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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Ashburton District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  6,891  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,510  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,205  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  672  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  642  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  729  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  2,103  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  753  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  1,035  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,110  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  189  55,461
Masters degree
  99  59,703
Doctorate degree
  15  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  1,749  328,014
Total  21,705  3,160,374

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 Ashburton District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  414  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  177  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  99  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  36  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  3  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  45  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  69  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  18  9,453
Level 6 diploma
  18  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  15  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  3  2,532
Masters degree
  0  2,241
Doctorate degree
  0  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  105  38,928
Total  1,008  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 Ashburton District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  8,106  6,387  6,891
Level 1 cert gained at school
  2,718  3,375  3,507
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,788  2,199  2,208
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  573  702  672
Overseas secondary school qual
  195  474  642
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  567  639  729
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,281  1,143  2,103
Level 5 diploma
  198  294  756
Level 6 diploma
  1,446  1,434  1,032
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  519  678  1,110
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  186  225  189
Masters degree
......  99
Doctorate degree
......  15
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,217  2,565  1,749
Total  19,791  20,118  21,705

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 Ashburton District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  363  282  414
Level 1 cert gained at school
  108  129  177
Level 2 cert gained at school
  63  87  99
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  30  33  36
Overseas secondary school qual
  0  0  6
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  27  27  45
Level 4 cert post-school
  27  24  69
Level 5 diploma
  9  18  18
Level 6 diploma
  24  18  21
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  9  15  15
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  3  6  3
Masters degree
......  0
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  72  96  105
Total  738  732  1,008

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.