William Colenso College

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and William Colenso College 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 

William Colenso College is in Onekawa, Napier and provides education for students in years 7-13. Key values focus on cultural relationships and restorative practice. William Colenso College is part of the Matariki Kahui Ako. A new Principal was appointed in Term 1 2022.

William Colenso College’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• responsive outcomes for learners

• responsive systems and processes

• responsive learning opportunities

• responsive relationships.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on William Colenso College’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the responsiveness of the middle school, years 7-9, programme in accelerating student achievement, with a focus on equity and excellence for Māori and targeted ākonga.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need to:

• improve equity and excellence for all ākonga with a focus on improved attendance and engagement

• raise achievement in the senior school by developing a more cohesive and coherent curriculum transition between the middle and senior school

• increase accelerated learning across all year 7-9 ākonga.

The school expects to see:

• progress and achievement outcomes consistently equitable and excellent for all ākonga

• accelerated progress in the middle school supporting ākonga in successful transition into senior pathways and improved equity at NCEA

• teachers’ increased capacity and capability in using data to inform teaching and learning

• ākonga able to demonstrate agency in their learning to improve outcomes and experience success.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the responsiveness of the middle school, years 7-9, programme in accelerating student achievement, with a focus on equity and excellence for Māori and targeted ākonga:

• leadership collaboratively enacts the school’s vision and values with high expectations for all ākonga

• culturally responsive teaching expectations are clear, shared and well implemented to support all learners

• ākonga and whānau voice show that whanaungatanga is a strength within the school to support progress and achievement

• community collaborations are well established to further support ākonga learning and wellbeing.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• identifying ākonga needing acceleration in years 7-9

• gather stakeholder voice including students, whānau, hapū, iwi to develop a rich understanding of current curriculum contexts and outcomes

• strengthening processes for evaluation to better know the impact of actions on improving outcomes with a clear focus on equity and excellence.

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 Schools 

15 May 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

This school has a:
Teenage Parent Unit.