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Bridging the gap – our Maori and Pasifika students GEOGRAPHY CLUSTER DISCUSSION – TERM 3

NCEA

85% of 18 year olds will have achieved NCEA Level 2 or equivalent by the year 2017.

85 % of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 or equivalent in 2017

90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

85 % of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 or equivalent in 2017

90 85

78.9%

80 75 70 65 60 55 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

85 % of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 or equivalent in 2017

90 85

78.9%

80 75 70 65 60 55 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

What do we need to achieve? Learner Group

2011 (%)

Current Gap (%)

2017 Projection (%)

Remaining Gap (%)

All 18 year olds

74.3

10.7

78.9

6.1 (3,650)

Māori

57.1

27.9

66.2

18.8 (2,420)

Pasifika

65.5

19.5

71.6

13.4 (950)

Pākeha

79.3

5.7

84.2

0.8 (320)

Male

70.9

14.1

75.3

9.7 (3,000)

Female

77.9

7.1

82.7

2.3 (650)

If we look specifically at geography: ETHNICITY

NCEA LEVEL 2 NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 2 EXT.

DIFFERENCE

ALL

74.3

76.5

2.2

MAORI

57.1

68.6

11.6

EUROPEAN

79.3

80.9

1.6

PASIFIKA

65.5

57.3

8.2

ASIAN

87.0

73.2

13.8

Compare this to history: ETHNICITY

NCEA LEVEL 2 NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 2 EXT.

HISTORY LEVEL 2 EXT.

ALL

74.3

76.5

76.7

MAORI

57.1

68.6

67.1

EUROPEAN

79.3

80.9

79.5

PASIFIKA

65.5

57.3

61.9

ASIAN

87.0

73.2

80.4

If we look at geography level 1: ETHNICITY

NCEA LEVEL 1 NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 1 EXT

DIFFERENCE

ALL

85.0

70.8

14.2

MAORI

70.5

56.9

13.6

EUROPEAN

89.4

76.8

12.6

PASIFIKA

78.8

43.0

35.8

ASIAN

92.9

72.6

20.3

And compare this to History: ETHNICITY

NCEA LEVEL 1 NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 1 EXT

HISTORY LEVEL 1 EXT

ALL

85.0

70.8 (-14.2)

83.7 (-1.3)

MAORI

70.5

56.9 (-13.6)

73.1 (+2.6)

EUROPEAN

89.4

76.8 (-12.6)

86.4 (-3.0)

PASIFIKA

78.8

43.0 (-35.8)

75.0 (-3.8)

ASIAN

92.9

72.6 (-20.3)

88.9 (-4.0)

Internals are not so bad: ETHNICITY

NCEA LEVEL 1 NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 1 Int

History Level 1 Int

ALL

85.0

85.1

84.7

MAORI

70.5

75.1

72.5

EUROPEAN

89.4

89.4

88.1

PASIFIKA

78.8

72.1

76.5

ASIAN

92.9

86.8

91.3

WHAT ABOUT YOUR REGION? (LEVEL 1) ETHNICITY

ALL NZ

AUCKLAND

DIFFERENCE

ALL

70.8

68.8

2.0

MAORI

56.9

58.3

1.4

EUROPEAN

76.8

78.7

1.9

PACIFIKA

43.0

41.5

1.5

ASIAN

72.6

72.8

0.2

WHAT ABOUT YOUR REGION? (LEVEL 1) ETHNICITY

ALL NZ

AUCKLAND

HISTORY

ALL

70.8

68.8

86.5

MAORI

56.9

58.3

78.0

EUROPEAN

76.8

78.7

90.6

PACIFIKA

43.0

41.5

76.5

ASIAN

72.6

72.8

90.2

WHAT ABOUT BY DECILE (Geography)? ETHNICITY

ALL NZ

DECILE 13

DECILE 810

ALL

70.8

52.4

78.5

MAORI

56.9

46.1

67.0

EUROPEAN

76.8

69.7

81.1

PACIFIKA

43.0

35.7

57.7

ASIAN

72.6

62.5

75.9

WHAT ABOUT BY DECILE (History)? ETHNICITY

ALL NZ

DECILE 8-10

HISTORY

ALL

70.8

78.5

92.2

MAORI

56.9

67.0

88.1

EUROPEAN

76.8

81.1

92.5

PACIFIKA

43.

57.7

90.8

ASIAN

72.6

75.9

94.1

So what can we do to lift Pacifika achievement? • Some aspects are beyond our control: • Frequent absence • Lack of value of education • Lack of family support

Some we can influence: • Having Pasifika teachers in the school as role models • Having a mentoring system • Making sure there are opportunities to express the culture such as polyfest.

Some is within our control: • • • • • • • • • • •

Getting to know your students Personal encouragement Breaking things down into meaningful chunks Giving help with time management Setting milestones with internal assessment Having high expectations Making the learning relevant Mixing up the learning styles – not just writing Being positive Interact with students – walk around and talk to them Making it fun with food prizes!