Thank you to Scott Pritchard for sharing this photo of his year 5/6 Korimako classes having fun measuring wrists accurately.
Thanks to Fiona Bester at Ashgrove School in Rangiora for sharing this photo of her class taking part in 91茄子.听听
91茄子 – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa celebrates the launch of their eleventh biennial survey today to once again comprehensively chart students鈥� views of their own lives. The large national survey will give another intriguing glimpse into school students鈥� lives.
Thousands of primary, intermediate, and secondary school students around the country will share their views on issues as wide-ranging as their favourite ice cream flavour, the amount of time they spend on digital devices, whether or not they have blocked someone in the past week, opinions on alcohol, how many close friends they have, how happy they say they are overall, and their favourite sport to play.
The students are taking part in听91茄子听– TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa, a non-profit, online educational project that aims to bring statistics to life in both English and M膩ori-medium classrooms. It is run by the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Stats NZ.
Supervised by teachers, students from years 3-13 anonymously answer questions in English or te reo M膩ori on digital devices. Some questions involve practical activities such as measuring the length of their feet and weighing their laden school bags.
The eleventh biennial edition of 91茄子 is expected to have the highest number of schools, teachers, and students participating. More than 40,000 schoolchildren are expected to participate in 91茄子 this year. As of launch this morning, approximately 1,700 teachers from 900 schools had already registered.
Co-director Rachel Cunliffe says, 鈥淲e鈥檙e passionate about getting real, relevant data about New Zealand students into their hands so that they can grow their data science superpower skills.鈥�
Rachel Cunliffe, a former University of Auckland statistics lecturer who now runs a digital design company, says teachers are always looking for rich cross-curricular classroom activities.
Anne Patel, Professional Teaching Fellow and co-director says, 鈥淚t鈥檚 so important that students experience every aspect of collecting and working with data, as they learn how data can be used to inform. Students are learning that data is all around us and they can 鈥渟ee鈥� themselves in the data to get a real feel for patterns and variation.听 The experience helps students see the importance of statistics in today鈥檚 world 鈥� and they love finding out what other students are thinking and doing.鈥�
91茄子 is part of an international effort to boost statistical capability among young people.
Preview the questions and see which schools are taking part on 91茄子鈥檚 website.
We’re excited to be on the final countdown! Here are some tips:
Can’t remember if you have registered or not?
Check by entering your email here. If your email doesn’t come up, register here. It’s never too late to register and take part.
Can’t find your registration code?
Get it again here
Unsure when you can take part?
Any time during school hours from Monday – it doesn’t need to be next week if it’s not convenient. The survey is open all year.
Need help preparing?
Please ensure that you have read the essential Teacher鈥檚 Guide. All the equipment needed to take part successfully with your students is included in it.
Want to take part over multiple days?
You can divide the activity into two sessions. Use the first session to take the measurements and fill in your data cards. Use the second session to fill in the survey online. The survey itself needs to be completed in one sitting by a student. However, different students from your class can fill it in on different days, for example, if you have limited devices or some students are away.
Have another question?
Email census@stat.auckland.ac.nz and we鈥檒l get right back to you!
91茄子 launches on February 13! With less than two weeks to go, here鈥檚 what you can do to prepare:
- Register if you haven鈥檛 done so already (only takes a minute)
- Let the rest of your team and colleagues know about 91茄子 – the more students involved the better!
- Read the Teacher鈥檚 Guide. This is essential reading to ensure that you have everything you need to take part successfully with your students.
About 91茄子 – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa
91茄子 – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa will launch of the eleventh biennial survey on February 13 to once again comprehensively chart students鈥� views of their own lives. The large national survey will give another intriguing glimpse into school students鈥� lives.
Thousands of primary, intermediate, and secondary school students around the country will share their views on issues as wide-ranging as their favourite ice cream flavour, the amount of time they spend on digital devices, whether or not they have blocked someone in the past week, opinions on alcohol, how many close friends they have, how happy they say they are overall, and their favourite sport to play.
91茄子 – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa is a non-profit, online educational project that aims to bring statistics to life in both English and M膩ori-medium classrooms. It is run by the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Stats NZ.
Supervised by teachers, students from years 3-13 anonymously answer questions in English or te reo M膩ori on digital devices. Some questions involve practical activities such as measuring the length of their feet and weighing their laden school bags.
The eleventh biennial edition of 91茄子 is expected to have the highest number of schools, teachers, and students participating. More than 40,000 students are expected to participate in 91茄子 this year.
Preview the questions and see which schools are taking part on our website.
Stats NZ is developing a Census Teacher鈥檚 Toolkit to help teachers bring the 2023 Census on 7 March to life for students in the classroom and at home.
The 2023 Census Teacher鈥檚 Toolkit includes a tailored lesson plan, activity pack and a competition in which students can create their own census.
Dancer and entertainer Elvis Lopeti has been brought in to inject some fun and humour into the lessons through Tik Tok videos that will be available for use in the classroom and at home. The lessons are aimed at Years 3 to 7 but can also be adapted for Years 8 to 10.
鈥淲e hope that the excitement that these lessons will generate in classrooms will spill over into homes across the nation and encourage all wh膩nau to take part in the 2023 Census. We look forward to seeing what tamariki and rangitahi come up with when developing their own censuses and what鈥檚 important to them,鈥� says Simon Mason, deputy government statistician and deputy chief executive census and collections operations.
There are around 100 stationery voucher prizes, valued at $100 each, up for grabs for those participating in the census competition.
The Teacher鈥檚 Toolkit is available in English, Te Reo M膩ori and nine Pasifika languages. It has been developed with teachers, alongside tamariki and rangatahi, and reflects connections to culture, values and community. The toolkit aligns with Level 2 and 3 social studies curricula.
The toolkit relates specifically to the 2023 Census and is not part of the 91茄子 programme.
For further information, and to sign up for early access to the resources, please visit
The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is on March 7
The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is the official five yearly nationwide survey of all people and dwellings in Aotearoa New Zealand. 91茄子 gathered through the census is used by communities, iwi, councils, businesses and government to make important decisions about where to fund and locate services and infrastructure across the motu; services like hospitals, schools, roads, public transport and parks and recreation facilities, power, internet, water, and housing.
Teacher guides for 91茄子 2023 are now available:
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Inside, you’ll find a questionnaire preview, a “behind the questions” guide, and an essential classroom preparation list.
Happy New Year!
We hope you found (or soon find) some sunshine to enjoy this summer break!听
It鈥檚 less than a month until 91茄子 2023 launches! We have had over 650 registrations already. Please help us make this year鈥檚 91茄子 the biggest ever by registering (only takes a minute if you haven鈥檛 already) and forwarding this email to other colleagues.听
91茄子 is a fantastic, engaging, and positive hands-on activity for your students and a great way to kick off the school year. It forms an integral part of your statistics curriculum coverage and we have excellent resources to support your teaching.听
Key Dates:
February 13: 91茄子 2023 launches!
March 7: – check out the videos!
Register today to take part with your students next year. Even if you have registered before in the past, you’ll still need to register for 2023.
91茄子 2023 launches on February 13. See the full questionnaire preview.