Our learners are spread throughout New Zealand. They are as varied as the population of our beautiful country. A common goal they all share is to improve their knowledge and skills through online and distance learning.
What our learners look like
- 29,657 individual learners.
- 73% were in employment
- 92% studied with us part time (compared to 63% for the ITP sector*)
- 11% had no school qualifications
- 62% were female
- 17% were Māori
- 80% were aged 25 years or over (compared to 60% for the ITP sector)
What our learners say
- 93% believe their employers would consider their qualification valuable
- 87% say their study will be valuable for a future job
- 97% say their study is valuable for their current job
- 81% say Open Polytechnic courses are good value for money
- 92% rated the service they received from the Library and Learning Centre in the range excellent to good
I wanted to become more knowledgeable in my field.
Where our learners come from
- 4% Northland
- 26% Auckland
- 11% Waikato
- 7% Bay of Plenty
- 1% Gisborne
- 3% Taranaki
- 6% Manawatu/Wanganui
- 3% Hawkes Bay
- 14% Wairarapa/Wellington
- 3% Nelson/Marlborough
- 1% West Coast
- 13% Canterbury
- 5% Otago
- 2% Southland
All of these statistics come from our 2018 Annual Report.
*ITP - institutes of technology and polytechnics