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CURRICULUM LEVELS EVALUATIONS

- November 2019

National Standards/Curriculum Levels Categories

Above At Below Well Below

Reasons for undertaking this evaluation

To determine the overall school performance in relation to the previous

government’s National Standards. From 2018 this will be Curriculum Levels.

To monitor overall progress of groups (cohorts) of children (Year levels) after a

baseline was established in 2010 of cohort and school performance in relation to

the government’s National Standards. From 2018 this will be Curriculum Levels.

To assist with determining and tracking some of our school’s annual Achievement

Targets.

To provide another indicator of school-wide Literacy and Mathematics

performance. This may include:

Analysis of school-level, year level data, broken down by Māori students, Pasifika students, and by gender on Curriculum Levels progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.

Analysis of the difference between the targets that were set in your annual plan and what was actually achieved. This provides an opportunity for the board and management to review the actions of the past school year and identify what has, and hasn’t, been effective to support student learning.

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National Standards summary % of Richmond School children ‘At’ or ‘Above’ the National Standard.

Reading

Writing

Mathematics

Nationwide 2011 76% 69% 74%

Richmond School 2011 82% 75% 73%

Nationwide 2012 77% 70% 74%


Nationwide 2013 78% 71% 75%



Nationwide 2015 78% 71% 75%




From 2018 the figures are curriculum levels based, since National Standards re no longer a legal requirement

Richmond School 2018 77.5% 72.2% 84.1%

Richmond School 2018 80.2% 78.0% 82.3%

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Curriculum levels results - students at Richmond School on 1st Nov 2019 – eTap SMS

Reading 2019

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Richmond School Curriculum Levels - November 2019

- Reading summary Overall, 80.2% are 'At' or 'Above'.

This percentage is our Curriculum Levels result. These OTJs are not the same as the previous annual National Standards. The Curriculum Levels OTJs are similar to National Standards. So, we need to be careful about making sweeping generalisations and comparisons. The outcome percentages are only to be used as a guide of performance only.

Our 80.2% is up from last year’s first Curriculum Levels percentage (77.5%) and similar to our previous National Standards percentages – 82.0% (2017), 80.4% (2016), 80.2% (2015), 80.0% (2014) and 78.6% (2013) 85.1% (2012) and 82% (2011).

Especially pleasing and above our school average are the Year 4s (88.9%), Year 5s (87.5%) and Year 6s (89.2%) groups that are 'At' or 'Above'.

This is consistent with historic information that the vast majority of our pupils leaving Richmond School as Year 6s are reading ‘At’ or ‘Above’ the Curriculum levels (in this case 9/10 pupils). We believe our high quality reading programmes (classroom and targeted programmes such as Reading Recovery, Early Words, Lexia and Reading Plus) and teacher-aide support are having a significant impact over the time children are at Richmond School.

19.8% of students school-wide are 'Below'. Not one student is 'Well Below'.

Our Year 1 group has a much lower percentage (31.5%) this year than the past in the ‘Below’ or Well Below’ category (50.6% 2018, 55% 2017, 54% 2016, 44% 2015, 50% 2014 either ‘Below’ or ‘Well Below’). Traditionally we have had a high percentage ‘Below’ due to the school long standing belief that we provide a broad foundation at the initial levels before progressing them too quickly up through the levels. The boys’ percentage ‘Well Below’ or ‘Below’ is 40% and the girls’ 21.2% (51.2% and 50% 2018, 52% and 38% 2017, 57 and 51% 2016). This group (especially the boys) will again be target group and one we will monitor closely and endeavour to boost/accelerator their performances.

There was a reasonable gender difference overall – 73.5% boys and 83% girls 'At' or 'Above'. Similar trend over the past few years - 73.5% of boys and 82% of girls 2018, 79% boys and 86% girls 2017, 78% boys and 84% girls 2016, 78% and 84% 2015). The Year 4-6 girls ‘At’ or ‘Above’ percentages were above 90% and the Year 6 girls 94.1% and boys 85%. Very pleasing. Year 1 boys and girls and Year 2 and 3 boys in particular will need monitoring and resourcing allocated as necessary.

The overall 2015 NZ percentages for male students was 73.8% and females 82.5%. Our figures are about 11/12% above these.

In terms of other ethnic differences there are only 9 Pasifika students in the school - 7 are in the ‘Below’ category, 1 ‘At’ and 1 ‘Above’. Only 22.2% are ‘At’ or ‘Above’. 86.2% of Māori students (58 students) are 'At' or 'Above' (Boys 81.8% and girls 92%) – the Māori boys similar to the boys’ school-wide percentage (85%), the Māori girls percentage slightly lower than the overall school girls’ percentage (94.1%). There are 11 Asian students in the school – 4 are in the ‘Below’ category, 3 ‘At’ and 4 ‘Above’. Only 63.6% are ‘At’ or ‘Above’.

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Writing 2019

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- Writing summary

Overall, 78.0% are 'At' or 'Above'.


