Kairanga School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 10 months of the Education Review Office and Kairanga 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 

Kairanga School is situated in a rural setting on the outskirts of Palmerston North. The school caters for learners in Year 1 to 8.

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

• to provide a quality and meaningful learning curriculum for all

• to develop learners who enact our values

• to connect with the rich resources in our community

• develop a responsive physical environment that meets the needs of staff and students.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the localised curriculum achieves the school’s identified priorities, skills and dispositions desired for learner success.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• to determine the impact of teaching, learning and curriculum delivery on achieving equity and excellence for all learners.

The school expects to see:

• evaluative insights showing how well delivery of the localised curriculum achieves the desired outcomes the school and community have identified for learner success

• meaningful stakeholder engagement that connects the rich resources and funds of knowledge of whānau, iwi and the community in design and delivery of the localised curriculum

• highly effective teaching and learning that matches the schools shared expectations of effective practice and culturally responsive relational pedagogy

• ongoing documented changes to the Kairanga School curriculum as new approaches and culturally responsive relational practices are shared and embedded into practice.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal for equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners:

• leaders, teachers, and trustees collectively pursue the school’s vision, goals, and strategic priorities in promoting equitable and excellent outcomes for learners

• the capability and practice of teaching staff is well supported through participation in relevant professional learning and development (PLD) and opportunities to share and inquire into key curriculum areas

• the learning environment reflects the school’s shared values and promotes the positive and purposeful engagement of students.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• engaging in partnership with key stakeholders, inclusive of whānau and iwi, to build connection with the rich resources of the local community to inform ongoing development of the localised curriculum

• continued participation of school personnel in PLD aligned to the schools’ strategic priorities and inclusive of culturally responsive relational pedagogy

• gathering information from stakeholders to inform evaluative insights into the provision of a quality and meaningful learning curriculum for all.

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

2 August 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