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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in South Taranaki District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  6,930  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,126  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  1,599  263,847
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  519  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  339  172,593
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  786  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,740  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  537  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  720  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  834  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  114  55,458
Masters degree
  87  59,703
Doctorate degree
  9  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  2,829  328,014
Total  20,166  3,160,371

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'.

Highest Qualification of Māori in South Taranaki District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  1,446  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  552  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  240  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  96  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  9  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  183  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  237  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  54  9,453
Level 6 diploma
  81  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  72  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  9  2,532
Masters degree
  9  2,244
Doctorate degree
  0  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  525  38,925
Total  3,510  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Highest Qualification of People in South Taranaki District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  9,597  7,215  6,933
Level 1 cert gained at school
  2,772  3,378  3,126
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,623  1,773  1,596
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  450  567  516
Overseas secondary school qual
  180  384  339
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  492  681  783
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,245  1,023  1,740
Level 5 diploma
  252  375  537
Level 6 diploma
  1,173  1,089  720
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  477  546  834
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  171  171  114
Masters degree
......  87
Doctorate degree
......  9
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,964  3,303  2,829
Total  21,396  20,508  20,166

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Highest Qualification of Māori in South Taranaki District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  1,761  1,410  1,446
Level 1 cert gained at school
  366  504  552
Level 2 cert gained at school
  198  243  240
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  51  81  93
Overseas secondary school qual
  0  9  9
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  84  132  183
Level 4 cert post-school
  111  81  237
Level 5 diploma
  18  60  54
Level 6 diploma
  63  90  78
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  30  39  72
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  9  9  9
Masters degree
......  9
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  429  546  525
Total  3,120  3,204  3,510

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.