Mauriceville School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background

This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Mauriceville 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

Mauriceville School is a small country school situated north east of Masterton. It provides learning opportunities for learners in Years 1 to 8 in a rural context.

Mauriceville School’s strategic priorities are to:

• deliver a curriculum that reflects local character, needs and environment, engages students and provides equitable opportunities to learn and succeed
• provide an environment that supports wellbeing, effective teaching and learning with a focus on the environment and sustainability.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of changes to the teaching of junior literacy and how this is supporting students to become confident and competent learners.  

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a desire to: 

• lift achievement in reading and writing, especially in Years 1 to 4
• enhance the ability of all students to access and succeed across the wider curriculum.

The school expects to see improved outcomes in reading and writing in the junior class. It also expects to see students actively engaged in their learning and empowered to achieve educational success across the curriculum. 

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the impact of changes to the teaching of junior literacy and how this is supporting students to become confident and competent learners.  

• A learning environment where students are ready to learn and feel safe to make mistakes. 
• Teachers willing to make changes to their practice to improve learning opportunities for students. 

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• further development of opportunities for students to grow their literacy skills, confidence and a positive attitude to reading and writing
• providing support to staff to develop their understanding of effective teaching in literacy. 

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

26 February 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