30 Desmond Road , Te Hapara, Gisborne
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, mā ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wananga ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa. Kua hono atu ki Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, ā, e whakarato ana i te mātauranga ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 13. Ka uru atu ngā ākonga me ngā kaimahi katoa ki ngā wānanga e pā ana ki ngā whakaakoranga o Te Maru-a-Rongo, hei huarahi ki te mātakitaki me te whakatinana i ngā uara motuhake o Te Aho Matua. He tino hononga tō te kura ki te marae o Te Poho-a-Rāwiri, ki te pūtake o Titirangi.
He tino ngākau titikaha ō ngā ākonga, ā, ka whakaatu i papai o te kiritau me te kiritoa, i a rātou e whakawhanake ana i ngā pūmanawa o te ārahitanga e whai kaha ana, e whai hua ana hoki.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi taiao e āta poipoi ana i te kaha o te whanonga papai. E whakanui ana, e whakaute ana hoki te whānau i te whai pānga o Te Maru-a-Rongo ki te poipoi i te ngākau titikaha o ā rātou tamariki hei ākonga. Ka whai wāhi matua ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te āta whakatau i te noho rite o ngā ākonga ki te toro atu ki ngā mōhiotanga me ngā mātauranga mā ngā karakia, ngā pao, ngā mōteatea, me ngā waiata i te tīmatanga o ia rā. Tae atu ai ngā kaimahi katoa ki taua wānanga, ā, kei te mātātoa tā rātou ārahi, tō rātou tautoko hoki i ngā ākonga i aua wā. Ka whakatauira, ka whakaatu hoki ngā tuākana i ngā whanonga e tika ana, ā, ka hāpai, ka mātakitaki hoki i ō rātou tēina, puta noa i te tangongitanga o ngā horopaki. Ko ngā ākonga e mau ana i ngā matea kanorau, ka whai wāhi mātātoa atu ki ngā mahinga i te kura. He kaha ō rātou kaitiaki ki te akiaki i a rātou, ā, ka whai atu i te rerekē haere o ngā matea o aua ākonga. Ka aro nui atu rātou ki ngā ākonga. Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou noho rite ki te ako - ā-wairua, ā-whatumanawa hoki.
He tino mātau ngā kaiako ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, he tino tauira rātou o te reo mō ngā ākonga. He mātau anō hoki ngā ākonga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori e tika ana mō ō rātou reanga me ō rātou taumata whanaketanga reo. Kei te māoriori, kei te māhorahora hoki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero a ngā ākonga ki ō rātou hoa me ō rātou kaiako. E whakatauira ana Te Pou Marau i te rere o te whakahua me te mita, ā, ka toro atu hoki ki ngā mātauranga tuku iho hei whakahura i te hōhonutanga me te matatini o ngā ariā kua whakatōngia ki te reo Māori. Ka rongo ngā ākonga i te wairua o te reo. Ka ū ngā kaiārahi o te kura i ngā tino tūmanako mō te whakawhanaketanga me te whakamahinga i te reo Māori. Ka whakatauirahia e ngā kaimahi te kounga o ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ngā ākonga, ā, ki ngā whānau hoki. Ka whanakehia e ngā ākonga ngā tino pūkenga ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mā te reo Māori.
Ko te tuakiri o te tamaiti tētahi uara matua o Te Aho Matua. I whakatūngia a Horouta Wānanga hei poipoi i ngā whānau nō ngā iwi me ngā hapū o te Tai Rāwhiti. Ko ngā whakaakoranga a ngā tīpuna rongonui, me ngā mōhiotanga, ngā mātauranga hoki o ngā iwi kei te tino pūtake o te marau. Ki tā te whānau, nā te kaha o te whanaungatanga me te mōhiotanga ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa, e ako ana ā rātou tamariki ki te tū hūmārie me te tū pakari i roto i tō rātou tuakiri Māori. Ka poipoi mātātoa atu ngā kaiārahi i ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata o te whānau. Koia nei tētahi pūkenga o te kura. Ko te tautoko o ngā kaumātua me ngā kuia e whai pānga matua ana ki te whakawhanaketanga o te kura. Ko te tae atu o te kura ki te tangihanga o tētahi kaiako o mua, e tohu ana i te mātau o ngā ākonga ki ngā kawa o te marae. I te whakaute, i te whai whakaaro nui hoki rātou. Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou tino manawa whakahī mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi.
