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Our People (Projections 2011)1

Skills and work

4,488Māori

3%of all Māori in Tamaki Makaurau

Family incomehas an impact on children’s educationalachievement and earning power in adulthood.

WAITAKERE RANGESA local board snapshot of education, learning and skills, 2012

Waitakere Ranges Auckland

Māori

Ethnicity (2006)2

Median family income (2006)2

Waitakere Ranges Auckland

Do not own residence (2006)2

Housing stability mattersChildren fall behind when they changeschools frequently.

475on unemployment benefit

1,275on DPB

Waitakere Ranges iwi (2006)2

Turn the page to begin the journey through education in our local board …To learn more about education, learning and skills contact COMET Auckland: www.cometauckland.org.nz

Growing skillsStrong local economies need a skilled workforce.Literacy and numeracy impact on participation

and success at work and in the community.About 4 in every 10 Kiwi employees havedifficulties with reading, writing, maths andcommunication, often why they don’tachieve qualifications.

Growth & high-valueindustries and skills shortages• Engineering

• Digital and ICT skills

• Food

• Advanced materials

• Technologies (including

science, health and clean)

• Screen production

• Marine

• Professional management

• Finance 8

References

1.Populationprojections,30June,2006 (Base)to2031, StatisticsNZ

2.Datafrom AucklandCouncil,NZCensus,2006 StatisticsNZ

3.Estimatesfrom AucklandLocalBoardKeyBenefitFacts,September2012,MSD

4.LocalBoardBriefingNotes,21/03/2012,MinistryofEducation

5.MinistryofEducationdata,October2012

6.Estimatesfrom NEETSratesbygeographicarea,September2012MSD

7.LocalBoardAnnualEconomicProfiles,2011(2012).Infom etrics

8. TheAucklandPlan(2012)andFuellingoureconomy(2012)CommitteeforAuckland.

Our thanks to the Research, Investigations and Monitoring Unit, Auckland Council and the Ministry of Education

Skills and jobs need to match

Waitakere Ranges,% of local jobs by industry  (2011) 7

English language skills are importantfor social and economic wellbeing

582local adults didn’t speak English,Māori or NZ sign language (2006)

Providing adultlearning locallyreduces barriers toparticipation.

Growing adults’ skills leadto improvedemployability, health andcommunity participation.

Adult learning is neededfor unemployed and sole

parents who have to be intraining or seeking workwhen their youngest childreaches six.

6,075local adults with no qualifications (2006) 

20%in Waitakere Ranges compared to

20%across Auckland 2 

Graphs can addto more than

100%because ofmultiple ethnicities

Beneficiaries (Sept 2012)3

10%

14%

19%

11%

3%5%5%

8%

10%

11%

11%12% 15%

16%

3,426

1,497

645

56.5%Raising education achievement matters to us allOpportunities for action:

• Establish local education and skills priorities

• Bring education, business and community together to find local solutions and opportunities

• Take education, learning and skills needs into account in planning land use, facilities and

transport connections

• Support initiatives that improve attendance and transitions

• Advocate for local learning for adults to build English language and literacy, employability,

family wellbeing and community participation• Celebrate local education success

74%

10%11%

10.5%

JANUARY 10, 2013

11,620children aged 0-14yrs

7,190young people aged 15-24yrs

50,700people

400more children aged 0-14yrs by 2021

1

7%

Auckland

52.5%Waitakere Ranges

40.5%

$70,898 $66,616

Pasifika

Asian

Māori

European

Other

Other iwi

Mana Whenua

Not stated

Transport and storage

Manufacturing

Construction

Health and community services

Cultural, personal and other services

Business and property services

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

Education

Accommodation, restaurants and bars

Wholesale and retail

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Our schools

Early learning

Pathways

Families

Youth Guarantee

shape children’s learning andopportunities later in life.

2,469families with children

under 20 (2006) 2

4,010children (0-4yrs) 1

About5%of children nationally havespecial education needs 5

Our students (2012)5

6,177

231families with children under 20 headed by

adults without qualifications (2006)

2,806school leavers from

western local boards (2011) 5

The education levels of parentsparticularly mothers, is associated withchildren’s educational success.

Quality early learningsets children up for success bybuilding skills, confidence andenthusiasm for learning. It

happens at home, in informalplaygroups and at early childhoodcentres (ECE).

Quality early learning narrows the achievement gap fordisadvantaged children.

