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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Tasman Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  8,583  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  5,058  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  3,300  263,847
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,182  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  1,350  172,593
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,467  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  3,981  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  1,299  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  2,106  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  2,415  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  501  55,461
Masters degree
  399  59,706
Doctorate degree
  117  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  3,255  328,014
Total  35,016  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 Tasman Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  660  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  306  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  213  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  75  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  6  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  108  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  180  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  51  9,453
Level 6 diploma
  54  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  93  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  12  2,532
Masters degree
  9  2,244
Doctorate degree
  3  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  162  38,925
Total  1,932  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 Tasman Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  9,942  8,175  8,583
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,741  4,851  5,058
Level 2 cert gained at school
  2,640  3,288  3,303
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  864  1,137  1,182
Overseas secondary school qual
  465  1,278  1,347
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  945  1,254  1,467
Level 4 cert post-school
  2,058  1,941  3,981
Level 5 diploma
  471  756  1,299
Level 6 diploma
  2,265  2,472  2,106
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  993  1,380  2,415
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  501  642  501
Masters degree
......  399
Doctorate degree
......  120
Not elsewhere included(4)
  4,218  4,677  3,255
Total  29,106  31,851  35,016

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 Tasman Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  669  567  660
Level 1 cert gained at school
  237  258  309
Level 2 cert gained at school
  153  189  213
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  63  54  75
Overseas secondary school qual
  3  9  6
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  48  99  108
Level 4 cert post-school
  102  84  180
Level 5 diploma
  12  51  51
Level 6 diploma
  72  75  51
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  18  36  90
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  12  9  12
Masters degree
......  9
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  219  219  162
Total  1,608  1,647  1,932

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.