Otahuhu Intermediate

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 8 months of the Education Review Office and Otahuhu Intermediate 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

Otahuhu Intermediate is located in south Auckland and provides education for students in Years 7 to 8. Since the previous ERO review a new principal and assistant principal have been appointed.

The school’s vision is ‘Excellence for All’ and its values are respect, personal responsibility and passion.

Otahuhu Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• curriculum development
• inspiring environment
• cultural responsiveness
• student wellbeing.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well effective teaching and a responsive curriculum at Otahuhu Intermediate impact on students’ learning outcomes.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• inspire students’ love of curiosity and discovery in their learning
• equip and empower all learners to succeed
• support students’ sense of identity, language and culture and to celebrate diversity within the school community.

The school expects to see improved levels of students’ engagement and achievement success in learning. It also expects increased teaching capability in providing authentic and relevant learning for all students.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well effective teaching and a responsive curriculum impact on students’ learning outcomes:

• a positive school culture that values and supports students’ inclusion and sense of belonging
• teachers' commitment to professional learning with a focus on student centred learning
• valuing bilingual education in providing a coherent pathway for students throughout their schooling
• leadership that supports teachers to take an active role in supporting students’ learning.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• implementing effective teaching schoolwide to promote consistency of teaching practice and improved student learning outcomes
• continuing to develop a responsive curriculum to engage all students in learning
• staff using learner progress and achievement data including targets to promote accelerated progress in 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. 

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

29 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