# Karamū High School

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Windsor Avenue, Parkvale-Napier/Hastings, Hastings  
**Region:** Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti  
**Total roll:** 845  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 484  
**Founded:** 1962  
**Website:** <http://www.karamu.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2023-01-30)

**Author:** Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui  
**Composite score:** 71/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/229/karamu-high-school#report-26609>

### Key findings
- Leadership collaboratively develops and pursues the school's vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence
- Leadership sets and pursues annual targets that relate to accelerating learning of students who are at risk of underachieving
- Alignment of strategic professional learning opportunities to further build the capacity and capability of teachers in developing a responsive local curriculum
- The school is working to strengthen connections with the community, whānau, hapū and iwi to build reciprocal relationships that support improved learner outcomes

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"leadership collaboratively develops and pursues the school's vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence"_ — ERO, 2023-01-30 (leadership)

> _"leadership sets and pursues annual targets that relate to accelerating learning of students who are at risk of underachieving"_ — ERO, 2023-01-30 (leadership)

> _"alignment of strategic professional learning opportunities to further build the capacity and capability of teachers in developing a responsive local curriculum"_ — ERO, 2023-01-30 (curriculum)

## Tags

`state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/karamu-high-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/karamu-high-school/ero-history.md>

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