Whangarei Adventist Christian School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Whangarei Adventist Christian 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 

Whangarei Adventist Christian School is a small primary school in Whangārei. It provides Adventist special character education for students in Years 1 to 8. The values of belonging, respect, relationships, responsibility, resilience are all encouraged within the school’s culture.

Whangarei Adventist Christian School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• deliver quality programmes for learners based on the New Zealand Curriculum Framework which support growth and achievement for years 1-8
• ensure high levels of staff performance through implementation of targeted professional development.
• provide and maintain and safe physical and emotional environment for staff and students
• review, maintain and develop self-review processes. Maintain and report to school community on achievement of student progress using the New Zealand Curriculum.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the revised literacy programmes developed to accelerate student learning are improving equitable outcomes for all tamariki.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• support teachers in developing and implementing effective literacy programmes 
• to accelerate student engagement, progress, and achievement.

The school expects to see:

• teachers’ using effective literacy strategies in their learning programmes
• improved levels of confidence for learners in reading and writing
• equitable and improved achievement outcomes for all tamariki. 

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to accelerate student literacy:

• the school’s values and Christian culture underpin all aspects of school life and help create close learning relationships between the school and the community
• committed teachers who regularly meet to discuss and monitor the achievement of specific students
• teachers who use moderation approaches to improve consistent delivery across the school.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• use professional learning opportunities to help support the delivery of effective literacy programmes
• resourcing programme, monitoring student achievement and evaluating literacy initiatives 
• further enhancing a learning culture which promotes success and equity for all students. 

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

24 October 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