Why this information is useful for you

The information on the following pages is just one part of the information a student or their whānau could use to make decisions about tertiary study.

It is a snap shot of how well specific tertiary providers are performing in helping their students to complete courses or qualifications.

Other information that will be useful when thinking about tertiary study includes:

• talking with specific organisations about what they offer
• talking with current or recent graduates of an organisation
• The NZQF, which lists all qualifications available in New Zealand
• the Education Counts website which contains a large amount of data about tertiary education in New Zealand
• the Career Services website which offers wide-ranging information and advice.

How can students use this information?

If you are interested in a particular provider you can use the following information to search for that provider and find our more about their course and qualification completion rates.  You may then wish to follow up with the provider themselves to find out more detailed information about specific courses.

You might also like to ask about the provider’s rates for part-time or extra-mural study if you’re considering this option.

Why this information is useful for the TEC

Educational performance is one of the factors that the TEC uses when deciding how to allocate funding to tertiary providers. 

Other factors that the TEC may look at when determining what to fund include:

• financial information 
• how well tertiary providers are meeting their local, regional or industry needs
• how well they are meeting the priorities of the Tertiary Education Strategy
• relevant information from NZQA External Evaluation and Review assessments, along with those conducted by ITPQ and NZUAAU
• the quality assurance processes a tertiary provider uses.