Southern Cross Campus

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and Southern Cross Campus 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 

Southern Cross Campus provides education for students in years 1 to 13 and is located in Mangere, south Auckland. The school’s vision of ‘Mahi Tahi Kia Angitu Ai’ Working together for Success and the values of Respect, Responsibility, Relationships and Resilience are promoted in the curriculum.

Southern Cross Campusstrategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• effective teaching that accelerates learning for equity and excellence
• wellbeing that develops a community of care, where everyone belongs so that they can learn, grow, and flourish
• leadership that develops collaborative solutions, focused students and adult leaders committed to serving the school community
• genuine partnerships with key stakeholders which support the school’s vision.

A copy of the school's strategic and annual plan can be found on the Southern Cross Website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teaching and assessment strategies engage and improve students’ learning, including the integration of a coherent and comprehensive curriculum from year 1 to year 13.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• shift teacher practice to accelerate students’ learning
• effectively meet the learning needs of students and the school community continue to strengthen the academic, social, and cultural achievement of all students to be confident, resilient and achieve personal and academic excellence.

The school expects to see:

• a positive shift in teacher practice
• improving student engagement and achievement in learning students experience effective teaching practices such as assessment for learning, reciprocal teaching and deliberate acts of teaching.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively teaching and assessment strategies engage and improve students’ learning and outcomes:

• Students experience a positive and inclusive school culture that values their language, culture and identity.
• Supportive leadership in curriculum, culture and relational teambuilding and well-established professional learning and support systems for teachers.
• Teachers and leaders who model effective practice and have a strong commitment from all improve their practice and outcomes for all learners.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• collating and analysing classroom observations of teachers’ practice to inform professional learning that improves learner outcomes
• collating and analysing students' progress and achievement at all year levels to review and improve the impact of teaching
• developing review processes that further develop the year 1 to 13 curriculum to sustain equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners. 

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

6 June 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