Ethnicity codes

Ethnicity

The ethnicity codes used are the same codes as used by the Ministry of Education Data Management Unit (DMU), the codes can be download here if any conversions need to be done.

DMU Ethnicity codes.xls

The following ethnicity codes are used in the Assessment Tool.

DMU Code	Description
111	NZ European / Pakeha
121	British / Irish
122	Dutch
123	Greek
124	Polish
125	South Slav
126	Italian
127	German
128	Australian
129	Other European
211	Maori
311	Samoan
321	Cook Island Maori
331	Tongan
341	Niuean
351	Tokelauan
361	Fijian
371	Other Pacific Peoples
411	Filipino
412	Cambodian
413	Vietnamese
414	Other Southeast Asian
421	Chinese
431	Indian
441	Sri Lankan
442	Japanese
443	Korean
444	Other Asian
511	Middle Eastern
521	Latin American
531	African
611	Other Ethnicity
999	Not Stated