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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Waitaki District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  5,295  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  2,439  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  1,365  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  495  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  402  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  603  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,725  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  468  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  762  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  813  315,849
Post-graduate and honours degree
  150  55,458
Masters degree
  93  59,706
Doctorate degree
  24  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  1,767  328,014
Total  16,401  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 Waitaki District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  261  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  108  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  60  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  27  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  3  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  33  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  63  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  12  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  24  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  15  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  3  2,532
Masters degree
  3  2,244
Doctorate degree
  0  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  66  38,928
Total  684  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 Waitaki District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  7,032  5,217  5,298
Level 1 cert gained at school
  2,166  2,571  2,436
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,326  1,476  1,368
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  444  525  495
Overseas secondary school qual
  156  447  405
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  513  483  606
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,197  852  1,722
Level 5 diploma
  177  252  468
Level 6 diploma
  1,023  1,023  762
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  435  474  813
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  189  216  147
Masters degree
......  96
Doctorate degree
......  24
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,328  2,529  1,767
Total  16,983  16,083  16,404

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 Waitaki District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  288  207  261
Level 1 cert gained at school
  93  111  108
Level 2 cert gained at school
  45  48  57
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  24  21  30
Overseas secondary school qual
  3  0  3
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  30  27  33
Level 4 cert post-school
  39  21  66
Level 5 diploma
  6  6  12
Level 6 diploma
  21  18  27
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  9  6  18
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  0  3  3
Masters degree
......  0
Doctorate degree
......  3
Not elsewhere included(4)
  75  87  63
Total  633  561  681

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.