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Education – Strong progress for Māori and Pacific learners reflected in Whitireia and WelTec performance indicators
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LiveNews.co.nz
For ākonga Māori, qualification completion increased from 57.0% in 2024 to 58.5% in 2025, while course completion rose from 77.3% to 79.9%.
Ākonga Māori studying at Levels 8-10 achieved an impressive 95.5% course completion rate, up from 91.5% in 2024.
Qualification completion increased from 52.7% to 57.1%, while course completion improved from 79.5% to 82.7%.
Pacific learners studying at degree level recorded a substantial increase in qualification completion, rising from 58.5% to 74.7%.
Improvements were also seen across Level 1-3 programmes, where qualification completion increased from 64.5% to 68.8% and course completion improved from 73.2% to 79.2%.