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For Schools and Kura Kaupapa Māori

Click here to give feedback if your school or kura has had an Education Review in 2010-11.

ERO reviews schools and kura on average every three years. Timing of return reviews is decided on set criteria. Review reports go to boards of trustees, and are published on ERO’s website so parents and others can read them.

Is your school or kura having an ERO review?

Before your next review ERO will give you more detailed information. If you have any queries at any time, please contact your local ERO office. We welcome your comments and advice. During reviews ERO also collects information on national education topics. This is aggregated and analysed so it can be published in a national report, which is then published on ERO’s website.

Read questions and answers about National Standards and ERO reviews of primary schools

Click here for a message from the Chief Review Officer about ERO's reviews in 2011.
Note: We will talk individually to schools and early childhood services in Christchurch about scheduling reviews.

Reviewing schools

The process for school reviews is explained in the booklet Framework for School Reviews (PDF 329 kB)

Reviewing Māori medium kura

Māori medium kura are reviewed by Te Uepū ā-Motu, ERO’s Māori Review Services team. ERO publishes its reports on these kura in te reo Māori and in English. ERO and Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori have developed a review process for Te Aho Matua kura, and special review material is available (see right). Hard copies are available from info@ero.govt.nz . For other kura, including kura ā-iwi, kura Māori, and kura motuhake, the review coordinator will discuss the scope of the review at the beginning of the process.

Reviews of Schools Hostels	International Students
ERO reviews all school hostels to evaluate if students accommodated in the hostel are living in a safe emotional and physical environment that supports learning. Hostel reviews are undertaken as part of the regular cycle of ERO reviews of applicable schools. Where students enrolled in a school are living in a hostel the school board of trustees or school governors have a responsibility for providing a safe emotional and physical environment for these students.	The Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students sets out standards for the pastoral care of students from other countries who attend New Zealand schools. ERO reviews schools’ compliance with the Code, focusing on welfare, accommodation, grievance procedures, monitoring and English language support. The Ministry of Education administers the Code.

Reviews of Schools Hostels

International Students

ERO reviews all school hostels to evaluate if students accommodated in the hostel are living in a safe emotional and physical environment that supports learning. Hostel reviews are undertaken as part of the regular cycle of ERO reviews of applicable schools. Where students enrolled in a school are living in a hostel the school board of trustees or school governors have a responsibility for providing a safe emotional and physical environment for these students.

The Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students sets out standards for the pastoral care of students from other countries who attend New Zealand schools. ERO reviews schools’ compliance with the Code, focusing on welfare, accommodation, grievance procedures, monitoring and English language support. The Ministry of Education administers the Code.