Ohura Valley Primary

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within eight months of the Education Review Office and Ohura Valley Primary 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 

Ohura Valley Primary is a sole charge school located in the rural village of Ohura, near Taumarunui. The school provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.

Ohura Valley Primary’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• collaboratively grow independent learners
• co-construct a student-centred localised history and science curriculum
• increase rates of student attendance.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Ohura Valley Primary’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school practices and processes meet the individual needs of every learner. Strengthening home-school partnerships for learning is an ongoing priority for the school.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• the commitment to further strengthen systems and practices for continual improvement
• the priority to continue developing a personalised approach to learning through the school’s curriculum.

The school expects to see the implementation of planned actions to improve outcomes across the curriculum that further enhance ownership and engagement in learning. An ongoing focus on regular attendance will support progress and achievement.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to meet the needs of every learner through effective teaching practices and partnerships in learning:

• positive, caring relationships that promote wellbeing and learning for the small number of students
• a well-resourced school that enables learning across the curriculum.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• further strengthening practices and processes to implement learning opportunities that reflect individual students’ needs and interests
• developing knowledge of students’ current learning and next steps to increase ownership and empowerment of their learning pathways
• building connections and community engagement to promote learning-centred relationships.

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

8 June 2023

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