I ia rā, ka ako ngā ākonga i tō rātou tū ki te ao Māori me te hapori whānui. Ka whiwhi rātou i ngā whakaakoranga o Te Pou Marau mā te kaha o te whakaute me te noho whakaaweawe. Ko tāna, he whakamārama mārika i ngā ariā e poipoi ana i te mōhiotanga o ngā ākonga ki ngā matatini o te ao wairua me te ao tūroa. Ko aua mātauranga ka kawea hoki ki te āhua tonu o te atawhai o ngā ākonga i tō rātou kura. Ka ākina tā rātou tū hei kaitiaki o te taiao e karapoti ana i a rātou. Ko te papai o ngā hua ka puta i ngā whakaakoranga i te kura, ka whakatauirahia ki te whakatūnga o ngā kaupapa pakihi iti. Nā te toro atu ki ngā pūkenga me ngā mōhiotanga o ngā raukura, kua riro i a rātou ētahi tohu pakihi. Ko te whakauru i ngā uara, ngā whakapono, me ngā whakaritenga ki ngā wāhi mahi o ngā raukura o mua, he whakatinanatanga anō hoki o ngā whakaakoranga o Horouta Wānanga. E ai ki te whānau, kua whai pānga papai te wairua o te kura ki te ako a ā rātou tamariki. Ka ngana ngā ākonga, ā, ka whai oranga i te pūtahi o te ao Māori me te ao hurihuri nei.
He kaiuru mātātoa ngā ākonga ki ngā akoranga. Ahakoa e arotahi ana ki ngā tikanga me te tuakiri o ngā ākonga, e tohu ana ngā hōtuku i ngā whakatutukitanga papai o ngā ākonga. E āta whakaarohia ana ō rātou matea ako. Ka āta whakatau ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaiako o te kura i te noho rite o ngā ākonga mō ngā akoranga o te rā. Ka whakarangatiratia Te Pou Marau mā roto mai i te hapori Māori. Ka whai pānga nui ia ki te āhua tonu o te kawe a ngā ākonga i a rātou anō ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ko ‘Whakaiti, kia iti’ tētahi tino uara e whakatinanahia ana e ngā ākonga ki roto, ki waho hoki i te akomanga. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaiako ngā mahinga mārama e hāpai ana i te whakahaeretanga o te akomanga. Nā tēnā, kua taunga ngā akoranga ki ngā ākonga, ā, ka whai wāhi mātau atu ki ngā mahi i whakaritea ai e ngā kaiako. Ko ngā taunekeneke me ngā hononga o ngā kaiako ki ngā ākonga, he mārie, he tautoko hoki o roto. Ka toro atu ngā wheako akoranga ki tua atu i te kura. Ko ngā kaupapa ā-ahurea, ā-taiao, ā-hapori hoki, ko te taetae atu hoki ki ngā kaupapa i te marae – tae atu hoki ki ngā tangihanga – ka whai wāhi katoa ki te whakawhānuitanga ake o ngā tirohanga ako a ngā ākonga. Kei te mātātoa, kei te ngana hoki ngā tamariki hei ākonga.
E tino tautokona ana te whakatutukitanga o ngā ākonga i te hiranga ā-mātauranga, ā-ahurea. Ka whakamanahia te mātanga o ngā kaiako e ētahi atu kura, ā, ka tukuna ā rātou ākonga ki Horouta Wānanga mō ngā akoranga e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa motuhake. Ka whakamahere ngā kaiako i ngā hōtaka akoranga e arotahi ana ki te ākonga, ā, ka puta ngā paetae ākonga o ngā taumata teitei. Ka eke angitu rātou i roto i ngā akoranga tino auaha e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te whakaputa i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga me ō rātou pūmanawa, i roto i te kura, ā, i te hapori, i te rohe whānui hoki. Ka whakamihia, ka tohua hoki rātou i ia te wā i roto i ngā whakataetae ā-rohe e whakanui ana i tā rātou pāuaua. Ka whiwhi ngā ākonga o te tau 9 me te 10 i ētahi o ngā whiwhinga o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea mō te reo Māori ki te Taumata 3. Ko ngā ākonga i te Taumata 1 me te Taumata 3 e eke ana ki tua atu i te toharite ā-motu, ā, mō te tau 2023, ko te 100% te whiwhinga o te tiwhikete whakauru whare wānanga.
