Te Kura o Ngaati Hauaa

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 118 — 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. September 2024

   111

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 January 2025

2. April 2021

   108

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 2 June 2021

3. 1 November 2016

   61

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 January 2017

We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.

What ERO wrote in its latest report

This is ERO’s report of 23 January 2025 — “Ngā Kitenga Arotake Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.

ERO wrote this report in te reo Māori and in English. Both are here as ERO published them, in ERO’s order, untranslated.

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua 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.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū tuawhenua ana Te Kura o Ngaati Hauaa, e pā tata atu ana i te marae o Tauwhare, i te rohe o Waikato. Kei raro te kura i te maru o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ā, e whakarato ana i te mātauranga o te reo Māori ki ngā uri 111, mai i ngā tau 1 ki te 8. Kua tino piki ake te tatauranga o ngā tamariki ki te rārangi ingoa, whai muri i te taenga kē mai a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kura i te Pipiri o te tau 2021. Nā tēnā, he nui ngā whakahouanga whare e whakahaerehia ana, hei poipoi i te tokomaha ake o ngā uri i te kura. “Kia whītikingia te reo, te wairua, me ōna tikanga” te tikanga whakaaro e ārahi ana i te whakapūmautanga o te kura i te Ngāti Hauātanga.

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā uri i te whai tukuihotanga me tā rātou whakaaweawe?

Ka tūmāia ngā uri, ka kōkiri i a rātou anō, ā, he pūkenga anō hoki ō rātou hei kawau mārō mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Ko ngā mātauranga, ngā tikanga, me te reo o Ngāti Hauā e pou here ana i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. Ka āta whakatakoto te marau ā-kura i ngā tikanga ako e whai pānga nui ana ki te whakawhanaketanga ā-mātauranga, ā-ahurea hoki o ngā uri o Ngāti Hauā. Ka toro atu ngā wheako ako ki ngā mōteatea, ngā pātere, ngā pepeha, te Kīngitanga, te Tumuakitanga, ngā mātāpono me ngā uara o te Pai Mārire. Ko ngā ariā whānui e hāpai ana i ngā uri ki te ārahi me te whai wāhi atu - mā te mātau me te ngākau titikaha – ki ngā kaupapa, hei mema manawa whakahī o te kura, te whānau, te hapū me te iwi. Ko te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tūmomo wheako i te kura me te marae e whakatairanga ana i te māramatanga o ngā uri ki a rātou anō, ā, ka whakatairanga hoki i tō rātou waiora torowhānui. He pakari te aronga toi whenuatanga me te tuakiri o ngā uri.

E rumakina ana ngā uri ki tētahi taiao ako haumaru e poipoi ana i a rātou, ā, e aro matua ana hoki ki te mātauranga Māori. Kua āta whakatōngia ngā tūmanako whakaako, tūmanako ako hoki e mārama ana, e tūhonohono tahi ana, ā, ka whakaaro huritao ki ērā i ngā wā katoa, hei hāpai i te whakatere ake i te ako a ngā uri katoa. E poipoi ana te taiao ako i te ārahitanga, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ngā uri ki ngā whakataunga e pā ana ki ā rātou akoranga. E whai hua ana ngā whakaritenga aromatawai, ā, ka whakamōhio i ngā whakaritenga matua ka whai ake i roto i ngā akoranga a ngā uri. E noho pūmau ana ngā kaiako ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka akoranga o te kounga kairangi e whakakotahi ana i ngā ākonga. Ka ū rātou ki te whakapai haere i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ā rātou whakaritenga ngaio mā te arotake whaiaro, te mahi tahi, te tautoko i te ako a ō rātou hoa mahi, me ngā mahi pakirehua, ā, ka kapohia ki ngā tuhinga e pā ana i te huringa taiāwhio whakatupu ngaio. Ko te kaha o ngā hononga ki waenga i te tuakana me te teina e pou herea ana ki te nui o ngā tūmanako, te whakawhirinakitanga, me te whakaute. Ka whakawhanake, ka whakapuaki hoki ngā uri i te ngākau titikaha i roto i te hōhonutanga o tō rātou taiao ako.

