Te Wharekura o Arowhenua explained

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
Type:Composite School
Principal:Gary Davis
District:Newfield
Roll:
Decile:2F.[1]
Grades:Years 1–15
Hours In Day:6
Address:734 Tweed Street
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates:-46.4158°N 168.3922°W
Moe:4217

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua is a Māori high school (wharekura) located in Invercargill, New Zealand, teaching students from year 1–15 (aged around 5 to 18 years old).[2] The school has pupils, all of whom are Māori.

Information

The school is one of the various schools funded by the New Zealand government's free and healthy schools lunch programme.[3] The principal of the school, Gary Davis, believes that the Māori language is dying and kura is the only way to keep it alive.[4]

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%.[5]

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.[6]

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

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.[7]

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

Engagement

In 2018, there were no stand-downs,[8] suspensions[9] or exclusions.[10]

Cultural activities

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.[12]

Notable students

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 13 December 2019 . 11 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210311102119/https://www.education.govt.nz/assets/Documents/School/Running-a-school/Resourcing/DecileChanges18June2015Review.xls . live .
  2. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311102126/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=4217&district=75&region=15. 11 March 2021. 13 December 2019.
  3. Web site: July 2, 2020. Free lunches served up to thousands of school children . 5 July 2020. www.scoop.co.nz. 5 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705143906/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2007/S00020/free-lunches-served-up-to-thousands-of-school-children.htm. live.
  4. Web site: 25 June 2017. Maori language in danger of dying out, principal warns. 5 July 2020. Stuff. en. 11 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311102121/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/94055145/maori-language-in-danger-of-dying-out-principal-warns. live.
  5. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 1. 2016–2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311102127/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/qualifications/ncea-level-1?district=&region=&school=4217. 11 March 2021. 13 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 2. 2016–2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213062205/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/qualifications/ncea-level-2?district=&region=&school=4217. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 3. 2016–2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213062137/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/qualifications/ue-standard?district=&region=&school=4217. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019.
  8. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Stand-downs. 2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213063647/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/student-engagement/stand-downs?district=&region=&school=4217. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019.
  9. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Suspensions. 2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213062151/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/student-engagement/suspensions?district=&region=&school=4217. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Exclusions. 2018. Education Counts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213062144/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/student-engagement/exclusions?district=&region=&school=4217. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Murihiku Polyfest playing part in cultures understanding each other. 26 August 2019. Stuff. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915222134/https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/115283550/murihiku-polyfest-playing-part-in-cultures-understanding-each-other. 15 September 2019. 13 December 2019.
  12. News: de Graaf. Peter. 6 December 2019. Māori sports, culture celebrated as 1400 students arrive in Kaitaia. en-NZ. NZ Herald. live. 5 July 2020. 1170-0777. 5 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705131342/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12290821.
  13. Web site: Basketball runs in the family. stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2015. 14 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Aliyah's far from Dunn with Silver Ferns. www.newsroom.co.nz. 19 April 2022. 16 October 2022.

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