Pukete School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within fourteen months of the Education Review Office and Pukete 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 

Pukete School is located in Hamilton and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. Pukete School is an active member of Te Pae Here Kāhui Ako Te Raki Rāwhiti o Kirikiriroa.

Pukete School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• raising student achievement in literacy and mathematics

• growing teacher and school capability in the delivery of the curriculum

• developing professional knowledge in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well school conditions are improving outcomes for priority learners. Strengthening deliberate acts of teaching, meaningful learning opportunities and culturally responsive practices are ongoing priorities for the school.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• the opportunity it provides to respond effectively to school data to enable equity in the achievement of Māori students and boys in writing

• the school’s focus on building collective capability to improve student engagement and outcomes for all  

• the school’s commitment to developing greater awareness of culturally responsive practices and supporting Māori students to achieve success as Māori.

The school expects to see further actions implemented to improve the quality and effectiveness of explicit and culturally inclusive teaching across the school to support continuous improvement in outcomes for identified learners.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve equitable outcomes for priority learners:

• leadership that collaboratively develops and pursues the school’s vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence

• a strong focus on school virtues that support a positive culture for learning

• a strategic approach to targeted professional learning that promotes consistency of teaching practices.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• continuing to implement effective teaching strategies to accelerate the progress of priority learners and improve equitable outcomes

• further developing culturally responsive practices to support an inclusive local curriculum and enable Māori student success as Māori

• strengthening the use of evaluation at all levels to inform school planning and sustain improvement in outcomes for learners.

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

15 December 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