Review 7 May 2025
LatestSchool Report
Tēnā koutou e mau manawa rahi ki te kaupapa e aro ake nei, ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa. Mā wai rā e kawe, mā tātau katoa.
We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.
About the School
Greerton Village School – Te Kura o Maarawaewae provides education for learners in Years 1 to 6. The school roll is approximately 367 learners. About half of all learners are Māori; less than half identify as Pākehā. Other groups include Pacific and Asian learners.
Whakatō Te Kākano are three bilingual Māori classrooms. Whare Manaaki caters for students with high needs where they receive a sensory based programme.
The school’s vision is to inspire, challenge and extend all ākonga to become leaders of their own educational journey. This vision is supported by the values of We are Brave, We have Mana, We show Aroha and We can Achieve.
Part A – Parent Summary
How well placed is the school to promote educational success and wellbeing?
| How well are learners succeeding? | Success and progress for all learners is increasing. |
| What is the quality of teaching and learning? | Learners benefit from high quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. |
| How well does the school curriculum respond to all learners needs? | Learners have rich opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. There is an increasingly consistent focus on supporting learners to gain skills in literacy and mathematics. Learners with complex needs are well supported to achieve their education goals. |
| How well does school planning and conditions support ongoing improvement? | School planning and conditions to support ongoing improvement to the quality of education for learners are well established. |
| How well does the school include all learners and promote their engagement and wellbeing? | The school successfully promotes learners’ engagement, wellbeing and inclusion. |
| How well does the school partner with parents, whānau and its community for the benefit of learners? | The school reports usefully and accurately to parents / whānau about their child’s learning, achievement and progress. The school responds well to a wide range of information gathered through community consultation, to inform strategic planning and curriculum decisions. |
| Student Health and Safety | The school board is taking reasonable steps to ensure student health and safety. |
Achievement in Years 0 to 8
This table outlines how well students across the school meet or exceed the expected curriculum level.
Foundation Skills | |
| Reading | A large majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Writing | A small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Mathematics | A large majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are equitable for all groups of learners. |
Attendance
The school is behind the target of 80% regular attendance.
The school is developing a suitable plan to improve attendance.
Regular attendance is not yet improving towards or beyond the target.
Chronic absence is not yet reducing over time.
Assessment
The school is improving its approach and the reliability of its practices to accurately find out about achievement against the curriculum.
Teachers are developing assessment information to adjust teaching practices to ensure ongoing improvement in teaching and student progress.
Progress
The school has good quality planning to increase the rate of progress for all groups of students.
The school has significantly improved achievement and progress for those learners most at risk of not achieving since the previous review.
The school has to some extent extended achievement and progress for learners working at or above curriculum levels since the previous review.
The school is making progress towards meeting Government reading, writing and mathematics targets and/or pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau targets for 2030 and agrees this will need to be a key strategic priority.
An explanation of the terms used in the Parent Summary can be found here: Reporting | Education Review Office
Part B - Findings for the school
This section of the report provides more detail for the school to include in strategic and annual planning for ongoing improvement across the school.
Areas of Strength
- Most ākonga Māori and almost all Pacific heritage learners achieve at or above curriculum expectation in reading.
- A small majority of at-risk learners have accelerated their progress in mathematics, while a large majority have accelerated their progress in reading.
- Leadership fosters an inclusive culture focused on achieving the school’s improvement towards relevant goals and targets; these goals include high quality teaching and learning and accelerating the achievement and progress of learners at risk of not achieving.
- Teachers are working towards full implementation of structured literacy and mathematics programmes; the school meets the one hour a day teaching requirements.
- The school is embedding the curriculum to increase student engagement, providing authentic learning opportunities linked to local contexts and connecting with the local hapū.
- The school uses a planned and co-ordinated approach to developing and strengthening the collective capability of teachers.
Key priorities and actions for improvement
The agreed next steps for the school are to:
- engage with parents and whānau to implement effective strategies to increase rates of regular attendance
- review and strengthen schoolwide assessment practices to ensure data is robust and improves the quality of overall teacher judgements for student progress and achievement
- develop effective analysis of school data to inform strategic planning and targeted actions for continuous improvement
- embed consistent high quality teaching practice in literacy and mathematics while enriching opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum.
The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows.
Within three months:
- set clear targets and actions for improving attendance to strengthen school planning
- refine systems to track and monitor student progress and achievement.
Every six months:
- monitor and report on the rates of student attendance, progress and achievement to inform further planning and action
- review and develop explicit teaching strategies to respond effectively to student assessment information and to enrich culturally inclusive learning contexts.
Annually:
- evaluate and report on the effectiveness of school improvement actions to further inform planning for strategic goals and direction.
Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:
- increased rates of regular attendance
- effective use of student progress and achievement data that supports equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners in literacy and mathematics
- an inclusive and authentic school curriculum that promotes learner engagement, achievement and success.
Part C: Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
All schools are required to promote student health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
During this review the Board has attested to some regulatory and legislative requirements in the following areas:
Board Administration
Yes
Curriculum
Yes
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Personnel Management
Yes
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a School Report and is due within three years.
Me mahi tahi tonu tātau, kia whai oranga a tātau tamariki
Let’s continue to work together for the greater good of all children
Sharon Kelly
Director of Schools (Acting)
7 May 2025
Education Counts
This website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home