E tino whai hua ana ngā kaiārahi ki te whāngai i ngā tikanga me te reo Māori. Ka whakatinanahia e ngā kaiārahi te hūmārie, te manaaki, me te aroha mō ngā ākonga, ngā kaimahi, me te whānau. Kei te takune te aronga nahanaha ki te whakapakari i ngā pūkenga e pā ana ki ngā whakaritenga ngaio, ngā tikanga, me ngā whakatinanatanga o Te Aho Matua. E whai hua ana ngā pūnaha whakahaere, ā, he mārama ngā aratohu me te takohanga ki ngā tūmanako. He hononga pū ki te tirohanga me te huarahi tikanga whakaaro o te kura. He kaha te whakawhirinakitanga me te mahi ngātahi e kitea ana ki waenga i ngā kaiārahi, ā, he tūāhuatanga hoki ka puta i ngā ākonga me ngā whānau. Kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga, ko te whakamahere mō te tauatanga me te whakapakari i ngā pūkenga. Ka aro matua ki te waiora, te ngākau titikaha, me te kiritau o ngā ākonga. He pakari ngā mahi e ārahi ana i te whakawhanaketanga me te whakapuakitanga o te marau. He aronga ki te waiora torowhānui o ngā ākonga me ngā kaimahi. Ka whakatairangatia e ngā ākonga ngā pūmanawa o te tino ārahitanga.
Me whai whakaaro ake ki te tautoko o te taha kāwana i te ārahitanga. He nui ngā tūmomo pūkenga ō ngā kaitiaki poari o tēnei wā, ā, ka hāpai i te whakawhanake tonutanga o te kaupapa me ngā kaimahi. Ka kitea te nui o tā rātou whakaū me tā rātou whakawhirinakitanga ki te aronga rautaki o te kura. Engari, i tēnei wā, kei te kawe ngā kaiārahi i ētahi o ngā mahi kāwana, ā, e pā tōraro ana ki tō rātou waiora. E noho pūmau ana te poari ki te tautuhi me pēhea te whakatika wawe i taua tūāhuatanga.
Ko te whakatupu i ngā pūkenga ngaio o ngā kaimahi tētahi aronga matua. He tokomaha ngā kaimahi o te kura teina e whakangungu ana ki te whai i te tohu whakaako, kua tīmata noa rānei hei kaiako. Waihoki, ko tētahi wero tonu, ko te tokoiti o ngā kairīwhi me ngā kaimahi kua whai tohu e wātea ana ki te whakakī i ngā tūranga. E tino tautokona ana te whakatupu o ngā kaimahi Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga ki te whakatupu i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou pūkenga. E wātea ana ngā hōtuku e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga, ā, ka aro nui ki te ārahi me te whakaraupapa i ngā matea whakawhanaketanga ngaio. Ka taea te whakaako me te ako te whakatairanga ake, i ngā kaiako e whakawhanake tonu ana i ō rātou mōhiotanga ngaio me ā rātou whakaritenga ngaio.
I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i aua tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki ngā paetae ākonga:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whai whakaaro te poari me te whānau ki ngā huarahi ka māmā ake i te nui o ngā mahi a ngā kaiārahi, me te whakarato i te tautoko tonutanga e whakapakari ai i ngā pūkenga ngaio o ngā kaimahi hou me ngā kaimahi rangatahi tonu.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
23 Kohitātea, 2025
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 737 |
| Te tūmomo kura | He kura hiato (Tau 0-13) |
| Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 158 |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 100% |
| Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua |
| Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 23 Kohitātea, 2025 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wananga is in Tūranganui. They are affiliated to Te Runanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori and provide education for students from Years 1–13. All students and kaimahi attend wānanga based on the teachings of Te Maru-a-Rongo as a process to observe and practice the distinct and unique values of Te Aho Matua. The kura has a close affiliation to Te Marae o Te Poho-a-Rawiri which sits at the base of Titirangi.
Students are highly confident and display positive self-esteem and self-discipline while developing qualities of strong and effective leadership.
Students experience a learning environment where high levels of positive behaviour are clearly nurtured. Whānau acknowledge and respect the influence Te Maru-a-Rongo plays in nurturing their children’s confidence as learners. Kura leaders play a critical role in ensuring students are well prepared to retain information and knowledge through karakia, pao, mōteatea, and waiata at the beginning of each day. All staff attend this wānanga and are proactive in guiding and supporting students during this time. Tuākana model and demonstrate appropriate behaviours and provide assistance and supervision of their taina across a range of contexts. Students with diverse needs participate fully in kura routines. Their kaitiaki are encouraging and take their lead from the changing needs of these students. They are receptive and responsive. Students demonstrate they are spiritually and emotionally ready for learning.
