Schools are categorised by the Ministry of Education based on census data for the census mesh block where children attending the schools live. The SES index takes into account household income levels, categories of employment, and the ethnic mix in the census mesh blocks. The SES index uses ten subdivisions, each containing ten percent of schools (deciles 1 to 10). For our purposes, the bottom three deciles (1 to 3) formed the low SES group, the middle four deciles (4 to 7) formed the medium SES group, and the top three deciles (8 to 10) formed the high SES group.
The first data column
in each table shows the percentage of tasks in each learning area for
which there were statistically significant differences between the three
groups, with students in the low decile group performing worst. The second
data column shows the percentage of tasks for which there were no statistically
significant differences. The third data column shows the percentage of
tasks for which there were statistically significant differences with
students in the low decile group performing best.
| Subject |
L<
|
=
|
L>
|
| Viewing |
100
|
0
|
0
|
| Listening |
88
|
12
|
0
|
| Mathematics |
85
|
15
|
0
|
| Writing |
83
|
17
|
0
|
| Info. Skills |
81
|
19
|
0
|
| Speaking |
75
|
25
|
0
|
| Reading |
71
|
29
|
0
|
| Graphs/Tables |
67
|
33
|
0
|
| Science |
54
|
46
|
0
|
| Social Studies |
53
|
47
|
0
|
| Health |
44
|
56
|
0
|
| Music |
35
|
65
|
0
|
| Technology |
33
|
67
|
0
|
| Art |
8
|
92
|
0
|
| Physical Educ. |
0
|
83
|
17
|
|
Average
|
58
|
41
|
1
|
| Subject |
L<
|
=
|
L>
|
| Reading |
93
|
7
|
0
|
| Viewing |
86
|
14
|
0
|
| Listening |
78
|
22
|
0
|
| Mathematics |
77
|
23
|
0
|
| Social Studies |
73
|
27
|
0
|
| Writing |
72
|
28
|
0
|
| Speaking |
67
|
33
|
0
|
| Graphs/Tables |
60
|
40
|
0
|
| Science |
56
|
44
|
0
|
| Info. Skills |
56
|
44
|
0
|
| Music |
45
|
55
|
0
|
| Technology |
41
|
59
|
0
|
| Health |
38
|
62
|
0
|
| Art |
17
|
83
|
0
|
| Physical Educ. |
13
|
83
|
4
|
|
Average
|
58
|
42
|
0
|
