# Cust School **Type:** Full Primary (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** 473 Early's Road, Cust **Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands **Total roll:** 143 **Equity Index (EQI):** 412 **Founded:** 1867 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2018-02-05) **Author:** Lesley Patterson, Te Waipounamu - Southern Region **Composite score:** 82/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - The school is effective in achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for almost all children, with positive outcomes in literacy and numeracy sustained at or above expected levels since 2014 - Boys' achievement in writing in 2016 was significantly lower than girls', and the school has identified and targeted this as a concern - Māori learner achievements are consistent with those for the whole school, with targeted strategies being developed to affirm and strengthen their sense of identity - Strong professional leadership and clear improvement-focused expectations for teaching and learning provide a cohesive framework aligned with the school's vision - School leaders and teachers need to develop deeper shared understanding of tikanga Māori and te ao Māori to fully embed bicultural perspectives across all school operations ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"The school is effective in achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for almost all children. Positive outcomes in literacy and numeracy have been consistent over time. High levels of whole school achievement, at or above expected levels, have been sustained across the core curriculum since 2014."_ — ERO, 2018-02-05 (achievement) > _"Although boys' achievement in writing in 2016 was at expected levels, this was significantly lower than for girls. The school has identified this as a concern and set a target to increase the number of boys at or above expected writing levels."_ — ERO, 2018-02-05 (equity) > _"Although Māori children are a statistically small cohort, a range of specific strategies is being developed to affirm and strengthen their sense of identity. These target Māori learner needs and support existing strategies to improve their achievement outcomes. Māori learner achievements are consistent with those for the whole school."_ — ERO, 2018-02-05 (maori) ## Tags `improving_equity` · `consistent_excellence` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `full_primary_1_8` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.