Pompallier Catholic School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Pompallier Catholic 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 

Pompallier Catholic School is located in Kaitaia and provides education for students from year 1 to 8. The school promotes its vision of ‘Mahi Tahi i te Karaiti’ and values of atawhai (mercy), aroha (love), pono (truth) and tika (integrity) within the curriculum.

Pompallier Catholic School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• embed critical thinking across all curriculum areas

• develop and refine a relevant and engaging local curriculum

• grow resilient and adaptable learners.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well school conditions promote students’ depth of learning and hauora in a culturally responsive learning environment.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• promote collaborative, adaptive and critical thinkers

• support students’ hauora and resilience through the school’s special character to sustain their success.

The school expects to see improvements in students’ higher order thinking, confidence and expression. Effective teaching will be underpinned by relational and culturally responsive practices that improve learning outcomes for all students. 

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve students’ depth of learning and hauora:

• valuing and respecting Te Tiriti o Waitangi through the school’s special character

• a commitment to Catholic values that is embedded throughout the curriculum and strong engagement from the community, parish and whānau

• a positive and inclusive school culture of effective teaching and authentic learning that supports student engagement

• leaders and teachers’ regular reflective practices that focus on school improvement.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• provision of learning opportunities that deepen students' critical thinking and promotes confidence with oral language

• continuing to develop and refine a challenging and meaningful local curriculum with Te Tiriti o Waitangi reflected in learning opportunities.

• continuing to grow resilient and capable learners through the school’s special character.

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

17 May 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