Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and St Peter’s College (Gore) 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 Peter’s College is an integrated Catholic co-educational school located in Gore. It provides education for students in Years 7 to 13. St Peter’s serves the Catholic families of Gore and wider rural areas through boarding at Rosmini House.
St Peter’s aims to lay the foundation for educating the whole person in creating lives that have meaning and develop creative lifelong learners who are challenged to reach their personal and academic potential in a supportive and warm environment in accordance with the values of Jesus Christ and the Catholic tradition.
St Peter’s College (Gore)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
- providing a place of ongoing evangelisation for ākonga and whānau
- improving ākonga wellbeing and reflecting the core values of St Peter’s College
- placing ākonga at the centre of all learning
- optimising all resourcing in an equitable way.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Peter’s College (Gore)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate raising achievement in literacy for students in Years 9 and 10.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
- an historical decrease in junior student literacy achievement in relation to the college’s expectations
- raising achievement in literacy will support effective engagement and success in future curriculum learning and achievement
- ensuring all students have optimal opportunities to achieve the college’s graduate profile.
The school expects to see an increase in junior students’ achievement in literacy with sustained accelerated progress for those students who need this. Specific gains in reading and writing achievement are sought for these students. Parity and success for all year 9 and 10 students in aspects of literacy is an overall goal.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support raising student achievement in literacy in Years 9 and 10:
- its dedication to its Catholic special character and values
- a commitment to placing students at the centre of their learning
- consistently strong achievement at all levels of NCEA
- high levels of student attendance.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
- developing teachers’ understanding of current literacy learning progressions
- extending assessment practices to more fully involve students and their whānau, as partners in learning
- reviewing junior literacy reporting
- accelerating the progress of Year 9 and 10 students who need this, in reading and writing.
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
16 June 2022
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