The mid 2024 official statistics, quoted from the Education Counts website:
As at 1 July 2024, there were 10,757 homeschooled students. These students belong to 6,327 families and represent 1.3% of total school enrolments.
Out of the 10,757 homeschoolers 63.2% were aged 12 or under, 76.1% had been home-schooled for less than 5 years, and only 3.5% had been home-schooled for 10 years or more.
European/Pākehā students are more likely to be homeschooled than any other ethnic group with 71.7% of all homeschoolers, compared to 41.8% of the total school population (this is based on prioritised ethnicity statistics). Only 15.7% of homeschoolers identify as Māori compared to 24.5% of the total school population, 3.3% of homeschoolers identify as Pacific compared to 10% of the total school population, and 3.0% of homeschoolers identify as Asian compared to 18.9% of the total school population. The ethnicity of 0.7% of homeschoolers is unknown.
Homeschooling Turnover
Between 1 July 2023 and 1 July 2024 there was an overall net decrease of 20 students; 1,969 students entered into homeschooling and 1,989 students finished homeschooling.
The most common age at entry (the mode) was 6, with 37.9% of those starting being 6 years old. The mean average age at entry was 9.0 years old, with 61.3% aged 9 or under, and 0.8% were aged 16 or above.
Of the students entering homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2024, 64.4% identified as European/Pākehā (down from 78.4% in 2014), 20.4% identified as Māori (up from 8.3% in 2014), 4.0% identified as Pacific peoples (up from 2.9% in 2014), and 3.3% identified as Asian (up from 1.6% in 2014). Ethnicity is unknown for 0.1% of homeschoolers.
The most common age at finishing (the mode) was 15, with 17.4% of those finishing being 15 years old. The mean average age at finishing was 12.5 years old, with 61.6% aged 12 or over, and 20.2% were aged 16 or above.
Of the students finishing homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2024, 24.5% had been in homeschooling less than a year, 54.4% had been in homeschooling for 1 to 5 years, and 7.4% had been in homeschooling for 10 years or more.
Out of the 10,757 homeschoolers 63.2% were aged 12 or under, 76.1% had been home-schooled for less than 5 years, and only 3.5% had been home-schooled for 10 years or more.
European/Pākehā students are more likely to be homeschooled than any other ethnic group with 71.7% of all homeschoolers, compared to 41.8% of the total school population (this is based on prioritised ethnicity statistics). Only 15.7% of homeschoolers identify as Māori compared to 24.5% of the total school population, 3.3% of homeschoolers identify as Pacific compared to 10% of the total school population, and 3.0% of homeschoolers identify as Asian compared to 18.9% of the total school population. The ethnicity of 0.7% of homeschoolers is unknown.
Homeschooling Turnover
Between 1 July 2023 and 1 July 2024 there was an overall net decrease of 20 students; 1,969 students entered into homeschooling and 1,989 students finished homeschooling.
The most common age at entry (the mode) was 6, with 37.9% of those starting being 6 years old. The mean average age at entry was 9.0 years old, with 61.3% aged 9 or under, and 0.8% were aged 16 or above.
Of the students entering homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2024, 64.4% identified as European/Pākehā (down from 78.4% in 2014), 20.4% identified as Māori (up from 8.3% in 2014), 4.0% identified as Pacific peoples (up from 2.9% in 2014), and 3.3% identified as Asian (up from 1.6% in 2014). Ethnicity is unknown for 0.1% of homeschoolers.
The most common age at finishing (the mode) was 15, with 17.4% of those finishing being 15 years old. The mean average age at finishing was 12.5 years old, with 61.6% aged 12 or over, and 20.2% were aged 16 or above.
Of the students finishing homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2024, 24.5% had been in homeschooling less than a year, 54.4% had been in homeschooling for 1 to 5 years, and 7.4% had been in homeschooling for 10 years or more.
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