400 Ngutunui Road , Puketotara, Pirongia
View on mapThis review is designed to support schools that were experiencing difficulties at the time of the last review. ERO provides ongoing evaluation over the course of one-to-two years as the school works to improve its overall performance and build its self-review capability.
This report answers key questions about the school’s background and the context for the review. The report also provides an evaluation of how effectively the school is addressing areas identified for review and development and the quality of its practices and systems for sustaining performance and ongoing improvement.
Ngutunui School will transition into ERO’s Te Ara Huarau Evaluation process.
Ngutunui School is a rural Year 1 to 8 school, located south of Pirongia and between Te Awamutu and Ōtorōhanga. Since the 2021 ERO report a new principal has been appointed and there have been staff changes. Two classes currently operate for 42 learners, 15 of whom identify as Māori.
School resources include a swimming pool, community hall and tennis courts, that are well supported by families and the wider community. The school aims to provide a foundation for students to achieve success and develop lifelong skills and competencies.
Ngutunui School has been involved in a longitudinal review process with ERO to support progress needed to address the priorities for review and development identified in the 2021 ERO report. ERO evaluations of progress have involved meetings with the principal, board of trustees and teachers.
Key areas that remain for the school to improve outcomes for learners are to:
Ngutunui School is in a good position to sustain and continue to improve and review its performance. The school has worked well to prioritise and address the areas for development identified by ERO. The board, new principal and teachers are developing a range of useful strategies to support future developments.
Before the review, the board of trustees and principal of the school completed the ERO Board Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents they attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:
During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student achievement:
In order to meet legislative requirements, the board of trustees must:
[Children’s Act 2014, and regulations 5 – 8 of the Children’s (Requirements for Safety Checks of Children’s Workers) Regulations 2015]
Ngutunui School will transition into ERO’s Te Ara Huarau Evaluation process.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region - Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
14 April 2022
This review is designed to support schools that were experiencing difficulties at the time of the last review. ERO provides ongoing evaluation over the course of one-to-two years as the school works to improve its overall performance and build its self-review capability.
This report answers key questions about the school’s background and the context for the review. The report also provides an evaluation of how effectively the school is addressing areas identified for review and development and the quality of its practices and systems for sustaining performance and ongoing improvement.
Ngutunui School will transition into ERO’s Te Ara Huarau Evaluation process.
Ngutunui School is a rural Year 1 to 8 school, located south of Pirongia and between Te Awamutu and Ōtorōhanga. Since the 2021 ERO report a new principal has been appointed and there have been staff changes. Two classes currently operate for 42 learners, 15 of whom identify as Māori.
School resources include a swimming pool, community hall and tennis courts, that are well supported by families and the wider community. The school aims to provide a foundation for students to achieve success and develop lifelong skills and competencies.
Ngutunui School has been involved in a longitudinal review process with ERO to support progress needed to address the priorities for review and development identified in the 2021 ERO report. ERO evaluations of progress have involved meetings with the principal, board of trustees and teachers.
Key areas that remain for the school to improve outcomes for learners are to:
Ngutunui School is in a good position to sustain and continue to improve and review its performance. The school has worked well to prioritise and address the areas for development identified by ERO. The board, new principal and teachers are developing a range of useful strategies to support future developments.
Before the review, the board of trustees and principal of the school completed the ERO Board Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents they attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:
During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student achievement:
In order to meet legislative requirements, the board of trustees must:
[Children’s Act 2014, and regulations 5 – 8 of the Children’s (Requirements for Safety Checks of Children’s Workers) Regulations 2015]
Ngutunui School will transition into ERO’s Te Ara Huarau Evaluation process.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region - Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
14 April 2022