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Good end of year report THE latest in a wave of positive reports on New Zealand educational standards says that overall New Zealanders are performing as well as, or better than, their international peers in education.The State of Education in New Zealand (2007) report is the second in an annual series aimed at helping to increase information on, and an understanding of, education services in New Zealand. It follows recent positive findings in other reports such as PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) and PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study). State of Education in New Zealand (2007) pulls together existing indicators including information on participation, achievement, effective teaching, labour market outcomes and resourcing. "The report shows that we are making solid progress across a range of indicators," says Rob McIntosh, Deputy Secretary Strategy and System Performance. "More secondary students are leaving school with qualifications than in previous years; there has been a substantial increase in tertiary student numbers - while maintaining completion rates; and the number of students attending early childhood education services has steadily increased." "I am pleased to say improvements in early childhood participation, numeracy, literacy and other school qualifications has been greater for Maori and Pasifika students and those from low socio-economic communities, than that of the general population." "State of Education is a useful way to draw information from across the sector together, and present it in an easily understandable form," says Rob McIntosh. "It's certainly an added bonus that it adds to an already positive report card for New Zealand education." |
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