Pamapuria School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background 

This Profile Report was written within 10 months of the Education Review Office and ​Pamapuria 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  

Pamapuria is a long-established school that caters for students in Years 1 to 8. It is in a rural settlement in the rohe of Kaitaia. Most children are Māori, and whakapapa to the rohe. The local community have intergenerational connections with the school. 

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

• Learning – engage all learners, plan for priority learners + Year 7 & 8 programmes 

• Property – ensure the environment continues to be fit for purpose 

• Connect – continue to develop authentic links with the community  

• Leadership - ensure wairuatanga (wellbeing) is a priority at all levels. 

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic plan on their website, including their vision; empowering todays learners to meet tomorrow’s challenges. 

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the teaching and learning initiatives designed to achieve excellent outcomes for all learners.  

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:  

• support school leaders to dive deeper into the analysis of current achievement data   
• add value to the current inquiry of teaching and learning initiatives 
• grow the schools’ capacity for evaluation and continuous improvement. 

The school expects to see improved outcomes for all learners through: 

• increased teacher confidence in developing tailored initiatives to accelerate learner progress 
• greater consistency in teacher assessment and evidence-based choices to improve teaching and learning.  

Strengths  

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve excellent outcomes for all learners.  

• teachers who are committed to using effective teaching practices to promote equitable and excellent outcomes 
• a caring school culture that promotes engagement in learning and student wellbeing 
• a community who tautoko (support) the changes required to accelerate learning at Pamapuria school. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• growing a culture of reflective practitioners who use teacher inquiry as part of their day-to-day practice 
• Kaiako and kaiawhina participating in professional growth cycles that focus on self-improvement, accelerated learner progress and job satisfaction. 

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.  

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools  

​​1 May 2024​   

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