Papatoetoe Intermediate

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and Papatoetoe 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

Papatoetoe Intermediate provides education for students in Years 7 and 8 and is located in South Auckland. An associate principal has been appointed to the senior leadership team since the previous ERO review.

The school’s vision is to develop capable staff who empower students in their learning. School values of safety, trust, attitude and respect (STAR) aim to develop students who are effective communicators, connected and have healthy minds and bodies.

Papatoetoe Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• ensure inclusion and equity of access to all students
• promote learners’ rights and responsibilities; particularly student agency
• provide consistently high-quality curriculum delivery appropriate for all students
• ensure cooperative, collaborative, peaceful classrooms
• promote cultural competencies and ensure learning focused relationships with whānau.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and whānau connections to improve learners’ progress and achievement. 

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to: 

• improve success for all learners through a culturally responsive curriculum that values and celebrates their backgrounds
• promote whānau ownership of and participation in their children’s learning.

The school expects to see increased engagement and success in learning for all students. It also expects to see teachers using effective teaching practices and further involvement of whānau in their children’s learning.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of developing a responsive curriculum, effective teaching and whānau connections to improve learners’ progress and achievement.

• a positive, collaborative and supportive school culture
• students’ strong sense of belonging and involvement in leadership
• an increasingly responsive curriculum
• high expectations for effective teaching practice.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• embedding effective teaching practices to promote success for all students
• improving students’ progress and achievement in writing to develop their expression and confidence as learners.

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

25 January 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

This school hosts two Mount Richmond Special School classes and Resource Teaching of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) base on site.