Enrolments in language subjects at schools in the Canterbury Region, New Zealand
By subject, Year 9 and above, as of 1 July 2025, number of enrolments
| School subject enrolment | Number of enrolments |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 335 |
| Communication skills | 101 |
| English | 30,966 |
| English (Remedial) | 653 |
| English as a second language | 2,593 |
| French | 1,941 |
| German | 365 |
| Indonesian | None |
| Japanese | 2,181 |
| Korean | 42 |
| Latin | None |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 1 |
| Other languages | 166 |
| Pacific Language studies | 124 |
| Russian | None |
| Samoan | 118 |
| Spanish | 1,373 |
| Te Reo Māori | 4,393 |
| Te Reo Rangatira | 89 |
| Tongan | None |
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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: Region
- Range:
D7:U1554 - Provided: 27,864 data points
This data forms the table Education - Secondary subject enrolments by region 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.