Strategic Intentions 2016 – 2020
Published: 30 Jun 2016
The Education Review Office (ERO)'s Strategic Intentions sets out our objectives and how ERO contributes to the Government's priorities for education.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Strategy
How ERO Reviews school hostels
Published: 31 Mar 2021
We review school hostels and stand-alone hostels. This page links to the school hostel regulations and explains what happens in an ERO review of a hostel. The Hostel Assurance Statement and Self-audit checklist can be found on this page.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- School hostels
Child Youth and Family Residential Schools - November 2016
Published: 28 Nov 2016
ERO evaluated the quality of education at the Child Youth and Family (CYF) residential schools. CYF residential schools provide education for young people in Youth Justice and Care and Protection services.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
Upcoming reviews
Published: 04 Mar 2021
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Education Reviews
Published: 15 Apr 2021
This section explains how we review your home-based and hospital-based education and care service that is having an Education Review. Find out what you need to do and what you can expect from us.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Early learning
ERO Special Review: Kingslea School
Published: 28 Jun 2021
This ERO summary report focuses on how Kingslea School supports educational provision and positive ākonga outcomes at five Oranga Tamariki residences.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Readiness Reviews for new and merging schools
Published: 14 Apr 2021
State or state-integrated schools/kura that are new, merged, newly state-integrated or changing their status will have a Readiness Review. This page shows how these reviews are conducted.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
How ERO reviews
Published: 04 Mar 2021
ERO reviews all early childhood services, kōhanga reo, schools and kura to help their learners flourish. We focus on what’s working well for learners/ākonga and what can improve.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Kōhanga Reo
- Kura
- Early childhood services
- Evaluation
- Schools
- School hostels
- International students
Review and Improvement Services
Published: 31 Mar 2021
We carry out external evaluations at early childhood services, schools and kura to provide information on their performance and to support improvement for high quality education.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Framework for Kōhanga Reo reviews
Published: 31 Mar 2021
This framework contains information about the process that the Education Review Office (ERO) uses for managing kōhanga reo reviews. This information forms part of ERO’s standard procedures for reviews of kōhanga reo.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Kōhanga Reo
- Standard Procedures
- Te Aho Matua
New School Assurance Reviews - for new and merging schools
Published: 14 Apr 2021
State or state-integrated schools/kura that are new, merged, newly state-integrated or changing their status have a New School Assurance Review after they have completed their Readiness Review. We do the review within the first year of the school’s operation. This page covers the review process and documents needed included the School Evaluation Indicators and the School Self Audit and Assurance Statement.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Year 9 Plus 2016 – the first year (Year 9)
Published: 24 Jul 2017
Year 9 Plus is an educational concept developed by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) to improve the chances of educational success of one cohort of participating students, and better their future life opportunities.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Transitions
Governing Organisation Reviews
Published: 15 Dec 2022
- Audience:
- Education
- Content type:
- Basic page
Measuring Change in Education Systems: A Review
Published: 24 Nov 2021
This work explores global best practice for measuring education system change. It considers the variation found between different approaches to measuring education system change, looking particularly at how select individual countries and multilaterals each approach this. This work will also consider what can support countries to monitor education performance.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Education Review Office
Published: 18 Feb 2021
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Expectations of a Review Officer
Published: 06 Apr 2021
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Review of ECE evaluation indicators: A leadership focus
Published: 24 May 2021
In her introduction, Thornton says that there is a lack of empirical research focused on effective leadership practice in early childhood education. This mirrors a silence on the subject in the original Te Whāriki (1996).
- Audience:
- Academics
- Content type:
- Basic page
Rethinking Governance Indicators for Effective School Review
Published: 28 May 2021
Wylie reports that there is very little research on the relationship between school governance and student learning. She suggests two reasons for this: (i) governance boards are not an essential feature of effective schools and (ii) it can be hard to separate the contribution of boards from that of school leaders, particularly where a board is school- based.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Content type:
- Basic page
Evaluation Questions for ERO Homeschooling Reviews
Published: 14 Apr 2021
This is a resource for parents of children who are homeschooled. It indicates the kinds of questions ERO reviewers may ask in a homeschooling review. You may wish to consider these in preparation for the review and use them yourself when you are thinking about how well homeschooling is going for your child.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Home-based education