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title: "Otago Polytechnic vs SIT: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Otago Polytechnic or SIT? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Otago Polytechnic vs SIT: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Otago Polytechnic or SIT? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Otago Polytechnic and SIT
- **Competitive set**: Polytechnics
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Otago Polytechnic Share of Search**: 10.1%
- **SIT Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Otago Polytechnic or SIT?

- In August 2026, Otago Polytechnic had more branded searches than SIT among polytechnics in New Zealand. Otago Polytechnic was estimated to have 15.6K branded searches compared to SIT’s 5K, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus SIT’s 3.2%.
- Otago Polytechnic was ahead of SIT in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otago Polytechnic’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 10% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.5K to 15.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SIT’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.1K to 5K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand polytechnics in August 2026?

Neither Otago Polytechnic nor SIT moved beyond provider rounding among polytechnics in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Otago Polytechnic estimated searches | Otago Polytechnic Share of Search | Otago Polytechnic rank | SIT estimated searches | SIT Share of Search | SIT rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15.5K | 10% | 3 | 5.1K | 3.3% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.6K | 9% | 3 | 5K | 3.5% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.5K | 8.5% | 3 | 4.1K | 4.2% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.8K | 9.4% | 3 | 6.2K | 4.5% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.4K | 9.1% | 4 | 5K | 2.9% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.8K | 11.1% | 3 | 5K | 2.9% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.8K | 9.7% | 3 | 4.2K | 3.2% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 15.8K | 10.2% | 3 | 5.1K | 3.3% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 15.4K | 10.2% | 3 | 6.1K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 15.4K | 9.9% | 3 | 5K | 3.2% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 15.6K | 10.1% | 3 | 5K | 3.2% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Otago Polytechnic’s and SIT’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Otago Polytechnic**: Measured on the search terms “nursing otago polytechnic”, “occupational therapy otago polytechnic”, “op ac nz”, “otago poly”, “otago poly tech”, “otago polytechnic address”, “otago polytechnic courses”, “otago polytechnic hairdressing”, “otago polytechnic nursing”, “otago polytechnic online”, “otago polytechnic open day” and “otago polytechnic student village”, summed into one figure.
- **SIT**: Measured on the search terms “sit courses”, “sit enrol”, “sit invercargill”, “sit invercargill courses” and “sit study”, summed into one figure.

- [Otago Polytechnic profile](/demand/nz/brands/otago-polytechnic)
- [SIT profile](/demand/nz/brands/sit)
- [All polytechnics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-polytechnics): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Otago Polytechnic or SIT?

In August 2026, Otago Polytechnic had more branded searches than SIT among polytechnics in New Zealand. Otago Polytechnic was estimated to have 15.6K branded searches compared to SIT’s 5K, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus SIT’s 3.2%.

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Brandwave. "Otago Polytechnic vs SIT: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/otago-polytechnic-vs-sit

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