This report looks at the mobility of tertiary students in terms of the distances they travel to undertake their tertiary studies. The report provides new information on how far students travel and the reasons behind students’ decisions to travel for tertiary study.
Purpose
The report provides an insight into the movements of tertiary students throughout New Zealand and helps to answer questions about the relationship between the location of tertiary provision and the decision-making of tertiary students. It measures the impact of factors such as geographic access to tertiary provision, ethnic group, highest school qualification and tertiary campus on the decisions of how far students will travel for tertiary study.