Hunua School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within twelve months of the Education Review Office and Hunua 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 

Hunua School located in a rural environment in the Hunua ranges, provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.

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

• deepen learning – create a local curriculum that engages and challenges students

• strengthen community and school partnerships.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively student outcomes in writing are increased through targeted actions and strengthening of teaching practices. Further building home-school partnerships for learning is an ongoing priority for the school.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• the priority to raise achievement levels in writing for all learners to match those in reading and mathematics

• the school’s commitment towards equity and excellence for all students

• the opportunity to further embed the local curriculum and strengthen parent partnerships in learning.

The school expects to see strategic actions implemented to improve the progress and enable equitable outcomes for all learners.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to raise achievement in writing through effective teaching practices and partnerships in learning:

• a positive culture for learning that focuses on continuous school improvement

• planned professional development that is targeted to the needs of students and teachers.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• strengthening learning-centred partnerships with parents and whānau to build shared understandings and involvement in their children’s learning

• implementing further opportunities for targeted professional development to build collective capability to inform responsive planning, teaching, and learning.

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.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

6 March 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