Te Wharekura o Arowhenua

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
Address
Map
734 Tweed Street

Invercargill
,
Southland

New Zealand
Coordinates46°24′57″S 168°23′32″E / 46.4158°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 roll202[1] (August 2024)
Hours in school day6
Socio-economic decile2F.[2]
Websitewww.arowhenua.school.nz

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).[3] The school has 202[1] 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.[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]

Notable staff and students

References

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua". Education Counts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Free lunches served up to thousands of school children". www.scoop.co.nz. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Maori language in danger of dying out, principal warns". Stuff. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 1". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 2". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 3". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Stand-downs". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Suspensions". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Exclusions". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Murihiku Polyfest playing part in cultures understanding each other". Stuff. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 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. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Basketball runs in the family". stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Aliyah's far from Dunn with Silver Ferns". www.newsroom.co.nz. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.