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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Rotorua District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  12,270  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  6,579  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  4,011  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,842  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  1,875  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  2,586  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  5,160  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  1,593  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  2,406  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  3,366  315,849
Post-graduate and honours degree
  597  55,461
Masters degree
  528  59,703
Doctorate degree
  213  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  6,216  328,014
Total  49,239  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 Rotorua District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  4,950  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  2,130  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  1,203  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  624  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  60  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,068  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,212  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  354  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  438  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  714  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  93  2,532
Masters degree
  75  2,244
Doctorate degree
  6  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  1,713  38,925
Total  14,634  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 Rotorua District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  16,050  12,282  12,270
Level 1 cert gained at school
  5,661  6,768  6,579
Level 2 cert gained at school
  4,077  4,551  4,011
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,524  1,821  1,845
Overseas secondary school qual
  690  1,947  1,875
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  1,824  2,106  2,583
Level 4 cert post-school
  2,949  2,337  5,160
Level 5 diploma
  639  1,098  1,596
Level 6 diploma
  3,375  3,297  2,403
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  1,791  2,241  3,363
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  831  1,008  594
Masters degree
......  528
Doctorate degree
......  210
Not elsewhere included(4)
  7,968  8,409  6,219
Total  47,376  47,871  49,239

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 Rotorua District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  6,354  4,881  4,950
Level 1 cert gained at school
  1,680  2,061  2,130
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,113  1,245  1,203
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  426  576  624
Overseas secondary school qual
  21  42  57
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  618  816  1,068
Level 4 cert post-school
  489  402  1,209
Level 5 diploma
  81  360  354
Level 6 diploma
  564  597  438
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  201  387  714
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  54  114  93
Masters degree
......  78
Doctorate degree
......  9
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,043  2,136  1,713
Total  13,644  13,611  14,634

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.