Marist College

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background

This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and Marist College 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 

Marist College is in Mt Albert, Auckland and provides a Catholic education for girls in Years 7 to 13. The College’s mission statement states that “the Marist College Community is committed to fostering excellence in education founded on living Catholic values and the Spirit of Mary”. Marist College strives to ensure that school leavers graduate as well qualified, faith-driven, competitive, nurturing, community leaders who have a sense of purpose and belonging.

Marist College’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• Catholic Education
• Academic Success
• Leadership through Service
• Sense of Belonging.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Marist College’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively Marist College is continuing to develop its culturally sustaining practices and restorative frameworks.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to: 

• ensure equity and excellence in achievement outcomes across the school for all learners 
• embed culturally sustaining practices and continue to strengthen tuakana-teina relationship opportunities for learners. 

The school expects to see:

• teachers consistently using culturally responsive practices to support equitable and excellent achievement outcomes for all learners
• pastoral care processes are inclusive of Te Ao Māori and Pacific approaches
• student leadership opportunities are aligned with Catholic values and grow tuakana-teina relationships within the school.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively it is continuing to develop its culturally sustaining practices and restorative frameworks:

• engaged learners and whānau who work in partnership with the school to ensure excellent outcomes for all learners
• flexible and adaptable teaching and learning programmes and modes of assessment that are responsive to individual learning needs
• comprehensive systems of support focused on the pastoral and academic needs of students and grounded in the Catholic faith that minimise barriers that affect learning and achievement
• leadership consistently prioritises and plans for school improvement and for equitable and excellent outcomes. 

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• providing professional development for staff to ensure that the changes to NCEA and Te Mātaiaho - the NZ Curriculum Refresh are implemented in a way that is meaningful and responsive to learner needs
• reviewing pastoral care processes to ensure that practices are inclusive of Te Ao Māori and Pacific approaches to restorative practice
• researching different approaches of student leadership and finding opportunities and programmes that align with Catholic values and grow tuakana-teina relationships within the school. 

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

7 February 2024 

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