ERO evaluated progress with success for Māori in all schools where an education review took place in Terms 2 and 3, 2009. The types, locality (urban or rural), decile range and roll size groups of schools are shown in Tables 1 to 4 below.
School type |
Number |
Percentage of sample |
National percentage [28] |
Full primary (Y1-8) |
104 |
36 |
44 |
Contributing (Y1-6) |
110 |
38 |
31 |
Intermediate (Y7-8) |
9 |
3 |
5 |
Special School |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Secondary (Y7-15) |
12 |
4 |
4 |
Composite (Y1-15) |
8 |
3 |
5 |
Secondary (Y9-15) |
40 |
14 |
9 |
Total |
287 |
100 |
100 |
Table 1 shows that the types of schools in this evaluation are representative of national percentages for most school types. Year 9-15 secondary and contributing primary schools were slightly over-represented, and full primary schools were under‑represented. These differences were not statistically significant [29].
Locality |
Number |
Percentage of sample |
National percentage |
Urban |
224 |
78 |
71 |
Rural |
63 |
22 |
29 |
Total |
287 |
100 |
100 |
Table 2 shows that the sample of schools in this evaluation are representative of the national percentages of urban and rural schools.
Decile [30] |
Number |
Percentage of sample |
National percentage |
Low decile (1-3) |
79 |
27 |
31 |
Middle decile (4-7) |
120 |
42 |
39 |
High decile (8-10) |
88 |
31 |
30 |
Total |
287 |
100 |
100 |
Table 3 shows that the sample of schools in this evaluation is representative of the national percentages of schools in each decile range.
Roll size |
Number |
Percentage of sample |
National percentage |
Small (0-150 primary, 0-300 secondary) |
90 |
31 |
45 |
Medium (151-300 primary, 301-700 secondary) |
81 |
28 |
26 |
Large (301 primary, 701 secondary) |
116 |
41 |
29 |
Total |
287 |
100 |
100 |
Table 4 shows that the roll size groups are not representative of national percentages. The sample includes fewer small schools and more large schools. The differences were statistically significant.