Indigenous language level

The highest level of Maori language learning the student is involved in.

To allocate a code to an individual student, start at the top of the list and work down. Use the first code that applies to the student.

Type of learning

Maori-medium Education – Students are taught curriculum subjects in both Maori and English (bilingual).

Te Reo Maori – Students learn Maori Language as a separate subject.

Taha Maori – Students learn waiata, greetings and simple phrases.

Indigenous language level

The following indigenous language levels are used in the NZMOE tab of Current Student Maintenance:

Code	Level	Meaning
H	1	Curriculum is taught in Maori 100% of time, i.e. complete immersion (25 hrs per week).
G	1	Curriculum is taught in Maori for more than 20 and up to 24.75 hours per week (81 – 99% of total time).
F	2	Curriculum is taught in Maori for more than 12.5 and up to 20 hours per week (51 – 80% of total time).
E	3	Curriculum is taught in Maori for more than 7.5 and up to 12.5 hours per week (31 – 50% of total time).
D	4a	Curriculum is taught in Maori for more than 3 and up to 7.5 hours per week (12% - 30% of total time) i.e. more than 70% of instruction is in English.
C	4b	Student is learning Te Reo Maori as a separate subject for at least 3 hours per week.
B	5	Student is learning Te Reo Maori as a separate subject for less than 3 hours per week.
A	6	Student is learning Taha Maori.
Null	N/A	Student not involved in Maori Language Learning.

Lookup table

Indigenous language levels are defined in the luIndigenousLanguageLevel lookup table. See:

Lookup Table Maintenance - luIndigenousLanguageLevel.gif

Last modified: 4/10/2012 12:08:31 PM