WSP 11 3.4 QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS 3.4.1 NATIONAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL AND WAIHI TOWN The following Table 3-4 outlines education levels among respondents to the 2018 Census which shows Waihi Town and the Local area see lower levels of attainment compared to the regional and national averages. Table 3-4. Distribution of education and qualifications per area of interest 20188. Qualification level Waihi Town Local Waikato Bay of Plenty New Zealand No qualification 29.6% 25.4% 19.9% 18.9% 17.0% Level 1 - 4 41.1% 42.5% 42.1% 42.1% 38.6% Level 5 - 6 8.3% 9.2% 9.2% 10.4% 9.2% Level 7 / Bachelor 6.0% 7.7% 11.3% 11.0% 13.7% Post-Graduate 3.0% 4.4% 7.4% 6.6% 9.5% Overseas high school 4.0% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% 5.5% Not elsewhere included 7.9% 6.9% 6.0% 6.9% 6.5% 8 (Statistics New Zealand, 2018b)
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