Ellerslie School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background 

This Profile Report was written within 11 months of the Education Review Office and ​Ellerslie 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  

Ellerslie school established in 1877 is closely connected to the Ellerslie community in Auckland. The school caters for students in years 1 to 8 and is a member of the Maungakiekie Kahui Ako. The school’s vision for students and staff is ‘Be the best we can be - Kia eke ki tou taumata’, accompanied by a mission statement, Acknowledging Yesterday. Learning Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.  

Ellerslie School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are providing opportunities for everyone ‘to be the best they can be’, through three goals: 

• Our Learners: - supporting all learners to progress and succeed 
• Our Cultures: - empower and celebrate our different ethnicities 
• Our Whānau: - strengthen our school and whānau connections.  

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively responsive and collaborative teacher practice and professional learning approaches impact on equitable and excellent learning outcomes in literacy for all ākonga. 

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is: 

• analysis of school achievement information identifies literacy as a teaching and learning priority 
• literacy is a foundation area that all ākonga need to successfully access the curriculum and for lifelong learning 
• responding to the needs of all ākonga so they make progress and achieve equitable and excellent outcomes in literacy.  

The school expects to see: 

• consistency of teaching practice and implementation of professional learning and development programmes 
• increased equity, excellence, and achievement in literacy for all ākonga 
• higher levels of ākonga engagement as ākonga are provided with authentic and meaningful learning opportunities in literacy 
• ākonga having agency and being able to share their success with parents.   

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to evaluate how effectively responsive and collaborative teacher practice and professional learning approaches impact on equitable and excellent outcomes in literacy for all ākonga:  

• school board members and leaders enact and resource the school’s vision and strategic direction 
• well-embedded school values and ‘language of learning’ are actively promoted and celebrated 
• facilities and school structures are conducive to collaborative teacher practice 
• leaders and teachers are open to new learning and implement successful approaches from professional learning.  

 Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:  

• further strengthening effective learning partnerships with parents so that there is a shared understanding of what effective learning looks like at Ellerslie School  
• continue to embed schoolwide literacy approaches and collaborative strategies 
• continue to build the professional capacity of all staff to ensure equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga. 

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​

​​8 April 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