Makuri School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written by the Education Review Office and Makuri 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

Makuri School is situated to the east of Pahiatua in the Tararua District. It provides learning opportunities for learners in Years 1 to 8 in a small, rural school setting.

Makuri School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• strive for the best possible individual achievement in targeted areas of the curriculum
• develop a local curriculum that reflects the distinctive community and provides a quality place of learning
• develop a learning environment that is responsive and nurturing to student wellbeing and inclusion.

You can obtain a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan from Makuri School’s office.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s recently revised local curriculum is providing positive learning opportunities that enhance educational outcomes for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to evaluate to what extent the revised local curriculum:

• is supporting wellbeing, progress and achievement of students
• recognises and supports individual learning needs. 

The school expects to see students actively engaged in their learning and demonstrating pride in the identity and heritage of their area. It also expects to see teachers implementing new teaching strategies that meet the needs of individual learners, evidence in improved progress and achievement in literacy and mathematics over time. 

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively the school’s recently revised curriculum is providing positive learning opportunities and enhancing educational outcomes for all learners:

• meaningful relationships within and across the community enable additional support that extends children’s experiences.
• staff continuously pursue ongoing improvement to their programmes and practice to better meet student needs.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• engaging the community in the identification and provision of local learning opportunities
• implementing the ‘forest school’ approach to learning and monitoring the impact this has on student engagement, and student outcomes in literacy and mathematics.

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 

16 May 2024

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