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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  10,638  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  5,646  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,991  263,847
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,137  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  813  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,269  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  3,573  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  1,083  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  1,731  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,800  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  342  55,461
Masters degree
  222  59,703
Doctorate degree
  48  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  3,324  328,014
Total  34,614  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 Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  627  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  285  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  150  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  60  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  6  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  108  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  126  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  36  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  42  10,107
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  57  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  9  2,532
Masters degree
  6  2,244
Doctorate degree
  0  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  150  38,925
Total  1,656  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 Timaru District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  13,278  10,374  10,638
Level 1 cert gained at school
  4,398  5,358  5,646
Level 2 cert gained at school
  2,697  3,150  2,991
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,026  1,182  1,137
Overseas secondary school qual
  312  810  813
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  930  1,245  1,269
Level 4 cert post-school
  2,325  1,863  3,576
Level 5 diploma
  396  579  1,083
Level 6 diploma
  2,181  2,256  1,734
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  909  1,161  1,797
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  456  453  342
Masters degree
......  219
Doctorate degree
......  48
Not elsewhere included(4)
  4,659  4,743  3,324
Total  33,570  33,174  34,617

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 Timaru District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  705  528  627
Level 1 cert gained at school
  210  246  285
Level 2 cert gained at school
  132  153  150
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  54  66  60
Overseas secondary school qual
  3  3  6
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  45  78  108
Level 4 cert post-school
  66  60  126
Level 5 diploma
  9  21  36
Level 6 diploma
  45  57  42
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  21  24  54
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  9  9  9
Masters degree
......  3
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  174  180  150
Total  1,473  1,422  1,656

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.