Front Cover Photo: Maureen Goodwin I 2. Cook Islands Map: Cook Islands Statistics Office

Ministry of Finance and Economic Management I

Editor: Repeta Puna, Director Policy and Planning Compiler: M Enetama, Statistics Officer

Printing: Curriculum Printing Unit Produced: September 2003

C O N T E N T S

1. INTRODUCTION

2. COOK ISLANDS SCHOOLS Distribution of Schools Map of Cook Islands Schools

3. Status of Schools Teachers and Students by School Status Student : School Ratios by Island

4. Levels of School

5. STUDENT ENROLMENTS Comparison of 2003 Enrolments with 1986 and 2002

6. 1990 -2003 Student Enrolments by Level 7. Enrolments by Level and Gender 8. Enrolments by Grade and Gender 9. Enrolments by Grade, Island, Region, and School Status

Student Repetition Rates at each Grade 10. Enrolments by Grade/Form

1990-2003 Enrolments by Grade/Form 11. Enrolments by Grade, Age and Gender

12. TEACHERS Teachers by Gender, Teaching Level and Nationality

13. Teacher QualiJicutions 14, Student: Teacher Ratios 16. Age Distribution of Teachers

2002/2003 Teacher Comparisons

17. SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES School Capacity Selected Buildings Selected Apparatus in all Schools Selected Furniture in all Schools

18. EDUCATION FUlVDING 2002/33 Education Budget 1990-2003Educotiori Budget Estimates

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Education Personnel Governmeizt Paid Teachers by Island

Unless otherwise stated, data in this digest for 1996 to 2003 is derived from that year's Educational Management Information System (EMIS). The EMIS is a relational database that stores data on teachers and schools including enrolments, buildings and facilities. Annual survey forms are disseminated to each school in February. Each principal is responsible to ensure accurate teacher and school data, as of the lSt of March, is recorded and that the survey is promptly returned to the Ministry of Education.

Notable Statistics in this Digest:

+ Total student enrolment slightly decreased by 56(1%) since 2002. + The total Rarotonga roll decreased by 22(0.8%) in the last 12 months. + The overall. decrease since 1996 is 17%. + There are more female students (53%) enrolled at the senior secondary level (SLI-F7). + There are 92(3 1 %) teachers aged 50 years or older.

A summary of the main data for March 2003 is tabled below.

STUDENTS Total = 4,612

I Government / 3,843 / I Rarotonga / 2,783 1 j~re-school / 457 1 1 Church 1 596 1 p h Group 1 1,261 1 I Primary 1 2,254 1 I Private 1 173 1 I Nth Group 1 568 1 [ Secondary ] 1,901 1 I Total 1 4,612 1 1 Total 1 4,612 1 I Total 1 4,612 1

TEACHERS Total = 296

I n / 1 Raroton~a I ??d I Pre-school 1 26 1 Y u r c h 1 1 Sth Grou; I I 1 Primaryv 1 ig 1 Private Nth Grou Seconda

I Total 1 296 ] 1 Total 1 296 / ( Total 1 296 1 SCHOOLS Total = 33

* Most of the 33 schools enrol a combination of preschool, primary or secondary students.

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS

MAP OF COOK ISLANDS SCHOOLS

Pukapuka High School

I Nassau Primary 1

Araura College Araura Primary

Arorangi Primary Avarua Primary Avatea Primary Blackrock Preschool* Imanuela Akatemia* Nikao Primary Nukutere College* Papaaroa College* Rutaki Primary St Joseph's Primary* Takiturnu Primary Te-Uki-Ou School* Tereora College Titikaveka College

0 100 200 300 400 500 km Sea Scale: um- - -

*Church or Private Schools

STATUS OF SCHOOLS

STATUS OF SCHOOLS BY REGION

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BY SCHOOL STATUS

Government

Church

STUDENT : SCHOOL RATIOS BY ISLAND

Island ( &chools 1 Students I Studentllich (

4

8 . 9

2

8

0

25

6

LEVELS OF SCHOOL

I LEVELS NAME OF SCHOOLS I T

Preschool & Primary only

Aitutaki SDA, lvirua

Primary & Secondary - F2 1 Avatea

G I -F4 1 Papaaroa College

COMPARISON OF 2003 ENROLMENTS WITH 1996 AND 2002

1990-2002 ENROLMENTS BY LEVEL

Data for 1995 to 2002 is derived from the EMIS. Data from 1990 to 1994 is derived from the March Monthly School Returns.

Since 1996 there has been a 14% decrease in preschool rolls, a 24% decrease in primary rolls and a 8% decrease in secondary rolls. The overall decrease since 1996 is 17%.

Enrolments 1990 - 2003

1990 1991 6992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 -. -.

. Pre-School .-%& Primary -C- Secondary --

ENROLMENTSBYLEVELANDGENDER

ENROLMENTS BY GRADE AND GENDER

. - .-

Presch 50 1 457

Form 3 P=- the GI-G6)

enrolment respectively. However 48% of secondary (FI -F7) students are girls who dominate at the senior secondary (SLI-F7) level accounting for 53% of the enrolment.

Enrolments By Grade and Gender

100 '"I Level

ENROLMENTS BY GRADE AND ISLAND

ENROLMENTS BY GRADE AND REGION

ENROLMENTS BY GRADE AND SCHOOL STATUS

STUDENT REPETITION MTES AT EACH 6

The number of students fepeating at each level is direct& ncorded on each s by the schod's principal, f amas entry criteria tend to apply ta only Senior le

ENROLMENTS BY GRADEFORM

TEACHERS BY GENDER, TEACHING LEVEL AND NATIONALITY

Teachers by Gender

Male

Teachers by Region Northern Group

Teachers by Teaching Level Pre-school

9%

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Teachers by Academic Qualification

Degree

Teachers by Teaching Qualification

Note: 1. Certiied teachers are those with a Teachers College Certificate or Diploma.

2. The number of teachers with degrees and certified to teach are as reported by Principals and are not derived from a file check of verified qualifications held by the Ministry of Education.

STUDENT : TEACHER RATIOS

Note: Teacher numbers include principals and senior teachers.

STUDENT : TEACHER RATIOS (contd)

AGE DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS

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15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 10 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 99 Unknown

200212003 TEACHER COMPARISONS

SCHOOL CAPACITY

Note: Classrooms exclude specialist rooms. S:C Ratio - number of students per class.

- ~ c h o o l s ]students !Teachers l~lassrooms IS:C Ratio I

[Southern Group I 111 1261 1 92 1 1031 121

Northern Group Rarotonga

' B m ~ c h o o l s !students ]Teachers l~lassrooms IS:C Ratio 1

SELECTED BUILDINGS

1

8 14

SELECTED APPARATUS IN ALL SCHOOLS

TelevisionNideo I 26 1 24 1 -2 Overhead oroiectod 251 25 1 0

568 2783

34 170

38 150

15 19

2002103 EDUCATION BUDGET

1990 - 2003 EDUCATION ESTIMATES FINANCIAL YEAR

1990-1999 BUDGET ESTIMATES

$lOmOsm m

I 200212003 1 $ 7,628,000 AVERAGE 1 $ 6,986,343

Data Source: "Estimates of the Expenditure and Revenue of the Government of the Cook Islands", the Budget Estimates - Appropriation Bill" for I99711998 - 200012001.

I All figures are original gross estimates except the 1993 figure which is the supplementary gross estimate. The 199912000 and 2000120001 figures excludes a Capital Budget appropriation for the MOE. I

EDUCATION PERSONNEL