Kaiako are highly competent te reo Māori speakers who are ideal language role models for the students. Students themselves are competent te reo Māori speakers appropriate to their age and stage of language development. Engaging in conversations with their peers and kaiako are natural and free flowing. Te Pou Marau models fluency of pronunciation and diction while drawing on esoteric knowledge to reveal the depth and complexity of concepts embedded in the Māori language. Students hear and feel ‘te wairua o te reo’. Kura leaders hold high expectations for the development and use of te reo Māori. Kaimahi provide quality modelling of communication with one another, students and with whānau. Students develop as highly capable communicators of te reo Māori.
Te tuākiri o te tamaiti is a core value of Te Aho Matua. Horouta Wānanga was established to accommodate whānau from the various iwi and hapū of Te Tairāwhiti. The teachings of prominent tīpuna and iwi specific knowledge and wisdom is at the core of the curriculum. Whānau attest that the level of whanaungatanga, knowledge of ngā tikanga and kawa results in their children learning to be humble and strong in who they are as Māori. Leaders actively foster the hopes and aspirations of the whānau. This is a strength of the kura. Kaumātua and kuia support are integral to the kura development. The attendance of the kura at the tangihanga of a past kaiako showed how well versed the students were in marae protocol. They were respectful and considerate. Students exhibit a strong sense of personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi.
Students learn about their place in the Māori world and that of the wider community every day. They receive the teachings of Te Pou Marau with utmost respect and admiration. He brings clarity and understanding to concepts that foster students’ knowledge of the complexities of both the spiritual and natural worlds. This wisdom transfers to the way students treat their kura. They are encouraged to be the kaitiaki of their immediate surroundings. The results of the positive effects of the teachings of the kura is characterised though the establishment of small business ventures. And utilising the skills and knowledge of existing and past raukura has resulted in Business Awards. The transference of the values, beliefs and practices into workplaces of past raukura is a testament to the teachings of Horouta Wānanga. Whānau stated that the wairua in the kura has a positive impact on their children’s learning. Students are engaged learners and live at the interface between te ao Māori and contemporary society.
Students are active participants in learning. While the focus is on tikanga and te tuakiri of students, data shows that students are achieving well. Their learning needs are well considered. Kura leaders and kaiako ensure students are well prepared for the days learning. Te Pou Marau is a well-respected member of the Māori community. He has a major influence on the way students conduct themselves and the way they are in the presence of others. Whakaiti, kia iti is a prominent value that students demonstrate both outside and inside of classroom. Kaiako have established clear classroom management routines. This provides familiarity for students who diligently engage in tasks set by kaiako. Kaiako interactions and relationships with students are calm and supportive. Learning experiences reach beyond the walls of the kura. Cultural, environmental and community events, and attendance at marae activities including tangihanga, all contribute to broadening student’s learning perspectives. Students are active and engaged learners.
Students are very well supported to achieve academic and cultural excellence. Kaiako expertise is valued by other local kura who send students to Horouta Wānanga for instruction in specialist subjects. Kaiako plan student focussed learning programmes that result in student achievement that is of commendable standards. They achieve success in highly innovative lessons, that allow them to showcase their interests and talents, within the kura and in their local and regional communities. They regularly receive accolades and awards in regional competitions where their enterprise is highly valued. Years 9 and 10 students gain National Certificates of Educational Achievement credits towards Te Reo Maori to level 3. Students at levels 1 and 3 achieve above national norms and the attainment of university entrance was 100% for 2023.
Leaders are highly effective in transferring tikanga and te reo Māori. Leaders exemplify humility, manaaki and aroha for students, kaimahi and whānau. There is a deliberate and strategic approach to building capability in professional, tikanga and Te Aho Matua practices. Management systems are efficient and provide clear guidelines and accountability of expectations. There are easily identifiable connections to the vision and philosophical direction of the kura. High levels of trust and collaboration are evident amongst leaders, which are transferred to students and whānau. Succession planning and capability building is at the forefront of decision making. Student well-being, confidence and self-esteem are prioritised. Strong leadership is provided for curriculum development and delivery. There is a focus on the holistic wellbeing of students and kaimahi. Students emanate qualities of strong leadership.
Governance support for leadership requires further consideration. Current board members bring a range of skills that contribute to the ongoing development of the kaupapa and kaimahi. They demonstrate a high level of commitment and trust in the strategic direction of the kura. However, currently leaders are undertaking governance roles which impact on their wellbeing. The board are committed to identifying how to address this as a matter of urgency.
Growing the professional capability of staff is a priority. A number of kura teina staff are either training to become qualified teachers or are beginning teachers. Furthermore, the shortage of relievers and available trained staff to fill vacancies is an ongoing challenge. Staff Limited Authority to teach are well supported to grow their knowledge and skills. Student progress and achievement data is available to guide and prioritise professional development needs. Teaching and learning can be further enhanced as kaiako continually develop their professional knowledge and practice.
