Arataki School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background

This Profile Report was written within 26 months of the Education Review Office and Arataki 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 

Arataki school is located in Mount Maunganui and provides education for years 1 to 6 students. The school’s vision is: ‘Growing hearts and minds | Whakatipuhia nga manawa me nga hinengaro’.

Arataki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• develop and implement the Arataki School local curriculum
• strengthen expertise to ensure students and teachers get the support they need when needed
• build on reciprocal relationships with the community including iwi and hapū. 

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of new teaching interventions in writing and their impact on student achievement.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is: 

• school data highlighted low achievement in writing for students 
• there is a need to upskill teachers on specific writing skills within small student groups.

The school expects to see:

• increased student achievement in whole school writing data
• teachers implementing effective writing lessons
• equitable achievement outcomes for all students.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve student achievement in writing. 

• Strengthened professional capability and collective capacity that improves learner outcomes.
• Leaders continue to refine professional knowledge-building approaches that supports effective teaching.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• increasing the effective range of strategies teachers use to improve student achievement in writing
• engaging whānau and the school community through education workshops to strengthen learning partnerships.

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

15 April 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