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Additional 2026 Literacy and Numeracy participation and achievement data

This page contains additional 2026 Literacy and Numeracy participation and achievement data by factors such as year level and ethnicity

Note that underlying counts where the total is less than 5 have been suppressed and are marked with an 's'.

Participation and achievement by year level

Please note, we have made a change to the way we categorise achievement by year level from 2026 for the co-requisites. ‘Other’ refers to students where their year level is missing, or of a value between 0 and 8.

Overall 2026 Event 1 2026 Event 2 2026 Event 3 2026
Standard Year Level Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%)
Reading Year 9 4,404 3,126 71.0% 1,609 980 60.9% 3,203 2,140 66.8% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Year 10 51,235 40,642 79.3% 32,047 22,647 70.7% 27,368 18,002 65.8% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Year 11 21,358 13,482 63.1% 18,779 9,439 50.3% 9,682 4,026 41.6% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Year 12 5,543 2,895 52.2% 4,392 1,675 38.1% 2,896 1,194 41.2% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Year 13 and above 2,193 1,129 51.5% 1,851 729 39.4% 986 385 39.0% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Other 414 303 73.2% 325 231 71.1% 161 112 69.6% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Year 9 3,480 2,197 63.1% 1,120 646 57.7% 2,674 1,550 58.0% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Year 10 49,647 37,068 74.7% 27,734 18,757 67.6% 29,824 18,325 61.4% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Year 11 24,642 15,136 61.4% 21,139 10,428 49.3% 11,679 4,704 40.3% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Year 12 6,116 2,887 47.2% 4,906 1,719 35.0% 3,236 1,155 35.7% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Year 13 and above 2,357 1,107 47.0% 1,986 711 35.8% 1,111 384 34.6% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Other 407 273 67.1% 256 174 68.0% 194 115 59.3% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Year 9 5,107 3,393 66.4% 1,517 973 64.1% 3,966 2,417 60.9% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Year 10 51,066 36,423 71.3% 32,147 20,488 63.7% 29,128 15,922 54.7% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Year 11 24,370 12,611 51.7% 20,676 7,935 38.4% 13,846 4,679 33.8% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Year 12 6,513 2,858 43.9% 5,297 1,719 32.5% 3,267 1,138 34.8% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Year 13 and above 2,267 1,011 44.6% 1,906 694 36.4% 987 311 31.5% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Other 500 295 59.0% 303 167 55.1% 240 127 52.9% N/A N/A N/A
Pāngarau Year 9 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 112 74 66.1% 173 107 61.8% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Year 10 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 221 130 58.8% 180 111 61.7% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Year 11 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 138 91 65.9% 88 57 64.8% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Year 12 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 21 15 71.4% 20 12 60.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Year 13 and above Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 7 6 85.7% 7 7 100.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Other Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 1 s s 5 4 80.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Year 9 449 291 64.8% 297 180 60.6% 201 111 55.2% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Year 10 540 367 68.0% 421 245 58.2% 219 122 55.7% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Year 11 227 121 53.3% 154 50 32.5% 109 71 65.1% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Year 12 22 14 63.6% 11 5 45.5% 12 9 75.0% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Year 13 and above 11 9 81.8% 4 s s 8 7 87.5% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Other 2 s s 1 s s 2 s s N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Year 9 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 71 24 33.8% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Year 10 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 159 95 59.7% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Year 11 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 45 24 53.3% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Year 12 Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 7 3 42.9% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Year 13 and above Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 1 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
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Participation and achievement by socioeconomic barriers to achievement