Before the review, the board of trustees and principal completed the ERO Whānau 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:
ERO recommend that the board and the whānau consider ways to ease leadership workload while providing ongoing support to build professional capability of new and young kaimahi.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
23 January 2025
| Location | Gisborne |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 737 |
| Kura type | Composite Year 0-13 |
| Kura roll | 158 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 100% |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua |
| Review team on site | October 2024 |
| Date of this report | 23 January 2025 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, October 2018 |
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakatutuki me te whakatinana i ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata o tō rātou iwi. Ka tū tangata rātou mā te whakaute me te māhaki. He mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ā rātou akoranga. Ko te waiora o ngā ākonga me ā rātou whakatutukitanga kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga katoa.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, ko Te Rākeitanga.
I whakatūngia Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga ki te marae o Te Poho o Rāwiri, ki Kaitī, i Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa. I tōna whakatūnga, i raro te kura i te maru o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou. Nō te Kohi-tātea o 2016 i whakatutuki e te kura i tōna tūnga hei kura hiato i raro i te wāhanga 155 o te Ture Mātauranga. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga e ahu mai ana i ngā tikanga whakaaro o Te Aho Matua, ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 13. Koia nei te arotake mātauranga tuatahi, whai muri i tōna whakatūnga. I tēnei wā e tū ana te kura ki tētahi wāhi taupua e pā tata atu ana ki te pokapū o te tāone o Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa. He pakari te tautoko o te whānau, ā, ko tētahi o ō rātou wawata ko te hanga i tētahi kura hou mō ā rātou tamariki.
He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakatutuki me te whakatinana i ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata o tō rātou iwi.
Whakaiti kia iti.
E poipoia ana ngā ākonga ki ētahi taiao e rite ana ki te whare wānanga, ā, e ahu mai ana hoki i ngā uara me ngā whakapono i tuku iho ai. Ka tū tangata rātou mā te whakaute me te māhaki. Ka whakamahia ētahi tino rautaki e whakatairanga ake ai i te mana o ngā ākonga me te whānau. Ka whakakoikoiatia, ka whakamihia hoki ia ākonga mō ōna ake pūmanawa. Kua whakaarohia e te whānau tā rātou tirohanga ki ngā akoranga o Horouta Wānanga, mā Te Aho Matua, mā Te Marautanga o Aotearoa hoki, ā, e whakariterite ana rātou i ngā huarahi ako e tuitui ngātahi ana i aua tū āhuatanga nui. Ko ngā kaimahi o te kura e kīia ana he kaiārahi, ā, e poipoi ana rātou i ngā hononga tauutuutu o te manaaki me te ārahitanga ki ngā ākonga. E pou here ana te tūmanako, te whakapono, me te aroha i ā rātou taunekeneke. Ka whakarato ngā kaiārahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou ake ngākau titikaha whaiaro me te tū hei kaiārahi puta noa i ngā tūmomo kaupapa o ia rā. Ka tīmata ake taua tūāhuatanga i te kura teina, ā, e hāpaitia ana te kawe ake a ngā ākonga i ā rātou ake akoranga. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki te tautoko i ā rātou tamariki. Kei te mauritau, kei te harikoa hoki ngā ākonga.
Tuku i te ngāwari, kawea te aroha.
E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki te reo o Ngāti Porou. Ka rangona, ka whakamahia hoki te reo ā-iwi ki ngā horopaki ōkawa me ngā horopaki ōpaki. Ka taunekeneke ngā ākonga ki ngā mātanga o te reo Māori e noho motuhake ana ki te Tai Rāwhiti. E whai hua ana te whakamahinga o ngā pao hei whakaako i ngā kupu hou me ngā ariā hou ki ngā ākonga. Ko ngā mahi ā-ringa e whai pānga ana ki aua kaupapa, me te aronga nui anō hoki ki te ngahau e āta whakapūmau ana i te ako wawe me te pupuri a ngā tamariki i ngā kupu hou. Ko ngā kōrero paki tētahi atu huarahi e āta whakamahia ana hei whakatairanga ake i te whai pūtaketanga me te whai hononga o ngā tikanga tuku iho mā te reo Māori. E whakamahia ana hoki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo waiata hei whakapūmau i ngā āhuatanga nunui o te ako reo me te whakawhanaketanga reo. Kua tohaina ētahi atu rauemi ki ngā akomanga tēina hei hāpai i te kōkiritanga ake o ngā pūkenga reo. Ka whakapuakihia te reo Pākehā hei kaupapa ako i te Tau 7, ā, e hāpai ana taua tūāhuatanga i te tūmāia haere, te matatau haere anō hoki o ngā ākonga ki te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā i roto i te roanga o te wā. E whanake ana te ngākau titikaha o ngā ākonga ki te kōrero i te reo o Ngāti Porou.
