Hokitika Primary School

Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2024 to 2027 

As of February 2024, the Hokitika Primary School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:

Board Administration

Yes

Curriculum

Yes

Management of Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Personnel Management

Yes

Finance

Yes

Assets

Yes

Actions for Compliance

Following an incident on an excursion in 2023 the school commissioned an independent investigation into its Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) policies and their implementation in practice. A WorkSafe investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The school board has provided information that it is working to meet best practice in EOTC as recommended by Education Outdoors NZ and assurance to ERO that it is taking steps to address the report’s recommendations.

Further Information

For further information please contact Hokitika Primary School Board.

The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.

Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

13 August 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