Review 10 April 2024
LatestTe Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Kaitaia College 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
Kaitaia College provides education for years 9 to 13 for students from an extensive rohe across Te Hiku.
Since the last review, the principal and three school leaders have been newly appointed to the senior leadership team.
The school is guided by its whakataukī, ‘Me mau mahara he tino toa i ia tangata. Rapua te toa nei, me whangaia, ka tupu, ka puawai. There is a champion in everyone. Search for the champion, nurture them and they will grow and flourish. The schools’ values are Mahi Tahi, Manaaki, Achievement, Hau Kainga and Integrity, Tangata Taurite, Ara Whaiaro, Hauora and Identity.
Kaitaia College’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
- enable teachers to develop culturally responsive relationships, pedagogy and learning environments free of racism and discrimination
- enable teachers to implement National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) changes including Literacy and Numeracy co-requisites and incorporating Matauranga Māori across the curriculum
- build leadership capability across the school contributing to a culture of success
- implement and embed a sustainable responsive curriculum which is localised, meaningful, relevant and aligned to students’ strengths, interests and aspirations.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaitaia College’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well school conditions promote culturally responsive teaching and learning and relationships to continue to improve outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
- enable all students to feel connected, secure in their identity and to have pride in their school community
- ensure students experience meaningful and relevant learning experiences to promote their engagement and success in learning.
The school expects to see:
- improvements in students’ presence, engagement, progress and wellbeing outcomes
- effective teaching that is underpinned by relational teaching and learning and culturally responsive practices that improve learning outcomes for all students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support school conditions that promote culturally responsive teaching and learning and relationships:
- a culturally responsive curriculum that works to engage students in their learning
- a school culture that promotes students’ belonging, learning and wellbeing
- school leaders have a focus on equity and excellence and raising achievement
- ongoing internal evaluation sustains and prioritises improvement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
- embedding responsive curriculum design and effective teaching and learning strategies to promote success for all students
- developing teachers’ cultural capability to ensure students reach their potential
- consolidating strategies and approaches including student agency and whānau engagement to accelerate students’ progress and achievement.
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
10 April 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
This school has the Kuaka Māori medium classes, Services and Trades Academies and a Bloomfield Special School Satellite class on site.