Tauawhi kura i te tangata.
He pai te māramatanga o ngā ākonga ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o ngā marae i te Tai Rāwhiti. Koia nei te tūāpapa me te horopaki tūturu o ngā akoranga i Horouta Wānanga. Ka ako ngā ākonga i te hōhonutanga o aua tikanga kia pakari haere ai tō rātou tū tangata mā tō rātou mōhio ki ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae. He whai wāhitanga i ia te wā mō ngā ākonga ki te ako me te whakawhanake i ngā tū pūkenga e tika ana ki te noho ki te paepae, ā, ki te mahi anō hoki i te wharekai o te marae. Kei te mārama ki a rātou te pūtake me te whai huatanga o ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi hei tangata whenua. E hāpai ana te kura i ngā tūmomo huihuinga kaupapa Māori e whakatairangatia ana i te rohe. Ka whakahonohono ngā ākonga ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki te hapori Māori whānui tonu. Ki tō ngā whakaaro o te hapū, te iwi, me te hapori, kei te tū ngā ākonga hei tino kanohi mō tō rātou kura. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā ākonga ki a rātou anō, ā, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki.
Kia māhuri ai te tau.
He mātātoa te tūhura haere o ngā ākonga i tō rātou taiao ake, ā, i ngā wāhi anō hoki ki tua atu kē. Hei āhuatanga tonu o te aronga ki ngā akoranga i Horouta Wānanga, e ākina ana te whakahāngai a ngā ākonga i ngā ariā o te whare wānanga ki ētahi o ngā wāhanga o ō rātou ake tinana. Kātahi rātou ka ako ki te whakapuaki i aua ariā puta noa i ā rātou mahi, ā, i ō rātou hononga hoki ki ētahi atu. I te wharekura, ka āta aro atu ki ngā tūmomo huarahi me ngā tūmomo umanga hoki ka whāia pea e ngā ākonga i tō rātou ekenga hei raukura. He aronga nahanaha e āta whakarite ai i te whai wāhi atu a ngā ākonga ki te whakatakoto me te para i ō rātou huarahi mō te paetawhiti. Ka āta whakarite anō hoki te whānau kia tautokona te whai atu a ngā ākonga i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga me ō rātou pūkenga. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā ākonga ki te hapori whānui, ā, he mātātoa tō rātou tautoko i ngā kōkiritanga me ngā kaupapa i te hapori. Ka kitea e ngā ākonga ngā hononga ki waenga i a rātou anō, me ō rātou hononga anō hoki ki tō rātou hapori me te ao whānui.
Kia ū, kia tau, kia tūturu.
E ako ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi taiao whakaongaonga. Ka hāngai ngā mahere ki te tirohanga o te kura, ā, ka whakapūmau anō hoki i ngā tūmanako nui kia whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā wheako akoranga e whai pūtake ana. Ka kōkiri ngā kaiārahi i ngā akoranga tūturu e ahu mai ana i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā hītori o te hapori. Ka tāutu rātou i ngā pūmanawa me ngā matea o ia ākonga, ā, ka whakaarohia anō hoki ngā huarahi ka whakapakari ake i aua tūāhuatanga. He pai te ahu whakamua a ngā ākonga hei hāpai ake i roto i ngā akoranga. I ngā wā e tika ana ka whakapā atu ki ngā mātanga o waho hei hāpai i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. Ka aroturukitia, ka arumia te ahu whakamua me ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā ākonga. E mōhio ana te whānau ki te āhua o te ahu whakamua o ā rātou tamariki, ki ngā tū reanga katoa. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā ākonga ki ngā akoranga.
He pai ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā ākonga i te wharekura. I te tau 2017, i riro i ngā ākonga katoa o te Tau 13 te Taumata 3 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea, me te Tiwhikete Whakauru Whare Wānanga. I whiwhi anō hoki rātou i te Taumata 3 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea i roto i te Reo Rangatira me te Reo Pākehā. Ka kitea ki ngā kaiārahi tō rātou noho pūmau ki te hāpai i ngā ākonga me tā rātou eke angitu tonu i roto i te mātauranga o te wharekura. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā ākonga ki te ako.
