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Attainment Analysis: All science subjects, Year 11 to 13 candidates

For a definition of terms used in this analysis, see definitions and statistical notes.

Year 11 Candidates

In 2007, there were 3090 Year 11 Māori candidates who attained 14 or more credits in a science subject, an increase of 694 candidates from 2004 (table 1).

Between 2004 and 2007, the attainment rate of Year 11 Māori candidates in a science subject remained around 40%. During the same time, the non-Māori Year 11 rate decreased from 63.9% to 62.0%.

Table 1: Number and Percentage of Year 11 Māori and non-Māori candidates attaining 14 or more credits in a Science Subject, 2004 to 2007

	Attainment - Year 11	2004	2005	2006	2007
Māori	Number	2,399	2,472	3,127	3,093
	Percentage	40.3%	37.6%	42.6%	40.0%
Non-Māori	Number	22,554	22,451	24,793	23,931
	Percentage	63.9%	61.2%	63.3%	62.0%

Source: Ministry of Education, Unpublished Data, 2008.

Year 12 Candidates

In 2007, there were 1072 Year 12 Māori candidates who attained 14 or more credits in a science subject, an increase of 351 candidates from 2004 (table 2).

Between 2004 and 2007, the attainment rate of Year 12 Māori candidates in a science subject increased by 4.7% to 43.2%. During the same time the non-Māori rate increased by 2.0% to 65.4%. This means that the gap between Year 12 Māori and non-Māori candidates’ attainment rates reduced from 24.9% in 2004 to 22.2% in 2007.

Table 2: Number and Percentage of Year 12 Māori and non-Māori candidates attaining 14 or more credits in a Science Subject, 2004 to 2007

	Attainment - Year 12	2004	2005	2006	2007
Māori	Number	721	816	945	1,072
	Percentage	38.5%	41.3%	41.5%	43.2%
Non-Māori	Number	12,055	12,738	13,149	13,849
	Percentage	63.4%	66.2%	65.7%	65.4%

Source: Ministry of Education, Unpublished Data, 2008.

Year 13 Candidates

In 2007, there were 452 Year 13 Māori candidates who attained 14 or more credits in a science subject, an increase of 98 candidates from 2004 (table 3).

Between 2004 and 2007, the attainment rate of Year 13 Māori candidates in a science subject increased by 2.0% to 44.8%. During the same time, the non-Māori Year 13 candidates’ attainment rate remained around 65%.

Table 3: Number and Percentage of Year 13 Māori and non-Māori Year candidates attaining 14 or more credits in a Science Subject, 2004 to 2007

	Attainment - Year 13	2004	2005	2006	2007
Māori	Number	354	372	418	452
	Percentage	42.8%	43.6%	45.5%	44.8%
Non-Māori	Number	7,825	7,429	7,758	7,870
	Percentage	65.9%	64.0%	65.4%	65.6%

Source: Ministry of Education, Unpublished Data, 2008.

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