Kelvin Road School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Kelvin Road 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 

Kelvin Road School is in Papakura, Auckland and provides education for learners in Years 1 to 8. The school’s vision is ‘Kia Toa Kia Manawanui – Be the best you can be’.  Te Whatitoka Rimu o te Whānau Kahurangi includes Level 1 Māori immersion across all year levels. Kelvin Road School is a member of the Papakura Kāhui Ako.

Kelvin Road School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• Learners at the Centre
• Barrier Free Access
• Quality Teaching
• Future of Learning and Work
• World Class Inclusive Public Education.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well innovative teaching and learning approaches are impacting positively on learner outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics. Supporting equitable outcomes, strengthening partnerships for learning and improving regular rates of attendance are ongoing priorities for the school.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is: 

• the school goal is to increase and accelerate rates of progress and equitable outcomes for all learners in literacy and numeracy
• the need to improve regular attendance to enable learning opportunities and success for all
• school priority to further develop effective, learning-centred partnerships with parents and whānau, for continuous improvement in student outcomes.

The school expects to see improvement in attendance, rates of progress and overall achievement in literacy and mathematics.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support them in its goal to evaluate how well innovative teaching and learning approaches are impacting positively on learner outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics:

• leaders and teachers share high and equitable aspirations for the achievement, progress and well-being of all learners
• culturally responsive practices support and promote learning
• learners express a strong sense of belonging and confidence in their culture, language and identity
• a strategic and collaborative approach to Kotahitanga – how best to serve learners and the school community.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise continuing to:

• strengthen learner-centred partnerships with parents, whānau and community, build shared understanding, increase rates of attendance and improve learner outcomes.
• provide professional learning opportunities for consistency of assessment, planning and teaching
• analyse and evaluate innovative literacy and numeracy strategies and practices for learner 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. 

Sharon Kelly 
Acting Director of Schools

3 March 2025 

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