St Peter's School (Beckenham)
11 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch
- Content type:
- Institution
Clifton Terrace Model School
15 Clifton Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington
- Content type:
- Institution
Teaching, School and Leadership Practices survey
Published: 18 May 2021
New Zealand Council for Educational Research has a helpful online tool for school self-review.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
Attendance - Getting back to school: A guide for parents and whānau
Published: 21 Feb 2023
It is important for learners to attend school regularly. The Education Reviews Office (ERO) looked what helps children go to school, and what makes it harder. This guide will help parents to see why attendance matters, and how they can help their child to get the most out of school.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
A Guide for Parents Sending their Child to a Cohort Entry School
Published: 31 May 2022
This short guide for whānau and parents draws on ERO’s new report, Starting Schools Together: What Do We Know? to provide insights about what cohort entry means for how your child transitions from early learning to a cohort entry school.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
A Guide for School Leaders Considering Cohort Entry
Published: 31 May 2022
Traditionally, children in Aotearoa start school on their firth birthday or any school day after that. Recent changes to the Education Act mean schools can now adopt cohort entry: enrolling children in groups on specific days across the year. Schools are choosing cohort entry to support positive transitions, wellbeing, and learning.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
A Guide for School Boards Considering Cohort Entry
Published: 31 May 2022
This guide for boards draws on findings from ERO’s report Starting School Together: What Do We Know? and provides insights from schools that have changed to cohort entry.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
Contact us
Published: 16 Apr 2021
Contact details for general enquiries and ERO offices.
- Audience:
- Education
- Content type:
- Basic page
Schools' Provision for Gifted and Talented Students
Published: 01 Jun 2018
In 2008 the Education Review Office evaluated schools’ provision for gifted and talented students.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
- National Administrative Guidelines (NAGs)
Education for Disabled Learners in Schools: A Guide for Parents and Whānau
Published: 28 Sep 2022
A quality, inclusive education makes a huge difference for disabled learners. With good education, these children and young people have better learning and life outcomes, and are more likely to complete secondary schooling and go on to further study and employment. ERO looked at how well the New Zealand education system is supporting these learners, to get a good understanding of what’s working and what needs to improve.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
Wellbeing for Young People's Success at Secondary School
Published: 19 Feb 2015
This report presents the findings of ERO’s evaluation of how well 68 secondary schools in Term 1 2014 promoted and responded to student wellbeing.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Wellbeing
- Mental health
- Resilience
- Responding to issues
The Collection and Use of Assessment Information in Schools
Published: 01 Mar 2007
Knowing what students know and can do is fundamental to effective teaching and students’ learning. Teachers need to assess student achievement to know whether or not their teaching is meeting the learning needs of their students.
In 2006, ERO evaluated how effectively schools collected and used assessment information. This report details the findings of that evaluation and recommends what can be done to make assessment practices in schools more effective.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Assessment
- Assessment information
Wellbeing for Children's Success at Primary School
Published: 19 Feb 2015
This report documents the findings of ERO's evaluation of how well 159 primary schools reviewed in Term 1 2014 promoted and responded to student wellbeing.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Wellbeing
- Primary
- Mental health
Guidance and Counselling in Schools: Survey Findings
Published: 30 Jul 2013
This report presents the findings of three online surveys about the current provision of guidance and counselling in schools with students in Years 9 to 13. This is the first phase of work being undertaken by ERO as part of the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Guidance
- Counselling
- Child wellbeing
Background to Private and Independent School reviews and reports
Published: 31 Mar 2021
ERO has updated its reporting format for registered private schools. This follows the introduction by the Government of the new criteria relating to the physical and emotional safety of students.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Registered Private Schools
Effective School Review: Considerations in the framing, definition, identification and selection of indicators of education quality and their potential use in evaluation in the school setting
Published: 27 May 2021
In this paper, the author describes how the current widespread interest in indicators of education quality is the result of three converging strands: school effectiveness research, school improvement research, and information technology. From the beginning there has been a tension between the use of indicators for accountability and improvement purposes; where the balance is struck significantly influences the indicators themselves, how they are organised in domains, and how they are used in practice.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Content type:
- Basic page
Promoting and Supporting Improvement in Schools through External Review
Published: 28 May 2021
In this paper, Timperley begins by discussing the very limited nature of the research literature relating to the impacts of external reviews, adding that this has done nothing to dampen enthusiasm for them or to slow their spread. Nearly every educational jurisdiction that has an external review system mixes both accountability and improvement purposes, setting up an inherent tension.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Content type:
- Basic page
A Guide for ECE Services on Children Starting School in Groups
Published: 30 May 2022
In Aotearoa, children have usually started school on their fifth birthday. These days, that’s not always the case. Since 2018, schools have had the option of cohort entry, where small groups of children start school together, at particular points during the year. This can change how children transition through an early learning service.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Content type:
- Research
King's School - Early Learning Centre
258 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland
- Content type:
- Institution