Rotorua Boys’ High School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 10 months of the Education Review Office and Rotorua Boys’ High 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 

Rotorua Boys’ High School, also known as Raukura, is located in central Rotorua. It caters for boys in Years 9 to13 and 140 are boarding students. The school’s programme is based around six key values – Ngā Uara o Raukura, and eight key learning hearts - Ngā Pūmanawa Ako o Raukura, that together embody the good Raukura man – Tāne Raukura.

Rotorua Boys’ High School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• improving outcomes for Māori ākonga

• establishing new Trades Pathways for senior students

• introducing six subjects at NCEA and support access to a wider range of pathways for students

• promoting literacy/numeracy across the school

• introducing de-streaming

• normalising Te Reo me ōna Tikanga

• promoting the Raukura localised curriculum

• promoting wellbeing and attendance for all students.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of the strategic goals on learner outcomes that are being implemented in 2022.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• these goals are significant strategic priorities to attain equitable and excellent outcomes for all students

• to gather a range of evidence that will allow the school to measure impact on the desired student outcomes.

The school expects to see:

• continued growth in academic outcomes especially for those at risk of not achieving.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the impact of strategic goals on learner outcomes:

• a well-established, collaborative and robust school-wide evaluation process

• highly effective leadership across all areas of the school

• in recent years equity concerns and academic outcomes addressed to provide a strong and positive base for initiatives

• well-established educationally powerful connections, communication and relationships, and with Māori whānau, hapū, iwi and parents, families and communities, to support student learning and outcomes.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• implementing the new requirements of NCEA, specifically the corequisites around literacy and numeracy, and building a strong base for common assessment activities

• continuing a focus on the wellbeing of students and staff based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and partnerships with whānau and parents

• further normalising Te Reo me ōna Tikanga and establishing in 2023, NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Māori as a core subject for all Year 11 ākonga

• creating a pathway for tikanga Māori to be added as a core subject for all Year 12 ākonga in 2023.

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. 

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

18 October 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