Te Wharekura o Arowhenua

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua is a Māori high school (kura) located in Invercargill, New Zealand, teaching students from year 1-15 (aged around 5 to 18 years old).[3] The school has 184[1] pupils, all of whom are Māori.

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
Address
734 Tweed Street

Invercargill
,
Southland

New Zealand
Coordinates46.4158°S 168.3922°E / -46.4158; 168.3922
Information
TypeComposite School
School districtNewfield
Ministry of Education Institution no.4217
PrincipalGary Davis
GradesYears 1–15
School roll184[1] (March 2020)
Hours in school day6
Socio-economic decile2F.[2]
Websitewww.arowhenua.school.nz

Information

The school is one of the various schools funded by the New Zealand government's free and healthy schools lunch programme.[4] The principal of the school, Gary Davis, believes that the Māori language is dying and kura is the only way to keep it alive.[5]

Student qualifications and engagement

NCEA Level 1

In 2018, 81.8% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 1, compared to the regional average of 91.0% and national average of 88.8%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 83.4%.[6]

NCEA Level 2

In 2018, 72.2% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 2, this is a 10.6% decrease compared to 2017, when 83.3% of leaving students had attained NCEA Level 2.[7]

The regional average of 79.6% and national average of 79.4%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 71.8%.[7]

NCEA Level 3

In 2018, 63.6% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 3, this is a 19.7% decrease compared to 2017, when 83.3% of leaving students had attained NCEA Level 3.[8]

The regional average of 46.7% and national average of 53.7%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 41.5%.[8]

Engagement

In 2018, there were no stand-downs,[9] suspensions[10] or exclusions.[11]

Cultural activities
  • Murihiku Polyfest[12]

In December 2019 some students from the school attended Wiki Ha, a Māori sporting event held in Kaitaia that gave kura kids all over New Zealand the chance to experience traditional Māori sporting games.[13]

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua". Education Counts. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. Thursday; July 2020, 2; Zeal, 9:09 am Press Release: New; Government. "Free lunches served up to thousands of school children | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 5 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Maori language in danger of dying out, principal warns". Stuff. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - NCEA level 1". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - NCEA level 2". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - NCEA level 3". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - Stand-downs". Education Counts. 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - Suspensions". Education Counts. 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua - Exclusions". Education Counts. 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. "Murihiku Polyfest playing part in cultures understanding each other". Stuff. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. de Graaf, Peter (6 December 2019). "Māori sports, culture celebrated as 1400 students arrive in Kaitaia". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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