Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background 

This Profile Report was written within 8 months of the Education Review Office and ​Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)​ 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  

Christ The King Catholic School (Owairaka) is a small, inner-city school in Mt Roskill. It caters for learners in Years 1 to 6. The school’s mission is to foster excellence and build a community within a Catholic environment. 

​​Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)​’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to: 

• provide a responsive curriculum to ensure learning opportunities for all 
• encourage and highlight awareness of NZ’s cultural diversity and Māori world view 
• encourage creative ways to develop and foster a supportive and engaged community. 

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on ​Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)​’s website. 

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effective school systems and processes for collecting and using achievement information supports improving outcomes for learners. 

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is: 

• the school’s identification of disparities in achievement outcomes and how these will be addressed 
• reviewing how assessment and achievement information is collected, monitored, analysed and used to inform teaching and learning and ongoing evaluation 
• to ensure teaching and learning is based on high expectations leading to equitable and excellent achievement outcomes for learners. 

The school expects to see evidence of equity for all learners through: 

• improved use of assessment information that informs programme planning, teaching and learning 
• deliberate acts of teaching that supports acceleration of progress and achievement for learners 
• effective teaching that positively impacts on learner engagement and their achievement 
• improved use of achievement information through inquiry and evaluation. 

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effective school systems and processes for collecting and using achievement information supports improving outcomes for learners.  

• teaching and learning programmes that are tailored to the needs of the students 
• teachers who are committed to using effective teaching practices to improve outcomes for all learners 
• a small school community that nurtures and supports learners and their whānau. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:  

• targeted professional development, focused on the needs of priority learners  
• ongoing monitoring, evaluation, inquiry, and knowledge building to promote greater equity and excellence for learners. 

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