East Tamaki School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background

This Profile Report was written within 13 months of the Education Review Office and East Tamaki 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 

East Tāmaki School is in Ōtara, Auckland and provides education for ākonga in Years 1 to 6. The school vision is Whakohooho ngā ākonga – Inspire learners, Whakamana – Strengthen Mana, Whakaaweawetia ā mua – Influence the Future. 

East Tamaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for ākonga are:

• Whanaungatanga – To strengthen our partnership with whānau and iwi
• Piripono – To provide ākonga with a robust, relevant and authentic local curriculum based on Te Mātaiaho with a particular focus on English, Mathematics and Statistics
• Manaakitanga – To strengthen student wellbeing.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga are enhanced through learning-focused partnerships with parents, whānau and community.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is: 

• the school has a goal to further develop learning-focused partnerships with parents, whānau, iwi and hapū
• to enhance whānau engagement for shared understandings of approaches to teaching and learning within a local curriculum
• to improve community collaboration in order to strengthen ākonga wellbeing, engagement, progress and achievement.

The school expects to see:

• parents, whānau and the community increasingly engaged and involved in a variety of school activities as respected and valued partners in learning 
• an increased range of effective communication strategies to communicate and engage with parents, whānau and the community
• whānau contributing to the improved wellbeing, engagement, progress and achievement of all ākonga through shared understandings of teaching, learning and the local curriculum.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga are enhanced through learning-focused partnerships with parents, whānau and community:

• the wellbeing of all ākonga is well considered and catered for within an inclusive learning climate
• leaders prioritise and plan for school improvement by pursuing the school’s vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence
• excellent organisational structures include systems and processes that effectively evaluate the impact of teaching and learning.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• continue to plan opportunities for whānau engagement, with a focus on culturally responsive connections and valued home-school partnerships 
• further consult with whānau to inform and evaluate effective home-school communication strategies
• further strengthen school wide assessment processes to increase student achievement with a clear focus on shared high, equitable expectations for ākonga wellbeing, engagement, progress and achievement.

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

7 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