Fairburn School

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 436 — 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. March 2018

   609

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 31 May 2018

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 9 August 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 Fairburn 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

Context

Fairburn School is in Ōtāhuhu , Auckland and provides education for ākonga in Years 1 to 6. The school’s vision statement is ‘ Kia kotahi te hoe o te waka kia whaia te mātauranga : Towards knowledge and excellence we paddle as one’ . This statement is underpinned by the Fairburn School values of Whakaute (Respect), Whakaarohanga (Consideration), Ngākau Māhaki (Kindness), Pononga (Honesty) and Kawenga (Responsibility) .

Fairburn School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

strengthen effective oral language teaching practices throughout the school

empower ākonga to become self-regulated learners who take increasing responsibility for their learning

grow and maintain culturally responsive practices across the school.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school conditions raise the achievement of all ākonga through developing learner agency.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

raise the achievement of all ākonga in the core curriculum areas of literacy and mathematics

enable ākonga to have ownership over their learning

embed assessment for learning practices across the school.

The school expects to see:

ākonga actively participating in and making decisions about their learning

ākonga working collaboratively with peers and teachers to provide effective feedback and feed forward

assessment for learning practices consistently integrated into teaching and learning

ākonga articulating their learning progress, achievement and next steps and involving their whānau in the learning process.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to raise the achievement of all ākonga through developing learner agency:

the school learning culture promotes the Fairburn School values and ensures all ākonga have a strong sense of belonging, identity and connection to the school

ākonga with diverse learning requirements are well supported, monitored and effectively resourced

staff foster professional and collaborative relationships that focus on the learning and wellbeing of all ākonga .

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

developing shared understanding and expectations among ākonga, teachers and whānau of learner agency to enable ākonga to have ownership over their learning

providing ongoing professional learning opportunities that promote effective implementation of assessment for learning practices and strengthen school-wide consistency

continuing to inquire into teaching and learning to raise the achievement of all ākonga.

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

9 August 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 →