Supporting the educational journey
Although a reasonable proportion of our tauira come to us with little academic experience and often little idea of
what tertiary education is able to offer them, we encourage all of our tauira to engage on an educational journey
that will help them achieve their dreams. We use two key measures to assess our success at supporting tauira to
continue with their studies: tauira progression and tauira retention.
Tauira progression measures the proportion of tauira studying at level 1 to 3 who, after completing a qualification
with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, progress to study at a higher level with any institution. Tauira retention shows the
proportion of tauira who, after successfully completing a programme with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, enrol on a
subsequent programme with us.
In 2012, our tauira exceeded our organisational tauira retention rate by 8%, achieving 73% against a target of
65%. We also achieved our tauira progression rate of 40%.
The following table shows retention and progression rates for all tauira across all levels of study. Results for
previous years and targets for 2013 are included for comparative purposes.
Note: Interim results are subject to validation by the Tertiary Education Commission following submission of our final single
data return.
Tauira progression and retention remain key areas of focus for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa as we continue to work
towards our goal of whānau transformation through education. In the coming years, we will continue to refine
pathways of learning through our organisation and ensure these are clearly visible to our tauira. We will also
improve the visibility and availability of academic advice and information that enables tauira to choose the next
steps on their educational journeys.
Indicator
Achieved
2010
Achieved
2011
Interim
2012
Target
2012
Target
2013
Progression rate for tauira
(SAC eligible EFTS) at levels 1 - 3
40%
38%
40%
40%
45%
Retention rate for all tauira (SAC eligible
EFTS)
68%
73%
73%
65%
73%
Te pŪrongo 2012
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