NZTC excels in Tertiary Education Commission report

Early Childhood Education Health and Wellbeing

The Tertiary Education Commission has released the 2020 Educational Performance Indicators for tertiary education organisations throughout the country.

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) has excelled, with students achieving well above sector averages for its early childhood education and health and wellbeing programs.

NZTC student course completions results recorded exceptionally high at 92.5% compared to the sector average of 84.9%. This outstanding rate of students completing their courses successfully speaks volumes to the positive outcomes and opportunities NZTC graduates experience.

The extensive student support initiatives woven into the NZTC study experience for Māori and Pacific students shone as the college recorded 20% above sector average for Māori students, totalling an 88% course completion rate. The rate for Pacific students was only a fraction behind this at 87.5%, 16% above the sector average.

“Our NZTC team works incredibly hard to deliver outstanding curriculum and student support services, and these high course completion rates are a testament to our students and the NZTC team. All of our students have different support needs throughout their learning journeys with us depending on their circumstances, and we are honoured to enable personable support initiatives to our students,” said NZTC Chief Executive Selena Fox.

“When New Zealand went into lockdown last year due to the outbreak of Covid-19, our students didn’t miss a single day of study. Teaching, learning and students’ progress towards their study goals continued with our dedicated IT, Pastoral and Academic teams supporting students from the safety of their homes. We are honoured to keep our students’ goals of achieving their programs of study central to our NZTC goals, even throughout the most challenging of local and global circumstances. NZTC students continue to progress towards becoming outstanding graduates serving their community needs with recognised qualifications informing their teaching, educating and care careers.”