Ararua Road , Waiotira, Northland
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We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.
Waiotira School is in Northland and caters for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal and teaching team were appointed at the beginning of 2022. The school’s values of participation, respect, innovation, diligence and empathy underpin the aspiration to have students self-aware and with the skills to thrive and contribute positively to the wider community.
ERO and the school worked together to evaluate how well a culturally responsive, authentic, and inclusive localised curriculum engages and inspires students. The school expected to see confident, independent, and engaged learners who have a strong connection to their culture and community.
During the course of the evaluation, it was found that learners have a strong sense of their identity; this is supported by a range of context-based learning where teachers use real-life examples that promote learning through practical experience. Relationships with Māori whānau and the community continue to strengthen with regular opportunities for engagement in and with their children’s learning.
| How well are learners succeeding? | Success and progress for all learners is increasing. |
| 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. |
| How well does the school curriculum respond to all learners needs? | Learners have rich opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. There is an increasingly 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. |
This table outlines how well students across the school meet or exceed the expected curriculum level.
Foundation Skills | |
| Reading | A large 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 small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
The school is approaching 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 not yet reducing over time.
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.
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 and/or pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau targets for 2030 and agrees this will need to be a key strategic priority.
This section of the report provides more detail for the school to include in strategic and annual planning for ongoing improvement across the school.
Learners’ strong sense of belonging, wellbeing and pride in their school is evident; they experience a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment that celebrates their cultures, languages and identities.
The agreed next steps for the school are to:
The agreed actions for the next improvement cycles and timeframes are as follows.
Within six months:
Every six months:
Annually:
Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:
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:
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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 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)
28 April 2025
This website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Waiotira 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
Waiotira School is in Northland and caters for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal and teaching team were appointed at the beginning of 2022. The school values of participation, respect, innovation, diligence and empathy help promote students to be self-aware and have the skills to thrive and contribute positively to the wider community.
Waiotira School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waiotira School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how a culturally responsive, authentic, and inclusive localised curriculum can engage and inspire ākonga.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
The school expects to see confident, independent, and engaged learners who have a strong connection to their culture and community.
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how a responsive, authentic, and inclusive localised curriculum can engage and inspire ākonga:
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
13 December 2022
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
As of September 2022, the Waiotira School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:
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ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
For further information please contact Waiotira School Board of Trustees.
The next Board of Trustees assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.
Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
13 December 2022
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home