Supporting the educational journey
Many of our tauira come to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with little experience of tertiary education. Our hope is
that once tauira are reengaged in education they can begin an educational journey that will continue for their
life. To assess our success in this area, we use indicators that measure progression and retention.
Progression measures the proportion of tauira studying at level 1 to 3 who after completing a qualification
with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, enrol in study at a higher level at any institution. The retention rate measures
the proportion of tauira who successfully complete a qualification and enrol in another programme with us.
Indicator
Achieved
2010
Achieved
2011
Achieved
2012
Interim
2013
Target
2013
Target
2014
Progression rate for tauira (SAC eligible EFTS) at
levels 1 to 3
40% 38% 40% 42% 45% 50%
Retention rate for all tauira (SAC eligible EFTS)
68% 73% 73% 75% 73% 75%
Our obligation to advance mātauranga Māori
is enshrined in our vision and legislation. We
take this responsibility very seriously and
seek to increase rangahau activities for the
benefit of Māori and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Rangahau activities include the publication of
wānanga journals, presentation at national and
international conferences and publication in peer
reviewed journals.
Supporting quality research
to help drive innovation
Key highlights in 2013 included:
• Receiving the gold award in the Pride in Print
awards for the publication of Waiataata Te Ata
Hāpara. The publication includes photography
and writing in both te reo Māori and te reo
Pākehā from kaimahi and tauira.
• Hosting visiting scholar Mr Nick Claxton
from the University of British Colombia. Mr
Claxton’s rangahau centred on understanding
the revitalisation of te reo Māori and how
this could be transferred to other indigenous
people.
In addition to rangahau activities, we introduced
the inaugural Masters qualification called He
Waka Hiringa (Master of Applied Indigenous
Knowledge). He Waka Hiringa will produce
graduates who possess advanced knowledge in
a specialist area of indigenous knowledge, apply
theoretical knowledge including Māori principles
and philosophies and contribute to the wellbeing
of an indigenous community.
The following table shows the indicators uses to
assess performance in this area.
Indicator
Achieved
2012
Achieved
2013
Target
2013
Target
2014
Number of research outputs
384
185
150
200
The number of EFTS enrolled in post-graduate programmes
N/A
37
20
20
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