Kawerau Putauaki School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 9 months of the Education Review Office and Kawerau Putauaki 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 

Kawerau Putauaki School is located in Kawerau and provides education for students in Years 1-6.

The school is proud of their TAHI values - Take responsibility, Achieve excellence, Have respect, In it together. These values support the school’s priority to create a thriving and collaborative learning culture.

The school has two Māori immersion classes.

Kawerau Putauaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• grow effectiveness

• grow culture

• grow partnerships.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kawerau Putauaki School’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school environment, including teaching and learning programmes and practices, impact outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• significantly improve learner attendance rates

• improve outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners, with priority for those learners who are underachieving or at risk of underachieving

• ensure consistent and effective teaching and learning practices across the school

• ensure that tangata whenua are authentically reflected in the school, and all learners feel secure in their identity and culture.

The school expects to see:

• improved outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners

• improved attendance rates for all learners

• improved effectiveness in responsive and authentic teaching and learning practices inspired by, and inclusive of, the localised curriculum.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:

• Established professional networks and systems that are focused on supporting and improving effective teaching and learning.

• Collaborative staff who are committed to improving learning outcomes and hauora for all learners.

• Clear strategic planning for improvement that is collectively developed and driven.

• Embedded school values – TAHI.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through:

• staff professional learning to improve consistency in quality teaching, learning and assessment practices

• strengthening learner agency

• embedding the localised curriculum

• continuing to strengthen whānau, community and iwi partnerships.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

24 May 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