20542 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Tertiary Education

20542 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How many people so far have enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme in 2026?

Hon Penny Simmonds: I am advised by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) there were 9,545 learners reported in April 2026 enrolled in a in a Bachelor of Nursing qualification that are a pre-requisite to registration as a nurse. Data Caveats: Data is as at 02-June-2026 for reporting year 2026 as of the April Single Data Return (SDR) and has been sourced through administrative data held by the TEC. Note: Data for 2026 is year-to-date (up to April) and will change, care should be taken when using this data. Providers (Universities, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics, Wānanga and Private Training Establishments) submit their SDR data three times a year (April, August, and December), and each submission reflects all known enrolments and delivery at the time. A learner will be counted in each year they are studying. Data is limited to learners reported to TEC under source of funding: • Domestic learners: Delivery of Qualification (DQ) • International learners: International Full-Fee Paying The list of accredited nursing qualifications was sourced from www.nursingcouncil.org.nz All learner enrolments in this information request have been rounded to the nearest five. Results are based on information reported through the SDR for the purposes of funding tertiary education. The data does not include any reporting outside of the SDR and relies on the accuracy of data reported by TEOs. This data has been compiled specifically to respond to this question. It uses administrative data collected by the Tertiary Education Commission for the purposes of funding tertiary education and relies on the accuracy of data reported by TEOs. Care should be taken when making comparisons with data collected or compiled for other purposes.