The Politics of where Education is in an aspirational hole.
I have been working through a major data project on the state of education in New Zealand and a lot of information is emerging.
The hope is that someone (e.g. the Ministry – who have said that one of their people might be able to meet with me on October 6th – such is their interest in the outcomes on NZ students) might use it to accurately improve things.
As a point of political interest; here is the political oversight of the work electorates for ambition in our country based on the University Entrance achievements.
| Electorate | Member of Parliament | 2020 UE % for School Leavers |
| Taranaki-King Country | Barbara Kuriger (Nat) | 19 |
| Manurewa | Arena Williams (Lab) | 20 |
| Christchurch East | Poto Williams (Lab) | 24 |
| Mangere | Hon Apito Willian Sio (Lab) | 24 |
| Northland | Willow Jean-Prime (Lab) | 25 |
| East Coast | Kiri Allen (Lab) | 28 |
| West Coast Tasman | Damien O’Connor (Lab) | 28 |
| Hamilton West | Dr Gaurav Sharma (Lab) | 29 |
| Papakura | Hon Judith Collins (Nat) | 29 |
| Contrast: No.1 Epsom | David Seymour (ACT) | 84 |
The data set is in spreadsheet form and includes sheets on
– high-school size – largest to smallest
– number of 2020 leavers – largest to smallest.
– Level 3 NCEA and above percentage for school leavers for each school 2018-20 (ranked highest to lowest for 2020).
– UE percentage for school leavers for each school 2018-20 (ranked highest to lowest for 2020).
– Each school’s UE percentage for leavers for 2020 compared to decile mean and ranked highest to lowest across all schools.
– Level 3 NCEA and above gap to UE for leavers 2018-20 and ranked smallest to largest for 2020.
– Retention percentage until 17 years of age for each school and ranked highest to lowest.
– Percentage for each school of their leavers going onto L7+ Degree study – ranked highest to lowest.
– The anonymised data mean for full attendance across deciles 2018-20.
– UE percentage by school governance and school type.
It should be of interest to every school, politician, parent and anyone interested in improving NZ’s education system and future society.
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