Learner and tutor statistics
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In 2006, ESOL Home Tutors provided English language tuition
for 5,744 adult migrants and refugees in New Zealand.
Of these, 74% were female, and 1,387 learners were refugees
and asylum seekers.
- 3,720 learners had one-to-one tuition with an ESOL home tutor
- 3,835 learners attended a Social English Group for tuition and friendship
- 2,992 volunteer tutors from the community tutored a refugee or migrant
in 2006 - 1001 new tutors were trained during 2006
The largest ethnic grouping represented by learners was Asian,
followed by Middle Eastern.


