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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in West Coast Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  7,989  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,570  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,019  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  777  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  474  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,083  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  2,652  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  711  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  1,092  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,140  315,849
Post-graduate and honours degree
  282  55,458
Masters degree
  201  59,703
Doctorate degree
  33  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  2,910  328,014
Total  24,930  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 West Coast Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  681  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  279  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  153  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  69  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  9  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  105  21,150
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  174  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  48  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  51  10,107
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  39  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  12  2,532
Masters degree
  3  2,244
Doctorate degree
  0  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  201  38,928
Total  1,821  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 West Coast Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  10,275  7,779  7,989
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,114  3,501  3,573
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,968  2,127  2,022
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  678  714  780
Overseas secondary school qual
  180  462  477
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  618  783  1,083
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,632  1,254  2,649
Level 5 diploma
  279  468  711
Level 6 diploma
  1,380  1,356  1,092
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  534  699  1,140
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  276  324  282
Masters degree
......  201
Doctorate degree
......  33
Not elsewhere included(4)
  3,819  4,026  2,910
Total  24,753  23,490  24,930

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 West Coast Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  831  588  681
Level 1 cert gained at school
  234  249  276
Level 2 cert gained at school
  129  153  153
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  60  48  69
Overseas secondary school qual
  0  0  6
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  48  66  102
Level 4 cert post-school
  93  57  171
Level 5 diploma
  15  30  48
Level 6 diploma
  51  72  51
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  15  24  39
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  6  3  12
Masters degree
......  6
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  219  222  201
Total  1,695  1,515  1,821

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.