He mahi takune, he mahi whai mōhiohio hoki te whakatairanga ake i ngā putanga ki ngā uri. Ka noho mātua rā te reo ā-waha hei hāpai i te whakawhiti mai ki te kura a rātou ngā uri e mau ana i te iti noa o te reo Māori, ā, e aro nui ana ki te reo ā-waha hei wāhanga whakapū o te mātau ki te reo matatini. I tohu ngā hōtuku i te mutunga o te tau 2023, i te 89% o ngā uri e eke ana ki te taumata e tūmanakohia ana, ki tua atu rānei i roto i te kōrero, i te 79% o ngā uri e eke ana ki te taumata, ki tua atu rānei i roto i te pānui, me te 82% o rātou e eke ana ki te taumata, ki tua atu rānei i roto i te pāngarau. Kāhore i te pērā rawa te papai i roto i te tuhituhi, ā, e 62% kē ngā uri e eke ana ki te taumata ā-kura e tūmanakohia ana, ki tua atu rānei. Nā tēnā, ko te whakapai ake i ngā paetae ākonga i roto i te tuhituhi i tautuhia ai hei kaupapa rautaki matua mō te tau 2024. Ka noho mātua rā te aronga ki ngā matea ako o ngā uri, me tā rātou eke angitu.

Ka whakatauirahia te ārahitanga kaha, te ārahitanga tautōhito. Ko te ngātahitanga, te tohatoha, me te aronga hoki o te ārahitanga ki ngā pūmanawa, e hāpai katoa ana i te whakatinanatanga o te tirohanga me ngā whāinga rautaki o te kura. Ka poipoi, ka aroturuki hoki ngā kaiārahi o te kura i tētahi ahurea e hāpai nui ana i te angitu o ngā putanga ako a ngā uri. Ko te whai huatanga o ngā tūmanako whakaako, tūmanako ako hoki e whakatairangatia ana, e āta tautokona ana hoki. Ko ngā pūkenga i tautuhia ai ki te rōpū whakaako, ko te tautoko ako o tētahi i tētahi, ko te tuakana-teina, ko ngā whai wāhitanga whakawhanaketanga ngaio o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, me te huringa taiāwhio tupu ngaio, e whakapakari katoa ana i ngā pūkenga o ngā kaiako, ā, e ārahi ana i tā rātou aro atu ki ngā matea i tautuhia ai ki ngā ākonga. He whakawhirinakitanga tō ngā hononga ngaio, ā, kua pou herea ki te whakapapa me te ū tahitanga ki te kaupapa. E whanake ana ngā uri hei kaiārahi mō te iwi ki anamata.

Ko ngā pūnaha, ngā tukanga, me ngā whakahaeretanga e whakatairanga ana i ngā wawata o te whānau, te hapū, me te iwi. Ko te Ngaati Hauaatanga he wāhanga whakapū o te aronga rautaki o te kura. Kua mahi Te Poumarumaru ki te taha o ngā whānau ki te whakawhanake i tētahi māramatanga ngātahi ki te marau ā-kura. Kua whai pānga matua tēnei ki te kounga o ngā kōrero urupare i whiwhi ai Te Poumarumaru, hei hāpai ake i te whakapaitanga o ngā putanga ki ngā uri. Kei ngā mema te tangongitanga o ngā pūmanawa me ngā pūkenga e whakapakari ai i ō rātou āheinga ki te kāwana. Ko tā ngā mema tautōhito mahi, he whakaako, he ārahi, he tautoko hoki i ngā mema hou. Kei ia mema ake āna kawenga, ā, ka whakapuaki i ngā mōhiohio e hāpai ana i tō rātou tino māramatanga ki ō rātou tūranga ngātahi. Tae atu ai Te Poumarumaru ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ā, ka toro atu hoki ki te ārahitanga o ngā mātanga i roto i tō rātou Kāhui Ako. Ko te waiora me te haumaru o ngā uri kei te pūtake o ngā pūnaha, ngā tukanga me ngā whakataunga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Ahakoa kua āta whakaritea te marau ā-kura, kua tae ki te wā kia whakawhanake, kia whakapuaki, kia whakatinana hoki ngā kaiārahi i tētahi pūkete pia e whakaatu ana i ngā putanga e hiahiatia ana mō ngā uri. Ko te āta tautuhi i ngā pūkenga, ngā pūmanawa, me ngā mōhiotanga e hiahiatia ana, e noho whakahirahira ana hoki ki te whānau o te kura, ki te hapū, me te iwi, ka whai wāhi atu ki te hāpai i ngā mahi e whakamahere ana, e aroturuki ana hoki i te ahu whakamua a ngā uri ki te whakatutuki i aua tūāhuatanga. Ka hāpai anō hoki i ngā uri ki te eke angitu hei uri o Ngaati Hauaa.

