Full Primary · State

Avonhead School - Rakipaoa

55 Avonhead Road, Avonhead · Canterbury

Total roll 630

EQI 406

Founded 1959

Improving Pasifika achievement 2013-2017 Improving equity 2013-2017 State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) Accepts international students Reviewed by Graham Randell (32-school portfolio)

Latest ERO review

2023-01-27 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report

Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022
Board Administration requirements met
Curriculum requirements met
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
Personnel Management requirements met

"As of May 2022, the Avonhead School School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-01-27 (governance)

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

achievement pasifika 60 → 80 (+20)

Pacific student achievement improved significantly between 2013 and 2017. The 2013 report noted Pacific students were "achieving less well than their non-Pacific peers" despite good support, while the 2017 report documented "improved achievement for Māori and Pacific children over time" and demonstrated "strong progress toward achieving equity in educational outcomes."

2013-08 → 2017-06 diff source

equity 65 → 82 (+17)

Avonhead School-Rakipaoa made significant progress on equity between 2013 and 2017. While the 2013 report noted that "Pacific students are achieving less well than their non-Pacific peers," the 2017 report documented "improved achievement for Māori and Pacific children over time." The school also strengthened its equity focus through "focused use of data about children's learning and achievement to guide change and address in-school disparity" and demonstrated "strong progress toward achieving equity in educational outcomes."

2013-08 → 2017-06 diff source

achievement overall 85 → 82 (-3)

Achievement overall improved in focus and equity between 2013 and 2017. While the 2013 report noted that staff use achievement data well and Māori students achieve well, the 2017 report documented measurable progress in addressing disparities, with improved achievement for both Māori and Pacific children over time, and a more systematic, school-wide approach to using data to guide change and address in-school disparity.

2013-08 → 2017-06 diff source

governance 85 → 82 (-3)

Both reports affirm strong board governance, but the 2017 report emphasizes broader 'effective leadership' by both senior leaders and the board together, whereas the 2013 report focused more narrowly on the board's 'sound governance' procedures. The 2017 report additionally highlights the board's 'effective relationships with parents and whānau,' a dimension not mentioned in 2013.

2013-08 → 2017-06 diff source

teaching 85 → 82 (-3)

Teaching improved significantly between 2013 and 2017. While the 2013 report noted that curriculum guidelines needed further development to support student learning, the 2017 report highlighted that teachers now work 'collaboratively and innovatively' with focused use of data and strategies to accelerate achievement, representing meaningful progress in teaching quality and effectiveness.

2013-08 → 2017-06 diff source