Hurupaki School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 19 months of the Education Review Office and Hurupaki School working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz

Context 

Hurupaki School is in Whangārei, Northland and caters for learners in Years 1 to 6.  The school’s vision is Learning Today for Tomorrow, Ka ako i tenei rā mō āpōpō.  A new principal was appointed in 2022.

Hurupaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• Cultural Responsiveness

• Authentic and Meaningful Learning

• Wellbeing

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Hurupaki School’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which a structured literacy programme promotes equitable and excellent reading and writing skills for all Year 1 to 3 learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• any disparity in Year 1 – 3 literacy learning outcomes will be monitored and addressed

• teachers share clear, culturally responsive and equitable expectations for learner progress, achievement and wellbeing

• children, parents and whānau are supported through affirming, learning focused relationships.

The school expects to see equitable and excellent literacy learning outcomes for all Years 1-3 learners, where learners meet expected reading and writing progressions and experience integrated and effective support.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent to which a structured literacy programme promotes equitable and excellent reading and writing skills for all Year 1 to 3 learners:

• teachers and leaders work collaboratively to design a responsive curriculum which realises learner and community needs and aspirations

• systems and processes support a high level of teacher capability and capacity for continuous improvement

• teachers and leaders engage with, learn through and use purposeful evaluation as a resource for improvement and innovation.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• curriculum design that builds on best practice in literacy and is implemented effectively across the school

• continued, systematic and collaborative school and teacher inquiry to further inform evaluative monitoring, process and practice

• continued collaborative approaches that nurture and support learning focused relationships.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

13 April 2023 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement.  educationcounts.govt.nz/home