Me whakatinana i tētahi pūnaha e arotake ana i ia te wā i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te kura. Me āta whakatau taua arotake i te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaupapa here katoa i ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā, me te whai pānga ki ā rātou whakaritenga. I te wā o te arotake nei, i te whakamahi te kura i te kaupapa here e pā ana ki te Vulnerable Children’s Act . I tahuri wawe Te Poumarumaru ki te whakawhanake i tētahi kaupapa here e pā ana ki te ārai tamariki, ā, kua manatokotia, kua rite hoki ki te whakatinana. Ko te whakaritenga ka whai ake, kia āta whakataungia e ngā kaiārahi te whai wāhi atu a te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki ngā whakangungu e hāpai ai i te whakawhanaketanga o te takohanga ngātahi i ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te Children's Act 2014 . Ka whai hua ngā uri i te wā e noho mātua ana te aronga ki te hauora me te haumaru.

5 Te Whakatau a Te Poumarumaru ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari kaitiaki me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a Te Poumarumaru 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:

ngā whakahaere a te poari

te marautanga

ngā whakahaere mō te hauora, te haumaru, me te oranga tinana

ngā whakahaere o ngā kaimahi.

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 te haumaru me te waiora o ngā ākonga:

te haumaru aronganui o ngā ākonga (tāpiri atu ki te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito)

te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā ākonga

ngā rēhita a ngā kaiako

te tukanga whakatū kaimahi

te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga

te tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura

te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaupapa here o te kura i ngā tikanga o te Children's Act 2014.

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te tumuaki te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

whakatutukihia ngā whakaritenga whai muri i whakatakotohia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

Rita Walker Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

23 Kohitātea 2025

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

Te tūwāhi Kei Tauwhare

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga 1851

Te tūmomo kura He kura tuatahi (Tau 1-8)

Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura 111

Ngā hononga ā-iwi Māori 100%

Ngā āhuatanga motuhake Ngā Kura ā-Iwi

Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake Mahuru 2024

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo 23 Kohitātea 2025

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2021; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2012

1 Introduction

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 .

2 Context

Ngaati Hauaa School is a rural kura situated near Tauwhare Marae in the Waikato district. The kura affiliates to Ngaa Kura aa Iwi o Aotearoa (NKAI) and provides te reo Māori education for 111 uri from Years 1-8. There has been a significant roll increase since ERO’s previous visit to the kura in June 2021. Because of this, major property renovations are underway to accommodate the increased number of uri attending. ‘ Kia whiitikingia te reo, te wairua me ōna tikanga ’ guides the kura commitment to Ngaati Hauaatanga .

How well do uri demonstrate they are culturally autonomous and influential?

Uri are confident, independent and capable champions for their whaanau , hapuu and iwi .

4 Findings

Maatauranga , tikanga and reo of Ngaati Hauaa underpins teaching and learning. The marau aa kura clearly articulates teaching and learning pedagogy important to developing academic and culturally capable Ngaati Hauaa uri . Learning experiences draw from mooteatea , paatere , pepeha , Kiingitanga , Tumuakitanga , maataapono and values as followers of Paimaarire . Overarching themes prepare uri to lead and participate competently and confidently in kaupapa as proud members of the kura , whaanau , hapuu and iwi . Exposure to different experiences in kura and at the marae enhance uri understanding of who they are and promote their holistic wellbeing. Uri have a strong sense of belonging and identity.

