Field Name

Field Description

Variables

Description

School Number

Unique number assigned to each institution.

School Name

Full name of each institution.

Telephone

Telephone number for each institution, including area code.

Fax

Facsimile number for each institution, including area code.

Email

Email address for appropriate administrative contact for institution.

Principal

Current principal at school.

Street

Street for location address.

Suburb

Suburb for location address.

City

Town or city for location address.

Postal Address 1

P O Box, Private Bag or rural delivery number for postal address.

Postal Address 2

Suburb for Postal Address.

Postal Address 3

Town or city for Postal Address.

Postal Code

Postcode used by NZ Post for Postal Address.

School Type

Type for each institution.

Definition

Definition provides further descriptive information on the type of each institution.

Authority

Describes the ownership/operation or registration status of each educational institution.

Gender of Students

School gender i.e. Gender of students that schools cater for.

Territorial Local Authority

The territorial authority area the school is located in.  The territorial authority boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand.

Regional Council

The regional council area the school is located in.  Regional Council boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand.

Census Area Unit

The census area unit area each school is located in.  Census Area Unit boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand.

Ward

The Ward area the school is located in. Wards are subdivisions of territorial authorities.

Ministry of Education Local Office

Ministry of Education Local Office district each institution is located in.

General Electorate

General electoral district for the area where an institution is located. Based on the electoral boundaries for the 2008 election.

Māori Electorate

Māori electoral district for the area where an institution is located. Based on the Māori electoral boundaries for the 2008 election.

Longitude

Longitudinal co-ordinate where the institution is located.

Latitude

Latitudinal co-ordinate where the institution is located.

Decile

A schools decile indicated the extent to which the school draws its students from the low socio-economic communities. Decile 1 schools are the 10% of schools with the highest proportion of students from the low socio-economic communities, whereas decile 10 schools are the 10% of schools with the lowest proportion of these students. A schools decile does not indicate the overall socio-economic mix of the school.

School Rolls

The most up-to-date roll data available.  The roll information will be older that the date of the release of the directory.

Community of Learning: ID

Unique number assigned to each Community of Learning.

Community of Learning: Name

Full name of each Community of Learning.