Data for secondary school statistics
We have open data on how secondary schools perform in the National Certificate of Educational Attainment (NCEA) and other national qualifications.
Secondary Statistics Consolidated Files show attainment statistics for the achievement of:
- NCEA
- University Entrance
- NCEA Certificate Endorsements
- Literacy and Numeracy
- New Zealand Scholarship.
All files are provided in comma separated (.csv) and Excel (.xlsx) formats. Data values are for:
- gender
- ethnicity
- school decile band (pre 2023)
- School Equity Index Group (2023 onward)
- region.
Each file includes data for the previous 10 academic years.
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Secondary statistics consolidated data files
The following pages provide data files for the year specified and the previous 10 academic years:
Secondary Statistics Consolidated Data Files for 2023
Secondary Statistics Consolidated Data Files for 2022
Secondary Statistics Consolidated Data Files for 2021
Secondary Statistics Consolidated Data Files for 2020
Annual report on NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship data and statistics
Each year NZQA produces the Annual Report on NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship Data and Statistics.
This report is about the previous year's assessments, and the activity and achievement of secondary school students over a set period.
Attainment by the Numbers Report 2023 [PDF, 468 KB]
Previous annual reports
2022 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data and Statistics [PDF, 3.1 MB]
2021 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.9 MB]
2020 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.8 MB]
2019 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.9 MB]
2018 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 3.1 MB]
2017 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 4.5 MB]
2016 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.6 MB]
2015 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.5 MB]
2014 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.8 MB]
2013 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 4.9 MB]
2012 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 3.7 MB]
2011 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.8 MB]
2010 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 3 MB]
2009 Annual Report on NCEA & New Zealand Scholarship Data & Statistics [PDF, 2.4 MB]
Previous Attainment by the Numbers reports
2022 Attainment by the Numbers [PDF, 331 KB]
2021 Attainment by the Numbers [PDF, 334 KB]
2020 Attainment by the Numbers [PDF, 275 KB]
Enrolment-based measure of NCEA attainment
NZQA and the Ministry of Education have made changes to how NCEA and University Entrance attainment is measured.
We consulted with schools on the new enrolment-based measure of NCEA attainment. The following resources are available:
Information pamphlet [PDF, 297 KB]
Questions and answers [PDF, 456 KB]
Fact sheet for Board of Trustees and school communities [PDF, 149 KB]
Short item for schools to include in newsletters [PDF, 129 KB]