Whakatinana, Whakatika, Whakatau, Whakaora
Kia ū ki te reo. Kia tau te wairua. Kia tūturu ki tōna ake wānanga.
E whai pūtake ana ngā whakaritenga arotake whaiaro, ā, e hāpai ana i te whakapai tonutanga. Ka aroturukitia ngā whāinga rautaki, ā, ka whai kiko anō hoki ngā pūrongo. Ka whakatakotohia e te poari ngā meneti e noho mārama ana, e whai kiko ana hoki, ā, e tohu ana i te aroturuki tonutanga o ngā kawenga kāwana. Ka anga whakamua te titiro i roto i ā rātou mahi ki te whakapakari ake i te āheinga me ngā pūkenga o te whānau. Ko tētahi āhuatanga o taua aronga, ko te mārama ngātahi ki te tirohanga o te kura, me te whakapai nahanaha hoki i ngā pūnaha me ngā whakaritenga i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ko te pakari o te arotake whaiaro i āta whakarite ai anō hoki i te ū pūmau o tō rātou tirohanga me tā rātou kaupapa. Arotake ai ngā kaiārahi i ngā hōtaka akoranga i ia te wā, ā, ka aroturuki hoki i ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga. Ko te waiora me ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā ākonga e pou here ana i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro.
E whai ngātahi ana te ārahitanga o te kura i ngā whāinga me te tirohanga i whakatakotohia ai e te whānau. Kua whai hua rātou ki te whai pātuitanga ki ngā tū wāhanga o te hapori. E tino tautoko ana te tumuaki i ngā kaiārahi. Ka mahi ngātahi ia ki te taha o ētahi atu, hei āta whakarite i te whakawhanaketanga tika o te marautanga motuhake o Horouta Wāhanga. He hōhonu ngā mōhiotanga o te kaiārahi reo ki te hītori, ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā tikanga, me ngā kawa e āta whai pānga nui ana ki te āhua o te ako a ngā ākonga me te whānau. Ka whakatōngia e te katoa o ngā kaiārahi me ngā ākonga aua tūāhuatanga i roto i ngā whakaritenga. Ka whakarite te ārahitanga o te kura i ngā whakataunga hei painga mō ngā ākonga.
I mua atu i te whakahaerenga o te arotake i whakatutukihia e te poari me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau mā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki ngā paetae o ngā ākonga:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia:
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakatutuki me te whakatinana i ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata o tō rātou iwi. Ka tū tangata rātou mā te whakaute me te māhaki. He mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ā rātou akoranga. Ko te waiora o ngā ākonga me ā rātou whakatutukitanga kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga katoa.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, ko Te Rākeitanga.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
10 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2018
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 737 | |
| Te tūmomo kura | He kura hiato (Tau 1 ki te 15) | |
| Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 182 | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 63 Tama 119 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua | |
| Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | 20 Here-turi-kōkā 2018 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 10 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2018 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Koia nei te pūrongo tuatahi | |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga is located in Gisborne. Students confidently achieve and exemplify the hopes and aspirations of their people. They conduct themselves with respect and humility. They are actively engaged in their learning. Student well-being and achievement is the basis of all decisions.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wananga will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Horouta wānanga, Horouta whanaunga, Horouta tangata, Horouta waka.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga was established at Te Poho o Rāwiri Marae in Kaitī, Gisborne. During its establishment, the kura was a satellite to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou. In January 2016, the kura achieved its own composite status under section 155 of the Education Act. The kura provides education based on the philosophy of Te Aho Matua for Years 1 to 13 students. This is the first full education review since its establishment. The kura is presently located at a temporary site near the Gisborne town centre. Whānau support is strong and their aspirations include building a new kura for their children.
Students confidently achieve and exemplify the hopes and aspirations of their people.
Whakaiti kia iti.
Students are nurtured in an environment akin to whare wānanga and based on the traditional values and beliefs. They conduct themselves with respect and humility. Deliberate strategies are used to enhance the mana of students and whānau. They are affirmed and acknowledged for their individual strengths. The whānau have considered their vision for learning within Horouta Wānanga alongside Te Aho Matua and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and are establishing ways of learning that weave together those important elements. Staff are known as kaiārahi and foster reciprocal relationships of care and guidance with students. Tumanako, whakapono and aroha underpin their interactions. Kaiārahi provide opportunities for students to develop self-confidence and become leaders across daily activities. Beginning in the kura teina, students are supported to take responsibility for their own learning. Whānau are actively involved in supporting their children. Students are settled and happy.