Overall 2026 Event 1 2026 Event 2 2026 Event 3 2026
Standard EQI Group Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%)
Reading Fewer 21,623 18,127 83.8% 12,745 9,303 73.0% 12,153 9,176 75.5% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Moderate 42,815 31,275 73.0% 32,100 19,798 61.7% 20,044 10,850 54.1% N/A N/A N/A
Reading More 15,895 8,100 51.0% 10,988 4,056 36.9% 10,156 4,368 43.0% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Unassigned 4,814 4,075 84.6% 3,170 2,544 80.3% 1,943 1,465 75.4% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Fewer 22,139 17,803 80.4% 12,769 8,729 68.4% 13,238 9,516 71.9% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Moderate 44,287 29,998 67.7% 30,998 17,628 56.9% 23,274 11,664 50.1% N/A N/A N/A
Writing More 15,515 7,017 45.2% 10,335 3,714 35.9% 10,199 3,636 35.7% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Unassigned 4,708 3,850 81.8% 3,039 2,364 77.8% 2,007 1,417 70.6% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Fewer 22,080 17,981 81.4% 13,575 9,544 70.3% 12,253 8,865 72.3% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Moderate 45,627 28,334 62.1% 33,367 16,931 50.7% 25,024 10,783 43.1% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy More 16,967 6,408 37.8% 11,328 2,907 25.7% 12,072 3,717 30.8% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Unassigned 5,149 3,868 75.1% 3,576 2,594 72.5% 2,085 1,229 58.9% N/A N/A N/A
Pāngarau Fewer Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 41 26 63.4% 10 6 60.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Moderate Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 28 13 46.4% 58 41 70.7% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau More Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 431 278 64.5% 405 251 62.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Fewer 45 39 86.7% 42 32 76.2% 12 7 58.3% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Moderate 133 75 56.4% 78 38 48.7% 95 52 54.7% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū More 1,071 687 64.1% 768 412 53.6% 443 261 58.9% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Unassigned 2 s s N/A N/A N/A 1 s s N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Fewer Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 41 32 78.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Moderate Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 14 7 50.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa More Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 228 107 46.9% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Unassigned Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
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Participation and achievement by ethnicity

Overall 2026 Event 1 2026 Event 2 2026 Event 3 2026
Standard Ethnicity Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%) Participating (n) Achieved (n) Achieved (%)
Reading Asian 20,496 14,547 71.0% 13,466 7,855 58.3% 11,674 6,691 57.3% N/A N/A N/A
Reading European 45,934 37,820 82.3% 32,334 23,134 71.5% 21,043 14,660 69.7% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Māori 20,516 12,758 62.2% 14,421 6,998 48.5% 11,517 5,736 49.8% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 2,753 2,082 75.6% 1,880 1,212 64.5% 1,409 872 61.9% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Other 1,058 867 81.9% 730 535 73.3% 478 332 69.5% N/A N/A N/A
Reading Pacific Peoples 13,250 7,217 54.5% 9,366 3,849 41.1% 7,853 3,372 42.9% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Asian 20,527 13,719 66.8% 13,017 7,155 55.0% 12,366 6,560 53.0% N/A N/A N/A
Writing European 47,973 36,875 76.9% 32,078 21,004 65.5% 24,826 15,846 63.8% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Māori 20,678 11,674 56.5% 13,916 6,446 46.3% 12,100 5,218 43.1% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 2,794 1,948 69.7% 1,792 1,059 59.1% 1,590 895 56.3% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Other 1,091 865 79.3% 722 499 69.1% 550 368 66.9% N/A N/A N/A
Writing Pacific Peoples 12,828 6,665 52.0% 8,478 3,636 42.9% 7,803 3,036 38.9% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Asian 19,889 14,319 72.0% 12,798 7,804 61.0% 11,241 6,510 57.9% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy European 49,219 35,197 71.5% 34,825 20,792 59.7% 25,725 14,371 55.9% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Māori 22,498 10,710 47.6% 15,753 5,622 35.7% 14,288 5,070 35.5% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 2,982 1,890 63.4% 1,997 1,046 52.4% 1,760 842 47.8% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Other 1,127 805 71.4% 784 487 62.1% 578 322 55.7% N/A N/A N/A
Numeracy Pacific Peoples 14,731 5,739 39.0% 9,973 2,729 27.4% 10,192 3,018 29.6% N/A N/A N/A
Pāngarau Asian Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 3 s s 1 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau European Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 22 15 68.2% 13 12 92.3% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Māori Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 494 315 63.8% 465 293 63.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Middle Eastern/Latin American/African Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 1 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Other Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 1 s s 1 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Pāngarau Pacific Peoples Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 29 19 65.5% 23 16 69.6% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Asian 8 4 50.0% 5 3 60.0% 4 s s N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū European 97 50 51.5% 62 29 46.8% 44 17 38.6% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Māori 1,234 798 64.7% 877 480 54.7% 541 318 58.8% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 4 s s 2 s s 2 s s N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Other 1 s s N/A N/A N/A 1 s s N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Torohū Pacific Peoples 89 46 51.7% 69 33 47.8% 32 11 34.4% N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Asian Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 3 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa European Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 19 12 63.2% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Māori Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 280 145 51.8% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Middle Eastern/Latin American/African Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 1 s s Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
Te Reo Matatini Reo Whakaputa Pacific Peoples Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet 18 9 50.0% Not Available Yet Not Available Yet Not Available Yet N/A N/A N/A
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