# Takaka Primary School **Type:** Contributing (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** 9 Wadsworth Street, Takaka **Region:** Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast **Total roll:** 140 **Equity Index (EQI):** 452 **Founded:** 1972 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2023-05-16) **Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO **Composite score:** 67/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - New leadership team has analysed achievement and wellbeing data to identify opportunities for improved practices - Tools have been developed that provide clarity for teachers about what constitutes culturally responsive practice at Takaka Primary School - Staff are engaged in professional development for culturally responsive practices, and structured literacy in English and te reo Māori learning pathways - Data shows scope to enhance literacy achievement across the school, supported by culturally responsive practices - School is developing a dual language teaching and learning pathway ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"the new leadership team has worked with shared focus to analyse achievement and wellbeing data, providing clarity and purpose when identifying opportunities for improved practices"_ — ERO, 2023-05-16 (leadership) > _"tools have been developed that provide clarity for teachers about what constitutes culturally responsive practice at Takaka Primary School"_ — ERO, 2023-05-16 (curriculum) > _"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the culturally responsive curriculum, pedagogy and teaching promotes learner wellbeing and success for Māori, as Māori."_ — ERO, 2023-05-16 (maori) ## Tags `state_school` · `coeducational` · `contributing_primary_1_6` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.