Home schooling figures lowest in New Zealand since 1999
2013 – 5521
1999 – 5024
This index page provides links to data on homeschooling.
As at 1 July 2013, there were 5,521 home schooled students recorded in the Ministry of Education’s Homeschooling database. These students belong to 2,789 families and represent 0.7% of total school enrolments as at 1 July 2013. Out of the 5,521 homeschoolers 65% were the aged 12 or under, 66% had been home-schooled for less than 5 years, and only 4% had been home-schooled for 10 years or more.
European/Pakeha students are more likely to be homeschooled than any other ethnic group with 84% of all Homeschoolers identifying as European/Pakeha compared to 54% of the total school population. Only 7% of Homeschoolers identify as Maori compared to 23% of the total school population, and 2% of identify as Pasifika compared to 10% of the total school population. The ethnicity of 3% of homeschoolers is unknown.
The chart below provides a number of downloads relating to the number of students in Homeschooling.
| Downloads | File Size & Type |
|---|---|
 Number of Students by Time Series 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 66KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Gender, Ethnic Group & Age 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 77KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Gender, Ethnic Group & Duration 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 78KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Gender, Ethnic Group & Ethnicity 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 49KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Gender, Ethnic Group & Regional Council 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 88KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Gender, Ethnic Group & Territorial Authority 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 266KB] |
| Number of Students by Duration & Regional Council 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 80KB] |
| Number of Students by Duration & Territorial Authority 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 248KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Age & Regional Council 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 78KB] |
| Number of Students by Student Age & Territorial Authority 1998-2013 |
[MS Excel 240KB] |