St Pius X School (Titahi Bay)

The same report — the board assurance report of 8 August 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.

ERO has identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:

the school has not complied with the requirement to adopt a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum, at least once in every two years, after consultation with the school community.

[Section 91 Education and Training Act 2020].

The board has since taken steps to address the area of non-compliance identified.

Read this board assurance report on ero.govt.nz →

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 16 — 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. April 2018

   83

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 June 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 8 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 eleven months of the Education Review Office and St Pius X School ( Titahi Bay) 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

St Pius X School is an integrated Roman Catholic school in Titahi Bay for children in Years 1 to 6. The school’s vision statement states that "We will be Christ-Centred, Forward Thinking, Actively Engaged, Inclusive Learners who live the gospel values of Jesus Christ in all we do here at St Pius X School" .

St Pius X School ( Titahi Bay)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

that Gospel values are evident in all that is done

that teaching is modern and relevant

cultural diversity is reflected and celebrated

to build relationships with our community and other schools.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Pius X School ( Titahi Bay)’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively schoolwide systems and processes build leader and teacher collective capacity through establishing learning partnerships with whānau for improving achievement .

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

leadership has identified the need to align systems and processes, build on culturally sustainable practices, develop consistent classroom practice and strengthen learning partnerships with whānau to improve learners’ achievement success

analysis of learner achievement highlighting how the needs of students working at and below expectations can be met by a strengths-based teaching approach and consistent practices in the teaching of reading and writing.

The school expects to see alignment and strengthening of systems and processes, the building of collective leadership and teacher capacity, curriculum knowledge and effective practice, and the lifting of the achievement of all learners in reading and writing.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to raise achievement through ensuring effective schoolwide systems and processes that build leader and teacher collective capacity through establishing learning partnerships with whānau .

An inclusive and culturally diverse school community with clear values that contribute to children’s sense of belonging.

Targeted teaching in small group settings that is supporting accelerating learner progress and achievement.

Identified evidence and observation-based supports are in place and this is building teacher capability and capacity in reading and writing practices.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

ongoing professional learning to strengthen literacy practices, making use of reading and writing data, curriculum documents, moderation activities and observations to identify areas of focus and effectively raise achievement by responding to individual learning needs

working with the community and parents to develop educationally powerful partnerships supportive of all learners.

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

8 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 →