Uri are immersed in a safe and nurturing learning environment that prioritises maatauranga Maaori . Clear and cohesive teaching and learning expectations are embedded and are continuously reflected upon to assist in accelerating learning for all uri . The learning environment fosters leadership and includes uri in decisions about their learning. Assessment practices are efficient and inform next steps for learning for uri . Kaiako are committed to providing a high quality and inclusive learning programme. They consistently improve their knowledge and professional practice through self-review, collaboration, peer mentoring and inquiry which is captured in their professional growth cycle documentation. Strong tuaakana teina and relationships are underpinned by high expectations, trust and respect. Uri develop and express confidence in their rich learning environment.

Improving outcomes for uri is intentional and informed. Te reo a waha has been prioritised to assist the transition of uri enrolling at kura with limited te reo Māori , and to acknowledge that te reo a waha is fundamental to literacy competence. The kura end of 2023 data showed 89% of uri were achieving at or above expectations in koorero , 79% were at or above in paanui and 82% were at or above in paangarau . Outcomes were not as favourable in tuhituhi , with only 62% of uri achieving at or above kura expectations. As a result, improving uri achievement in tuhituhi was identified as the strategic priority for 2024. Uri learning needs and success are prioritised.

Strong experienced leadership is role modelled. Collaborative, distributive and strength-based leadership pursues the realisation of kura vision and strategic goals. Kura leaders nurture and monitor a culture that is conducive to successful uri learning outcomes. Effective teaching and learning expectations are promoted and well supported. Identified expertise among the teaching team, peer mentoring, tuaakana teina , NKAI professional development opportunities and the professional growth cycle build kaiako capability and guide their response to the identified needs of students. Professional relationships are trusting, underpinned by whakapapa and a collective commitment to the kaupapa . Uri are developing as future leaders for the iwi .

Systems, processes and operations promote whaanau , hapuu and iwi aspirations. Ngaati Hauaatanga is a fundamental part of the strategic direction of the kura . The poumarumaru have worked with whānau to develop a shared understanding of the marau aa kura . This has been integral to the quality of feedback the poumarumaru receive to better serve improved outcomes for uri . Members possess a variety of experience and skills that strengthen their governing capability. Experienced members mentor, guide and support newer members. Individual members lead areas of responsibility and share information that assists them to understand their collective roles well. The poumarumaru attends NKAI professional development opportunities regularly and seek guidance from the expertise withing their Kaahui Ako network. Uri wellbeing and safety are at the heart of systems, processes and decision making.

Key Next Steps

While the marau aa kura is well established, it is timely for leaders to develop, articulate and implement a graduate profile that embodies the desired outcomes for uri . Clearly defining the desired skills, attributes and knowledge important to the kura whaanau , hapuu and iwi will help to plan for and monitor uri progress toward attaining these. And further support uri to achieve success as uri of Ngaati Hauaa .

A system of ongoing review of kura policies and procedures needs implementing. The review should ensure all policies meet current legislative requirements and are fit for purpose. At the time of this review, the kura was using a Vulnerable Children’s Act policy. The poumarumaru responded quickly and developed a Child Protection Policy that has been ratified and is ready for implementation. The next step is for leaders to ensure whaanau and staff receive training, to develop a collective obligation of their responsibility to the Children’s Act 2014 expectations. Uri benefit when health and safety is prioritised.

5 Te Poumarumaru Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the evaluation, the board of trustees and tumuaki completed the ERO Te Poumarumaru 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:

board administration

curriculum

management of health, safety and welfare

personnel management.

During the evaluation, ERO checked at the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student safety and wellbeing:

emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)

physical safety of students

teacher registration

processes for appointing staff

stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions

attendance

school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.

6 Recommendation

ERO and the tumuaki developed the following recommendation:

that the key next steps in this report will be addressed.

Rita Walker Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

23 January 2025

7 Information about the kura

Location Tauwhare

Ministry of Education profile number 1851

Kura type Full Primary (Years 1 – 8)

Kura roll 111

Ethnic composition Māori 100%

Special features Ngaa Kura aa Iwi

Review team on site September 2024

Date of this report 23 January 2025

Most recent ERO report(s) Education Review, June 2021; Education Review, January 2017; Education Review, May 2012

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