Sunnyvale School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within eight months, impacted by Covid lockdowns, of the Education Review Office and Sunnyvale 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 

Sunnyvale School is in Henderson, Auckland. The school provides education for students in Years 0 to 6. A new principal was appointed in Term 4, 2019. 

Sunnyvale School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are realised through their community- consulted strategic plan and school vision, focused on 4 key strategic goals: 

• Connect - all learners will experience success and belonging
• Learn - all learners will make at least one year’s progress every year
• Create - to create environments which reflect and enhance quality practice
• Share - all learners will experience teaching and learning that connects with home, community, and culture. 

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well teachers are using data to inform their practice and accelerate learner outcomes, enabling equity, success and belonging for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• use evaluation findings to enhance the responsiveness of the localised curriculum, including the foundation areas of numeracy, oral language, reading and writing  
• further strengthen teaching, learning and leadership strategies to promote greater equity and excellence in outcomes for all learners 
• ensure learning interventions effectively target and support all learners who require additional support to accelerate progress.

The school expects to see:

• acceleration of student progress and achievement as a result of the impact of teaching and learning conditions through collaboration, quality assessment data and moderation practices 
• teaching and learning practices that effectively respond and connect to learners’ languages, cultures, and identities
• teachers and leaders promoting greater connection and sharing of learner success and belonging with whānau and community
• learners attending, engaged and accessing a broad curriculum, supported by an inclusive learning culture.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to have all leaders and teachers deepen the use of data to inform practice and accelerate learner outcomes, enabling equity, success and belonging for all learners.

• students are well supported by teachers who are strongly focused on lifting outcomes for learners
• leadership that draws on evidence-based research to inform practice
• shared and collaborative teaching and learning practices
• whānau and community engagement.

Where to next?

Moving forward the school will prioritise:  

• increasing attendance and engagement of all students
• ongoing in-depth scrutiny, evaluation, and moderation of achievement information, particularly for those students most at risk, to achieve equitable outcomes with a particular focus on transition points
• further developing the school’s responsive localised curriculum to ensure learner language, culture, and identity are embedded in learner experience of belonging and in school- wide practices
• robust internal evaluation to further build shared understandings and consistent practices across the school. 

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.

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern) 
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki  
30 August 2022 

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