Ruapotaka School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within ten months of the Education Review Office and Ruapotaka 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

Ruapotaka School, Point England, is in central East Auckland. It caters for local ākonga from years 0 - 8. The area has recently undergone a significant housing redevelopment. The expected growth will result in an increasingly culturally diverse school population, including recent arrivals to New Zealand.

Ruapotaka School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• Build learner agency to accelerate learner achievement.
• Our school is the school of choice for our community.
• Provide opportunities to grow leadership capability for all. 

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the teaching and learning programmes respond to the needs of all ākonga.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• build capacity of staff and consistency in teaching and learning programmes
• meet the diverse needs of all ākonga
• ensure as the school grows, systems are in place to support all ākonga to make progress and achieve to their best ability.

The school expects to see:

• growth in teacher capacity and capabilities that ensures positive shifts in learning outcomes for all ākonga
• consistency in curriculum planning and classroom programmes that meet the learning needs of all ākonga.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal on how well teaching and learning programmes respond to the needs of all ākonga:

• school ethos that welcomes cultural diversity from its community
• established school networks that support the needs of diverse learners
• leadership that is committed to enacting the school vision.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• sharing information with parents about the learning programmes
• comprehensive and tailored professional development to build capabilities of each staff member that positively impacts on ākonga success
• establishing team meeting systems and processes that enable teachers to be clear and focused on school expectations in order to improve 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

20 March 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