As at 1 July 2022, there were 10,945 homeschooled students. These students belong to 6,334 families and represent 1.3% of total school enrolments as at 1 July 2022.
Out of the 10,945 homeschoolers 67.4% were aged 12 or under, 77.7% had been home-schooled for less than 5 years, and only 3.1% had been home-schooled for 10 years or more.
European/Pākehā students are more likely to be homeschooled than any other ethnic group with 67.7% of all homeschoolers identifying as European/Pākehā compared to 45.7% of the total school population (this is based on prioritised ethnicity statistics). Only 14.9% of homeschoolers identify as Māori compared to 25.0% of the total school population, 3.1% of homeschoolers identify as Pacific compared to 9.8% of the total school population, and 2.9% of homeschoolers identify as Asian compared to 15.4% of the total school population. The ethnicity of 0.9% of homeschoolers is unknown.
Between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2022 there was an overall net increase of 3,196 students; 4,330 students entered into homeschooling and 1,134 students finished homeschooling.
The average age of the 4,330 students entering into homeschooling was 9 years old, 81.7% were aged 12 or under and 0.9% were age 16 or above. Of the students entering homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2022, 64.0% identified as European/Pākehā, 19.0% identified as Māori, 3.5% identified as Pacific, 2.9% identified as Asian, and for 0.5% of homeschoolers ethnicity is unknown.
The average age of the 1,134 students finishing homeschooling was 14 years old, 43.7% were aged 12 or under, and 23.6% were 16-years old or above. Of the students finishing homeschooling during the year ending 1 July 2022, 29.9% had been in homeschooling less than a year, 42.5% had been in homeschooling for 1 – 5 years, and 11.1% had been in homeschooling for 10 years or more.