Review 13 May 2025
LatestSchool Report
Tēnā koutou e mau manawa rahi ki te kaupapa e aro ake nei, ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa. Mā wai rā e kawe, mā tātau katoa.
We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.
About the School
Kahurangi School is a multicultural school that provides education for students in years 1 to 8. The school vision, "Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei," encapsulating the commitment to empowering their tamariki to achieve, succeed, and excel. Supporting them to have the courage to pursue their aspirations with confidence and determination, while fostering resilience and a willingness to take risks.
Part A: Parent Summary
How well placed is the school to promote educational success and wellbeing?
| How well are learners succeeding? | The school is working towards high levels of success and progress for all learners. |
| What is the quality of teaching and learning? | Learners benefit from good quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.
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| How well does the school curriculum respond to all learners needs? | Learners have sufficient opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. There is a consistent focus on supporting learners to gain skills in literacy and mathematics. Learners with complex needs are well supported to achieve their education goals. |
| How well does school planning and conditions support ongoing improvement? | School planning and conditions to support ongoing improvement to the quality of education for learners are well established. |
| How well does the school include all learners and promote their engagement and wellbeing? | The school successfully promotes learners’ engagement, wellbeing and inclusion. |
| How well does the school partner with parents, whānau and its community for the benefit of learners? | The school reports usefully and accurately to parents / whānau about their child’s learning, achievement and progress. The school responds well to a wide range of information gathered through community consultation, to inform strategic planning and curriculum decisions. |
| Student Health and Safety | The school board is taking reasonable steps to ensure student health and safety. |
Achievement in Years 0 to 8
This table outlines how well students across the school meet or exceed the expected curriculum level.
Foundation Skills | |
| Reading | A small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Writing | A small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Mathematics | A large majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
Attendance
The school is behind the target of 80% regular attendance.
The school has a suitable plan in place to improve attendance.
Regular attendance is improving towards or beyond the target.
Chronic absence is reducing over time.
Assessment
The school uses an appropriate approach and reliable practices to find out about achievement against the curriculum.
Assessment information is used well to adjust teaching practices to ensure ongoing improvement in teaching and student progress.
Progress
The school has good quality planning to increase the rate of progress for all groups of students.
The school has to some extent improved achievement and progress for those learners most at risk of not achieving since the previous review.
The school has to some extent extended achievement and progress for learners working at or above curriculum levels since the previous review.
The school is making progress towards meeting Government reading, writing and mathematics targets for 2030 and agrees this will need to be a key strategic priority.
An explanation of the terms used in the Parent Summary can be found here: Guide to ERO's school reports.
Part B: Findings for the school
This section of the report provides more detail for the school to include in strategic and annual planning for ongoing improvement across the school.
Areas of Strength
- A clear focus on wellbeing for learning, supported by programmes that promote a positive school culture, supports student engagement in learning; students' language, culture and identify are valued.
- Students express a strong sense of belonging and pride in their school. The school values and restorative practices are well known and understood by students.
- Teachers know their students well; achievement information is used to inform interventions for target students.
- Strategic, well-considered leadership drives continuous evidence-based improvements and sets high expectations for teaching and learning.
- A deliberate, well-informed approach to develop teacher capability is effective and affirmed by staff.
- The board works strategically with school leaders to implement the vision and values to achieve agreed goals and targets; resourcing is aligned to support learner-focused improvement goals and strategies.
- Regular whānau engagement and participation in the life of the school contributes to the school’s strategic direction; these are supported by a range of effective communication strategies.
Key priorities and actions for improvement
The agreed next steps for the school are to:
- embed consistent, evidenced-based strategies for teaching and learning using knowledge of students’ strengths and needs to improve outcomes and accelerate learning
- develop learning focussed strategies so that students can monitor and evaluate their own progress and achievement
- strengthen systems and processes for monitoring the progress of target students; implement targeted learning interventions in mathematics
- embed the revised English and Mathematics curriculum areas into classroom practices; incorporate a planned approach to support parents and whānau understanding of these changes.
The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows.
Within six months:
- implement mathematics interventions for target students
Every six months:
- evaluate the impact of evidenced-based teaching and engagement strategies on student achievement using classroom observations and progress information
- review the impact of explicit learning focussed expectations using student voice around progress and achievement
- track and monitor mid-year and end of year attendance information; review and adjust targeted strategies
Annually:
- analyse the impact of evidenced-based teaching and engagement strategies, including interventions for accelerated progress and achievement to inform improvement initiatives
- analyse and report attendance patterns and trends to inform the ongoing planning for improving the regular attendance of students.
Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:
- a consistent, evidenced-based schoolwide approach to teaching and learning; accelerated progress and achievement for all learners
- teachers using learning focussed teaching strategies to engage learners and improve student achievement outcomes; students able to discuss learning, progress and achievement
- improved levels of attendance that meet or exceed the Government target for regular attendance.
Part C: Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
All schools are required to promote student health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
During this review the Board has attested to some regulatory and legislative requirements in the following areas:
Board Administration
Yes
Curriculum
Yes
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Personnel Management
Yes
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Me mahi tahi tonu tātau, kia whai oranga a tātau tamariki
Let’s continue to work together for the greater good of all children
Sharon Kelly
Director of Schools (Acting)
13 May 2025
Education Counts
This website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home