Reporting to Parents: National Standards Years 4 to 8 (September 2012) : 11/09/2012

The Education Review Office (ERO) is an independent government department that reviews the performance of New Zealand’s schools and early childhood services, and reports publicly on what it finds.

The whakataukī of ERO demonstrates the importance we place on the educational achievement of our children and young people:

Ko te Tamaiti te Pūtake o te Kaupapa
The Child – the Heart of the Matter

In our daily work we have the privilege of going into early childhood services and schools, giving us a current picture of what is happening throughout the country. We collate and analyse this information so that it can be used to benefit the education sector and, therefore, the children in our education system. ERO’s reports contribute sound information for work undertaken to support the Government’s policies.

This report is part of a series ERO is publishing about National Standards. High quality reporting is an important aspect of the implementation of the National Standards. The report shows that while most of the schools evaluated were meeting their reporting requirements, there are still some that need to improve the way they communicate National Standards information to parents and whānau.

Successful delivery in education relies on many people and organisations across the community working together for the benefit of children and young people. We trust the information in ERO’s evaluations will help them in their work.

Dr Graham Stoop
Chief Review Officer
Education Review Office

September 2012