# St Francis Xavier School (Mornington) **Type:** Contributing (State : Integrated) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** 27 Benhar Street, Mornington, Dunedin **Region:** Otago, Southland **Total roll:** 109 **Equity Index (EQI):** 387 **Founded:** 1919 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2022-08-09) **Author:** Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini **Composite score:** 75/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - New experienced principal began in October 2021 - School has introduced 'Structured Literacy' as the main approach to teaching reading and writing - Students come from diverse cultural backgrounds including ESOL learners - All classes consist of multi-year levels - Strategic priorities focus on enhancing teaching practice, developing ICT practices, and progressing te reo me ōna tikanga Māori ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"In October 2021, a new experienced principal began."_ — ERO, 2022-08-09 (leadership) > _"has introduced 'Structured Literacy' as the main approach to teaching reading and writing, and wants this to be done consistently throughout the school"_ — ERO, 2022-08-09 (curriculum) > _"wants equitable opportunities for all students to learn"_ — ERO, 2022-08-09 (equity) ## Tags `state_integrated` · `state_integrated_catholic` · `coeducational` · `contributing_primary_1_6` · `eqi_low_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.