The dashboard was updated 30 June 2026 and represents the total current numbers since 2016, unless otherwise stated. Annual data is reported in line with the Teaching Council’s financial year, which runs from 1 July to 30 June. The dashboard will be updated quarterly.

The data is collected by the Teaching Council through the registration and certification process and is based on information provided directly by teachers when they apply for registration or certification.

How to use this dashboard

The headline information provides a snapshot of the teaching profession. Use the drop-down filters to explore the data in more detail.

All data is shown by default. Select a filter to focus on a particular group or category or click on the charts to explore the data further.

Select the ⓘ information icon for additional information about the data and how to use the dashboard.

Total Registered Teachers

This is the total number of teachers who hold Teacher Registration in New Zealand since 2016. The number does not include Limited Authority to Teach.

Since 2016 Teacher Registration does not expire unless a teacher chooses to voluntarily deregister or their registration is cancelled. These individuals are excluded from this total. This total includes registered teachers who may not currently be teaching or hold a current practising certificate.

Registration confirms that a teacher meets the professional and ethical requirements to teach in Aotearoa New Zealand. Registration alone does not allow a person to teach legally. A current practising certificate is also required to teach in a teaching position.

Total certificated teachers

This is the total number of teachers who hold a current practising certificate and can legally teach in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A practising certificate confirms that a registered teacher meets the professional requirements to teach in Aotearoa New Zealand and continues to meet the requirements for their practising certificate.

This total includes teachers with Tōmua | Provisional, Tūturu | Full (Category One), and Pūmau | Full (Category Two) practising certificates. The number does not include Limited Authority to Teach.

Tūturu | Full (Category One) certificated teachers

This is the total number of teachers who hold a current Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate.

These are experienced teachers who have been endorsed as able to independently meet the professional standards. This is the most common practising certificate held by teachers.

Pūmau | Full (Category Two) certificated teachers

This is the total number of teachers who hold a current Pūmau | Full (Category Two) practising certificate. A Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate is for experienced teachers who, because of the nature of their role, are not currently able to be endorsed as meeting all the professional standards.

This can include teachers working in relief or other roles where the nature or hours of their work do not allow for full endorsement. Teachers with a Pūmau | Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate can legally teach in Aotearoa New Zealand.

New Zealand-qualified Tōmua | Provisional

This shows the total number of teachers who hold a Tōmua | Provisional practising certificate following their completion of a New Zealand teaching qualification.

Teachers with a Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate complete an induction and mentoring programme with support from their professional leader and mentor as they develop their practice.

Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach

This is the total number of people who currently hold a Limited Authority to Teach (LAT).

A LAT allows a person who does not hold a teaching qualification to teach in a specific role where they have specialist skills or where there is a shortage of suitably qualified teachers. Examples include subject areas that is not widely available such as specialist language, music, trades, coaching skills or supply demands.

A LAT is not a practising certificate, and LAT holders are not registered teachers. They can be issued for 1, 2, or 3 years, and are not renewed. Each successful application is assessed based on requirement at that time.

Moved from Tōmua | Provisional to Tūturu | Full (Category One)

This is the total number of teachers who have progressed from Tōmua | Provisional to Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate in their last application.

This progression follows completion of all aspects of training as well as the required induction and mentoring programme. It confirms that the teacher has been endorsed as meeting the requirements for full certification.

Overseas-qualified Tōmua | Provisional

This shows the number of teachers who hold an overseas teaching qualification and hold a current Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate in Aotearoa New Zealand. Tōmua | Provisional is the first practising certificate type issued to overseas-trained teachers when being granted teacher registration in New Zealand.

Tōmua | Provisional provides teachers who are new to the Aotearoa New Zealand teaching profession with an opportunity to develop their practice in the Aotearoa New Zealand context and complete the requirements for progression to full certification.

Total applications received YTD

The total number of applications received by the Teaching Council for the year to date from 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026. This includes applications for registration, practising certificates, progression from Tōmua | Provisional to Tūturu | Full (Category One), and Limited Authority to Teach.

Interactive graphs

The graphs are interactive and will show the breakdown/make-up of the criteria selected by clicking on the graphs themselves. The view can also be changed using the dropdown filters at the top of the dashboard. The view extends across all graph displays to also show the certification level, gender and age breakdown profile by the sector you have selected.

Teachers by sector

Shows the number of currently certificated teachers by the sector they have indicated they work in.

The Teaching Council does not hold live employment information. Teachers provide their sector when they apply for or renew a practising certificate, so this information may not reflect changes in employment between certification periods.

The totals that are displayed here are represented in the headline number Total certificated teachers. They exclude individuals who hold a LAT’s. Use these views to understand certification, age and gender profile breakdown.

Teachers by certification

This visual shows the number of teachers by certification status, including Tōmua | Provisional, Tūturu | Full (Category One), Pūmau | Full (Category Two), and Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach.

Use the filters to explore the profile of teachers across different sectors, age groups, and genders.

Teachers by gender & age group

Shows the age and gender profile of currently certificated teachers within the teaching profession.

Use the filters to explore the profile across different sectors, practising certificate types