Kapakapanui School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within two years of the Education Review Office and Kapakapanui 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 

Kapakapanui School is situated in Waikanae on the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington. It provides educational opportunities to students in Years 0 to 8.

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

• develop strong relationships, a sense of family connection (Whānāungatanga)

• develop and enhance their skills in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori

• explore and create opportunities for shared learning of our local, Māori and wider Aotearoa history

• improve their understanding of the environmental and social issues affecting Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider world, including the positive impact they can have

• be inspired to be curious, creative and confident learners.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of new teaching practices on raising student achievement in mathematics.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• raise the engagement and achievement of students in mathematics

• identify and implement effective practices in the teaching of mathematics at all class levels.

The school expects to see students who are engaged and enjoying mathematics with teachers who utilise strategies proving to be most effective in teaching mathematics. They also expect to see a rise in achievement and competence in mathematics.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to raise student engagement and achievement in mathematics and improve teacher practice in this area of the curriculum.

• Strong relationships that support a shared sense of belonging and support for one another.

• Values that are understood and modelled by all inform the broad curriculum that supports the whole child.

• Teaching teams that demonstrate a willingness to engage in new learning for continued focus in equitable and excellent outcomes.

• Experienced leaders, who know and collaborate with students, staff and community well, inform meaningful strategic direction and ongoing school improvement.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• provision of support to staff to develop their understanding of effective teaching in mathematics

• providing students with opportunities to grow their mathematical skills and confidence to develop a positive attitude to this subject.

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 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