Children starting school who attended ECE (2012)5

100%98%

TARGET

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

European Māori Pasifika Asian Other TOTAL

       9       8  .       8

       %

       9       8       %

       9       4  .       4

       %

       8       7  .       3       %

       8       4  .       7

       %

       8       4  .       4

       %

       9       4  .       4

       %

       9       5  .       9

       %

       9       1  .       7

       %       9       4  .       5

       %

       9       6  .       4

       %

       9       3       %

Wa it ak er e R an ge s A uc kl an d

Early childhood education (ECE)4

  Services* EnrolmentsEducation and care 24 1,199Kindergarten 6 381

Playcentre 5 230Home-based 0 -Te Kohanga Reo 2 -Casual 0 -TOTAL 37 1,810*Enrolments in Kohanga Reo, playgroups orhome-basedprogrammes not available.

Schools by decile rating (2012)5

18

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Rating 3 5 8 104 6 9 N/A

Waitakere Ranges

Initiatives to provide focused pathways at seniorsecondary and lower tertiary for e ntry into industry andcareers.www.youthguarantee.net.nz

School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above (2009-2011)5

100% TARGET

90%

80%

70%

60%

40%

2009 2010 2011

50%

1 5  sc hool s1 3

1 1 

1 5 

+

+

1 3

1 5 

+2

pr i ma r y

se c onda r y* 

* A lmos t  a l l  se c onda r ys t ude n t s go ou t  o f   t he a r e a  a s  t he r e  i s no l a r ge se c onda r y sc hool  i nW a i  t a k e r e  R a nge s

o t he r 

s t a  t e  &s t a  t e i n t e gr a  t e d

pr iv a  t e 

AUCKLANDPLAN TARGETS

All childrenover threeyears

participating in quality,culturally appropriate,early learning by 2020

100% of school leavers

with at least NCEA Level 2and a career plan by 2020

AUCKLANDPLAN TARGET

     *     M     i     d     d     l    e     E    a    s    t ,     L    a    t     i    n     A    m    e    r     i    c    a    n ,

     A     f    r     i    c    a    n

80%

60%

40%

20%

0

None

      3      %

      3      %

      3      1      %

      2      9      %

      6      7      %

      6      8      %

      3      %

      3      %

L1-3 L4+ None L1-3 L4+

15-19yrs

Qualifications of young people (2006)2

      1      4      %

      1      3      %

      5      5      %

      5      0      %

      3      1      %

  3      7      %

20-24yrs

Waitakere RangesAuckland

MEETING THE TARGET: ECE centres will not meet demand; too expensiveand slow to build and places may be taken up by out-of-area children.Flexible, culturally responsive community-based early learning isneeded, and programmes that help families to support learning at home.

77%

84%

81%

81%73%

73%70%

70%65%

55%

69%

Auckland

West schools (see note)

Māori

OtherPasifika AsianMELAA*

NZ European

STAYING IN EDUCATION IMPROVES PROSPECTS

932for over 2 year-olds

277for under 2 year-olds

licensed ECE places (2010)5

NOTE: Total for Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges and Whau

Supported first stepsSchool-leavers without qualifications are lesslikely to find work, which has negativelong-term impacts. Mentoring, work-readinessskills, career advice and work experience a ndlinks to employers help young people get afoothold into the workforce.A post-secondary qualification is anotherstep toward future success.

1,600of our 15-24-year-olds are not in

employment, education or training (2011) 6

13.8%compared to

10.5%across Auckland 6

All young adultswill achieve apost-secondaryqualification by 2030

AUCKLANDPLAN TARGET

306young adults aged

20-24 with noqualifications(2006)

2 

School students by ethnicity (2012)5

W ai ta ke re R an ge s A uck la nd

Success at schoolNCEA L2 is a minimum foundation qualification for many jobs. Students need subjects that lead to trades,higher-level courses and growing industries. Good quality NCEA L3 passes are needed for university entry.

Raising Mori and Pasifika achievement needs combined action from schools, families, communities and business.

Trades, Service and HealthAcademies in schools

Vocational pathwaysclusters school subjects relevant to industry:

• Construction & Infrastructure

• Manufacturing & Technology

• Primary Industries

• Service Industries

• Social & Community Services

7,000 fees-free tertiary placesfor young people across Auckland in 2013

New choices

3.5%

63%

17% 10%7%

Children aged 0-4yrs, by ethnicity (2006)2

6%21%

15%18%

40%

Pasifika

Asian

Māori

European

Other

9%

17%19%

53%

Waitakere Ranges Auckland

25%

Pasifika

Asian

Māori

European

Other

9%

12%17%

17%

72%