Key
Tertiary student
Secondary
Overseas
Other
Workforce
Non-workforce
Prior activity
Similar to previous years, 30% of our tauira in 2012 were not in the workforce prior to
enrolling with us. This figure does not include those studying at tertiary level (16%) and
those at secondary school (2%) prior to enrolling. Adding these figures, nearly half our
tauira were not in the workforce prior to joining us.
The following chart shows five year trends for activities tauira were engaged in
immediately prior to enrolling with us.
No secondary qualification
Each year, a relatively large proportion of our tauira come to us without having achieved
a qualification, either at secondary or at tertiary level. These people have often
experienced years of unemployment or underemployment, and this has led them to
understand the important role education plays in gaining access to better jobs and
higher wages. They enrol with us to start an educational journey towards a better and
brighter future.
The following chart shows the five year trend for the proportion of tauira enrolling with
us who had not previously achieved a secondary qualification.
2008
38%
2010
35%
2011
31%
2012
33%
2009
38%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
29%
55%
11%
2%
2%
1%
30%
52%
13%
2%
2%
1%
30%
49%
16%
2%
2%
1%
33%
45%
17%
2%
2%
1%
30%
51%
16%
2%
2%
0%
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