The Baselines in High School achievement for the new Government
The incoming National led government in NZ has promised significant change and improvement in education.
To be able to measure who they do we need to very accurately know the current situation.
Each year I do a process of the LEAVERS data for every high school in the NZ education system. It is matched with their Equity Index Number (used for extra funding based on the background of the students at a school).
It covers the performance of every high school in the country on a range of metrics as well as looking at aggregates.
For each school it looks at:
– NCEA Level 3+ for Leavers
– University Entrance for Leavers
– The gap between L3 and NCEA
– Retention until 17 years of age.
– Progression to Degree Level study.
– A range of system aggregate measures (ethnicity, boys vs girls, attendance, etc).
I also think it makes clear who the top schools in our nation are – some will surprise you – and just how badly many of the self-acclaimed high-flyers are.
It allows Principal’s/SLTs/Boards and sector stakeholders (including parents) to see exactly where their School stands and strongly facilitates goal setting for the future – school by school and sector wide.
It also allows a greater understanding of the system as a whole and seeing some of the bright spots so as to find out what they are doing. Many schools/organisations/researchers use the data for exactly that reason.
As a one off set I can make it available for $300 for schools and professional use and would send an invoice at the same time so you could get the data immediately. For individual use I can send the data on a donation basis.
Alwyn Poole
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