Two Election Year Reports in the NZ Education System – Part 2

Below is the second report looking at the NZ School system as we move towards an election. They are longer than the usual Kiwiblog read but it has been a significant piece of work with great contributions from both the public and leaders in the field. To read it is best to download or – they both print well if you are inclined to read better that way.

If we want a great country, economy, future we need MASSIVE change in education NOW.

The second report is an example of the data sets I am making available so that parents, taxpayers and all interested in schooling can see just how things stand. This particular set looks at the UE statistics for the LEAVERS of every High-School.

Other relevant data sets by school I have are:

– L1 for Leavers

– L2 for Leavers.

– L3 for Leavers.

– Retention Until 17 years old.

– Progress to Degree Level Study.

They are all matched to the EQI system that replaced the decile system leading into this year.

I am on the Education Panel for the NZ Economics Forum for Thursday and Friday of this week. The reports will be available there and I will be referring to aspects of them.

This is a link to the forum: https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/new-zealand-economics-forum-2023

Very happy to talk and/or answer questions. Education should be a huge issue this election – as I quote Cameron Bagrie: 

“I challenge anyone to pick a better indicator today where the economy is going to be in thirty years than the education outcomes of the past and next decade. Education today defines the economy in thirty years. The school kids of today are the business owners and leaders of tomorrow. We are in trouble if you look at attendance and achievement.”

Happy to talk or answer questions: alwyn.poole@gmail.com