Haumoana School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 14 months of the Education Review Office and Haumoana 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 

Haumoana School is located in a semi-rural coastal township in Hawke’s Bay and caters for students in years 0-6. The school is part of the TukiTuki Kāhui ako, and is located within the rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu. The school has a localised curriculum which embraces the principles of kaitiakitanga.

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

• strengthening the use of evidence based practice and ensuring high expectations of achievement for all learners

• that diverse learning needs are effectively responded through the cultivation of an inclusive environment and hauora

• building culturally responsive practice which promotes engagement leading to improved outcomes for learners.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively Haumoana School is promoting improved literacy outcomes for all children in years 0 – 2.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• strengthening reciprocal and learning centred relationships with community, families and whānau to support improved achievement in literacy

• a commitment to continuous improvement outcomes for learners.

The school expects to see enhanced academic progress and achievement in junior school literacy. 

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to enhance literacy outcomes:

• leaders build a culture of relational trust and effective collaboration within the school ensuring a focus on improved outcomes for learners

• school processes and practices build an understanding of individual learner progress and targeted actions to promote learner growth

• strengthening evaluative capacity to ensure the effective utilisation of resources to enhance outcomes for students.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• strengthening reciprocal and learning centred relationships with community, families and whānau to support improved achievement in literacy

• ensuring that assessment activities are fit for purpose and provide meaningful and actionable evidence to support targeted instruction

• the promotion of literacy achievement by deliberately aligning learning experiences, opportunities and resources with student needs

• leaders and teachers seeking evidence about the effectiveness of professional learning in terms of change in teacher practices, leading to improved outcomes.

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

22 March 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