Aotea College

The roll ERO recorded, and when

ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 1365 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.

1. July 2016

   929

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 October 2016

This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.

What ERO wrote in its latest report

This is ERO’s report of 30 November 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.

Background

This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and Aotea College 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

Context

Aotea College, Te Kareti o Aotea , is a large, urban co-educational secondary school located in Porirua City. The college caters for students from year 9 to 13 and serves a growing and diverse community.

Aotea College ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to further:

student engagement initiatives in curriculum and co-curricular programmes to personalise learning, including the use of learning partnerships beyond the school

curriculum development implementation of qualification changes, and Te Mana Ōrite mo te Mātauranga Māori .

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Aotea College ’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate:

how effectively changes the school makes to its NCEA curriculum create conditions for learning in which the aspirations and identity of learners and whānau form the basis for a pathway to success.

how the Poutama Reo resource and evaluation tools can support Te Mana Ōrite mo te Mātauranga Māori .

The rationale for selecting these evaluation foci are to:

enable the school to keep its multicultural character and broad curriculum at the core of its response to NCEA and other external curriculum changes

further support learners to gain qualifications and rich experiences reflective of who they are and who they can be

take the next steps as a school to ensure that students, staff and whānau can move forward in ensuring that te Ao Māori and the Māori language is a known and valued part of the shared identity in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The school expects to see:

continued success in student engagement and achievement at all levels

successful implementation of NCEA changes and te Mana mo te Mātauranga Māori .

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to respond collectively to change as a school and community, creating a curriculum and conditions for learning in which all learners can build on their aspirations and identity as a pathway to success:

an inclusive learning climate that is positive and promotes engagement through well-organised systems, effective teaching, a broad and responsive curriculum, collaborative teamwork and ownership of the progress of all learners

a history of responding positively and successfully to learners’ diverse needs

high levels of professional capability enacting the school vision, values and priorities

school leadership who are active in sustaining educationally powerful learning partnerships including an engaged community of whānau, hapu, iwi , parents, students and contributing schools in a Kahui Ako .

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

a continued focus on culturally responsive practice within curriculum development

leading NCEA changes across the curriculum, the refreshed curriculum and new standards to continually improve and innovate to promote equitable achievement outcomes for all learners

continuing support for teacher professional learning for Te Mana Orite mo te Mātauranga Māori in curriculum and pastoral initiatives

development and implementation of Te Reo Māori Progressions using Poutama Reo as an evaluation tool.

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.

Shelley Booysen Director of Schools

30 November 2023

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Read this report on ero.govt.nz →