students reported more frequent te reo learning experiences than did all students. girls Māori Māori Māori scored higher, on average, than boys on the Attitudes to Te Reo scale at both year levels. Māori Māori Around half of all students at each year level reported they never spoke te reo at home. Only 26 Māori percent of students at Year 4, and 15 percent of students at Year 8 said that they never spoke Māori Māori te reo at home. The difference in average achievement between those who never spoke te reo Māori Māori at home and those who often or always spoke te reo at home was 12 TRM units at Year 4 and 17 Māori TRM units at Year 8. For students, how often they spoke te reo at home was also associated Māori Māori with achievement, but to a slightly lesser extent than for all students.
Māori students reported more frequent te reo Māori learning experiences than did all students. Māori girls scored higher, on average, than Māori boys on the Attitudes to Te Reo Māori scale at both year levels. Around half of all students at each year level reported they never spoke te reo Māori at home. Only 26 percent of Māori students at Year 4, and 15 percent of Māori students at Year 8 said that they never spoke te reo Māori at home. The difference in average achievement between those who never spoke te reo Māori at home and those who often or always spoke te reo Māori at home was 12 TRM units at Year 4 and 17 TRM units at Year 8. For Māori students, how often they spoke te reo Māori at home was also associated with achievement, but to a slightly lesser extent than for all students.