Students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in New Zealand
By funding year level, as at July 2024, number of students
| Funding year level | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | 61,832 |
| Year 2 | 62,485 |
| Year 3 | 63,083 |
| Year 4 | 65,603 |
| Year 5 | 64,923 |
| Year 6 | 65,092 |
| Year 7 | 79,671 |
| Year 8 | 68,026 |
| Year 9 | 69,149 |
| Year 10 | 69,006 |
| Year 11 | 67,635 |
| Year 12 | 61,523 |
| Year 13 | 49,312 |
| Year 14 | 1,649 |
| Year 15 | 2,010 |
Notes
Funding Year Level: Prior to 2008 this was known as Year of Schooling or MOE Year Level. The Funding Year Level measures the number of years of schooling a student has received and provides the Ministry of Education with a method of counting students for funding and staffing purposes. The Funding Year Level for most students is based on the date they first started school. It is independent of the way schools are organised and independent of the particular programme of study that a student may undertake.
Limitations of the data
Schools can and do make amendments to their roll data outside of a collection period if they notice mistakes that affect their funding entitlements, often brought about by audit visits. These changes will not be reflected in the roll data that has been published.
Inclusions
Included school types are: Full Primary, Secondary, Intermediate, Composite, Restricted Composite, Correspondence School, Special School, Contributing, Teen Parent Unit.
Changes to data collection/processing
Decile was replaced with the Equity Index for funding purposes in 2023. 2022 is the last year when Decile is used for reporting purposes.
Data provided by
Dataset name
School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2024
Webpage:
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/student-numbers/6028
How to find the data
At URL download Excel spreadsheet titled 'Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 1996-2024'.
Figure.NZ edited the file for processing purposes.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2024
From the dataset School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2024, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Year Level
- Range:
B4:AD19 - Provided: 464 data points
This data forms the table Schooling - Student roll by student funding year level 1996–2024.
Dataset originally released on:
November 2024
About this dataset
The Ministry of Education carries out statistical collections (roll returns) from New Zealand schools at different times during the year.
The data reported here is based on the 1 July roll returns since it provides detailed information on age and ethnicity for trend analysis.
Purpose of collection
The Ministry uses the collected data in a number of ways: to fund and staff schools; to support policy analysis, development and decision making; to monitor the outcomes of the New Zealand education system; and for national and international reporting purposes.