Tuku i te ngāwari, kawea te aroha.
Students are immersed in the language of Ngāti Porou. Local dialect is heard and used in both formal and informal situations. Students interact with strong models of te reo Māori that is unique to Te Tairāwhiti. Pao are used effectively to teach students new language and concepts. Relative hand actions and an emphasis on fun ensure that children learn quickly and retain vocabulary. Storytelling is a common practice that enhances meaningfulness and connectedness to traditions through te reo Māori. A range of waiata are used to reinforce important aspects of language learning and development. Additional resourcing has been allocated to junior classrooms to support the acceleration of language skills. English is introduced as a learning area from Year 7 which enables students to build confidence and fluency over time in both te reo Māori and English. Students are developing as confident speakers of Ngāti Porou reo.
Tauawhi kura i te tangata.
Students have a good understanding of the tikanga and kawa of marae in Te Tairāwhiti. This provides the foundation and authentic context for learning in Horouta Wānanga. Students learn about these tikanga in depth so that they grow confidence in who they are and where they belong. Students have regular opportunities to learn and develop the skills required to work both the paepae and the kitchen of the marae. They understand the purpose and value of their roles and responsibilities as tangata whenua. The kura supports kaupapa Māori events promoted within the area. Students can make connections between themselves and the wider Māori community. The hapū, iwi and community consider students to be exemplary ambassadors for the kura. Students show pride in who they are and where they come from.
Kia mahuru ai te tau.
Students actively explore their immediate surroundings and those beyond. As part of the approach to learning in Horouta Wānanga, students are encouraged to associate the concepts of whare wānanga with specific parts of their own bodies. Students then learn to apply these concepts throughout their work and relationships with others. In the wharekura, careful attention is given to possible pathways and careers for students following graduation. There is a deliberate approach to ensure that students are involved in designing and planning their future. Whānau also ensure that students are well supported to pursue their interests and skills. Students are prominent in the wider community and actively support local initiatives and events. Students see the connections between themselves, their community and the wider world.
Kia ū, kia tau, kia tūturu.
Students learn in a stimulating environment. Planning aligns to the vision of the kura and reinforces the high expectations for students to be engaged in meaningful learning experiences. Kaiārahi facilitate authentic learning based on local knowledge and history. They identify the strengths and needs of individual students and consider how they can build upon those. Students requiring additional learning support are progressing well. External expertise for teaching and learning is accessed where required. Student progress and achievement is monitored and tracked. The whānau know how their children are progressing at all levels. Students are actively engaged in learning.
Wharekura students are achieving well. In 2017, all Year 13 students attained NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance. They also achieved NCEA Level 3 in Reo Rangatira and English. Kaiārahi demonstrate a commitment to students and their ongoing success in education at the senior levels within the kura. Students in the wharekura are confident learners.
Whakatinana, Whakatika, Whakatau, Whakaora
Kia ū ki te reo. Kia tau te wairua. Kia tūturu ki tōna ake wānanga.
Self review practices are purposeful and support ongoing improvement. Strategic goals are monitored and reported in detail. The board of trustees keep clear and detailed minutes that show ongoing monitoring of governance responsibilities. There is a future-focussed approach to building capacity and capability of whānau. This has included ensuring a shared understanding of the kura vision, and strategically improving systems and practices over time. The strength of self review has ensured that the integrity of their vision and kaupapa is not compromised. Kaiārahi regularly review learning programmes and monitor student outcomes. Student well-being and achievement underpins self-review processes.
The leadership of the kura collaboratively pursues the goals and vision set by the whānau. They have been successful in building relational trust at varying levels of the community. The tumuaki is very supportive of kaiārahi. She works collaboratively with others to ensure the unique curriculum of Horouta Wānanga is developing as it should be. The kaiārahi reo has in-depth knowledge of history, traditions, tikanga and kawa which positively influence the way in which learning occurs for students and whānau. These are embedded into practice by all kaiārahi and students. Leadership makes decisions in the best interest of the students.
Before the review, the board of trustees and principal completed the ERO Whānau 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:
ERO recommends:
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga is located in Gisborne. Students confidently achieve and exemplify the hopes and aspirations of their people. They conduct themselves with respect and humility. They are actively engaged in their learning. Student well-being and achievement is the basis of all decisions.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wananga will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
10 October 2018
| Location | Gisborne | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 737 | |
| Kura type | Composite (Year 1 to 15) | |
| Kura roll | 182 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 63 Boys 119 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua | |
| Review team on site | 20 August 2018 | |
| Date of this report | 10 October 2018 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First report | |