New Zealand Education

Tertiary Education

• Degree Level
• Universities (8)
• Vocational Certificate/Degree Level
• Institutes of Technology
• Polytechnics (20 state owned)
• Private Training Establishments(700-800)
• Industry Training Organizations (40 state owned)
• Wananga (3)
• Governmental Training Establishments (11)

University Education

• Performance based funding
• Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral Programs
• Required University Entrance standard
• International comparability
• British Bachelors degrees
• Australian Bachelors degrees
• US Bachelors degrees

Vocational Education

• Upper secondary and university based
• Practical teaching environments
• Industry experienced teachers
• Internships, cooperative learning or on-job training
• Stackable programs, certificates and degrees
• Flexible program delivery

Teacher Education

• New Zealand Teachers Council
• Every school teacher must be registered
• ECE teachers-2012 goal
• Tertiary does not require registration

Educational Statistics Comparison

Indicator	New Zealand	Rank	United States	Rank
Average Years of Schooling-Adults	11.7	3/100	12	1/100
Class Size	20.8 students	11/29
Compulsory Education-Years	12	11/171	12	12/171
Education Spending %GDP	6.7%	21/132	5.7%	39/132
Ed Attainment-Tertiary	29%	8/18	37%	2/18
Primary Teaching Salary	$16,678	18/22	$25,707	5/22
Literacy-Total Population	99%	29/160	99%	20/160
Reading Literacy	529	3/27	504	15/27
Math Literacy	537	3/27	493	18/27
Scientific Literacy	528	7/27	499	14/27
Tertiary Enrollment	69.2%	5/151	72.6%	1/151

NationMaster-New Zealand Education Statistics (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2010, from http://www.nationmaster.com/country/nz-new-zealand/edu-education
NationMaster- United States Education Statistics (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2010, from http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us-unitedstates/edu-education

New Zealand Education

• Strengths
• Holistic education focus
• Local, self-governing education system
• Global approach to higher education delivery and international community
• Challenges
• New compulsory national standards
• Education, health, and economic disparities
• Continued cultural unrest

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