20 Holmburn Street , Welcome Bay, Tauranga
View on mapThis Profile Report was written within 15 months of the Education Review Office and Selwyn Ridge 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
Selwyn Ridge School is located in Welcome Bay, Tauranga and caters for students in Years 1 to 6. The school staff is experienced, and the roll has remained stable over time. The school vision of ‘Learners Soaring High, Kia Hokahoka Kahurangi’ is underpinned by the concepts of ‘growing mind, heart and toolbox – whakāro, manawa, kete’ for ‘The Kid on the Ridge’.
Selwyn Ridge School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
continue to grow and sustain a staff committed to enhancing student achievement through a culture of continued improvement
refine and embed a local curriculum that reflects the bicultural intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi through growing and normalising tikanga and te reo Māori in daily school life
ensure children with special learning needs are supported with best practice teaching within an inclusive school culture.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Selwyn Ridge School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which adaptations to the school curriculum are promoting identity and belonging, equity and excellence for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
school achievement information shows ongoing disparity for some learners. The school’s strategic actions are responding to this data and the evaluation will provide evidence of increased equity over time
the school’s commitment to implementing the National Education Learning Priorities and ensuring Māori enjoy and achieve educational success as Māori.
The school expects to see:
increasingly equitable and excellent outcomes for all within a culture that promotes identity and belonging
staff who are continuously supported to grow collective capacity to adapt their practice to best meet the needs of all learners
an increasingly bicultural localised curriculum that is reflective of the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The school can draw from the following strengths for ongoing improvement:
ongoing promotion of distributed leadership and shared responsibility, and the collaborative enactment of school vision and values
a wide, rich and meaningful curriculum that adapts in response to the school’s focus questions of ‘what is powerful learning?’ and ‘what is powerful to learn?’
systematic, collaborative inquiry and internal monitoring and evaluation processes that inform strategic priorities for ongoing school improvement.
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening meaningful, educationally powerful partnerships with family, whānau, hapu, iwi and community networks to best meet the needs of all learners
further developing the schools localised curriculum to give increasing effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and impact positively on learner outcomes by ensuring equity and excellence for all.
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.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
29 July 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 2021, the Selwyn Ridge School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:
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For further information please contact Selwyn Ridge 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.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
29 July 2022
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
The Education Review Office reviews schools that are signatories to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Selwyn Ridge School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code. At the time of this review there was one international student attending the school, and no exchange students.
Self-review supports the school to identify and respond to areas for improvement. A range of opportunities are provided for communication to liaise with parents, students and agents and provide opportunities for feedback.
International students have equitable access to the breadth of the curriculum. Learning opportunities are positive and responsive to student needs. Students are well supported to transition successfully to intermediate education.
Parents are engaged in positive relationships and supported to form networks with other international student families.
Students enjoy positive relationships and engage with a range of extra-curricular opportunities in the wider life of the school.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
29 July 2021
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home