any level of Māori language learning but the school does not receive Māori Language Programme funding for these students.

Māori Language Immersion Levels can be grouped into 3 different Māori Language in Education categories:
- Māori Medium: Students are taught all or some curriculum subjects in the Māori language for at least 51 percent of the time (Māori Language Immersion Levels 1-2)
- Māori language in English medium: is where students are learning Te Reo Māori as a language subject, or taught curriculum subjects in the Māori language for up to 50 percent of the time (Māori Language Immersion levels 3-5)
- No Māori Language in Education: Students are either involved in Māori Language Immersion Level 6- Taha Māori (Simple words, greetings or songs in Māori) or not recorded as receiving Māori Language immersion at any level
- Not Applicable: Māori language in Education information not collected for these students. Includes Alternative Education Students, International fee-paying students, and Secondary tertiary programme students. Students may study at any level of Māori language learning but the school does not receive Māori Language Programme funding for these students.

At URL provided, download 'Pivot table: Student numbers with ethnicity 2004-2025'.
The data is held in a Pivot Table. Re-configure the table by adding 'Year: As at 1 July' = 2025 to the filter. Place 'Maori Language in Education Level', 'Ethnicity', and 'Maori Language Immersion Level' in the Columns area. Place 'TA with Auckland local boards' in the Rows area. Add Grand total to both columns and rows.

The Ministry of Education provides a snapshot of Māori Language Learning in the schooling sector as at 1 July. It reports on 3 levels of Māori Language in Education: Māori medium, Māori language in English medium, and Students not involved in Māori language in education.