Their mode of education

New Zealand education system consists of primary schools, high schools and college. Education in New Zealand is compulsory and free from the ages of 6 to 16. The New Zealand National Qualifications Framework (NQF) regulates education which is post-compulsory. The NQF is a combined system of nationwide qualifications in training, schools, and vocational education. There are 3 types of schools in New Zealand: state schools, state integrated schools, and private schools. The Government funds state and state integrated schools. Whereby Private schools receive approximately a quarter of their funding from the State, and make up the rest on tuition fees. According to a private school support group, Independent Schools New Zealand, approximately 86% of all children who are school-aged go to state schools, 10% of them go to state integrated schools, and only 4% go to private schools.