West Rolleston Primary School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and West Rolleston Primary 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 

West Rolleston School opened in February 2016. They cater for students in Years 1 – 8. It hosts a satellite class from Waitaha Special School. The teaching and learning programmes are underpinned by the school’s vision of 'growing happy, healthy learners' through values of ako, manaakitanga and tiakitanga.

West Rolleston Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• the implementation of PB4L, including the launch of the school’s refreshed vision and values which will help grow healthy and happy learners in a positive, supportive and culturally safe environment which allows our whole school whanau to grow

• to provide robust professional learning and development opportunities for staff in writing including the use of digital technologies

• monitoring the provision of quality teaching practices through the use of professional learning communities and the refresh of the school’s local curriculum in accord with the refresh of the New Zealand Curriculum.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate learner progress and achievement in writing.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is achievement data in writing is lower than in reading and maths.

The school expects to see overall gains in writing achievement data across the school, alignment in writing programmes across the school and increased teacher confidence.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve achievement in writing:

• a clear commitment to focus on each learner’s wellbeing and sense of belonging though lived values

• strong leadership capability at all levels of the school

• highly inclusive school with close links with local schools

• strong governance and community support.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• implementing and embedding national education changes through strategic planning that focuses on consistency in programmes for learning in writing

• continued focus on curriculum refresh and ensuring delivery of high-quality teaching and learning programmes for increased engagement of learners in writing.

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.

Kathy Lye
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

3 March 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