Our 78.0% is up from last year’s first Curriculum Levels percentage (72.2%) and similar to our previous National Standards percentages - 2017 (76.2%), 2016 (79.5%), 2015 (76.3%), 2014 (75.7%) and 2013 (78.6%). Nationally (supplied by the Ministry of Education) the overall percentage for 2015 was 71.1% (so well above that).

Especially pleasing and above our school average are the Year 1 (91.7%) and Year 2 group. (83.1%). Year 3 (78.4%) and Year 4 (78.9%) are the virtually the same as the school average of 78%. The Year 5 (67.5%) and Year 6 (63.5%) overall percentages are extremely disappointing. These percentages are lower due mainly to the poor overall percentages of the boys (Year 5 boys – 54.5% and Year 6 boys 55%).

22.0% are 'Well Below' or 'Below' (27.8% 2018).

When one looks closely at the gender differences then there remains a huge concern with boys’ writing performance of the Year 3s (60.5%), Year 4s (70.3%), Year 5s (54.5%), Year 6s (55%) plus one group of girls (Year 6s 73.5%). major concern with the girls is the Year 6 girls – only 60% ‘At’ or ‘Above’.

Overall, 29.6% (27% 2018, 31.2% 2017, 28% - 2016) of the males, whereas, only 13.2%% (18.1 2018, 16.3% 2017, 12% - 2016) of the females are ‘Well Below’ or ‘Below’. The males overall result is certainly OF CONCERN. This means about 1 in 3 males are ‘Below’ in Writing. Overall, only 70.4% (63% 2018) of males are ‘At’ or ‘Above’. There are only 5 or 6 out of 10 males at ‘At’ or ‘Above’ at three age levels – Year 3s (60.5%), Year 5s (54.5%) and Year 6s (55%). The Year 1 males ‘At’ and ‘Above’ percentage being 87.5% and Year 2 males 85% which are very pleasing.

In terms of ethnic differences there are only 9 Pasifika students in the school – 3 ‘At’ and 6 ‘Below’. That means 33.3% ‘At’ or ‘Above’ (small sample only). There are 11 Asian students. 6 ‘Below’, 1 ‘At’ and 4 ‘Above’. 45.5% ‘At’ or ‘Above’ (small sample only). In terms of Māori students, 29.3% (17/58) are ‘Below’. 14 of the 17 are males. 2 are Year 1, 1 is Year 3, 1 Year 4, 6 Year 5 and 4 Year 6s (the 3 girls – 1 Year 2, 1 Year 5 and 1 Year 6). All 17 ‘Below’ students will require close monitoring and support. The 2015 NZ percentage for Māori students ‘At’ or ‘Above’ was 61.2%. Our school’s Māori percentage (70.7%) is higher than the national average.

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Maths 2019

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- Mathematics summary

Overall, 82.3% are 'At' or 'Above'.


Our overall 2019 percentage of 82.3% is similar to our first Curriculum Levels percentage 2018 (84.1%) and similar to our previous National Standards percentages – 85.2% (2017), 84.2% (2016), 82.1% (2015) and 80.7% (2014). All these are significant increases from the 3 years prior to that - 73.6% (2013), 69.7% (2012) and 73.3% (2011). It is no coincidence that the increases in the last 5 years coincide with our major Mathematics Professional Development programme and contracts 2013 – 2015 and on-going PD and coaching. Nationally (supplied by the Ministry of Education) the overall percentage for 2015 was 75.2% (our average being 8 - 10% above the national average).

Especially pleasing are the ‘End of Year 1’ (95.1%) group 'At' or 'Above' the standards and all 32 girls were ‘At’ or ‘Above’! The Year 4s, 5s and 6s were all 82% or above, the Year 2s 79.5%. These are pleasing. Not so pleasing were the Year 3s with an overall average of 62.2% (boys 57.9% and girls 66.7%). The 28 ‘Below’ students (16 boys and 12 girls) will require close monitoring and support.

There are no hugely significant gender differences overall - 81.5% of boys (85.7% 2018, 85.4% 2017, 86% 2016, 84% 2015) and 83.2% (84.1% 2018, 84.5% 2017, 82% 2016, 79% 2015) of girls 'At' or 'Above'. The range being 80%-89.5% for the boys and 79.1%-100% for the girls except for the Year 3s as mentioned above (Year 3s with an overall average of 62.2% (boys 57.9% and girls 66.7%). Very pleasing being the Year 1 girls – 100% (all 32 ‘At’ or ‘Above’!). The 2015 NZ percentage for male students was 74.6% and females 75.8%. Our school’s percentages of students ‘At’ and ‘Above’ are significantly higher (81.5% of boys and 83.2% girls) than these national percentages.

In terms of ethnic differences the overall number and percentage of Māori students in the school, 82.8% of Māori students are 'At' or 'Above' – this is slightly higher than the overall school percentage (82.3%). 84% Māori females and 81.8% Māori males are ‘At’ or ‘Above’. The 2015 NZ percentage for Māori students was 65%. Our school’s Māori percentage (82.8%) is significantly higher. Of the 9 Pasifika students in the school – 1 ‘Above’, 3 ‘At’ and 5 ‘Below’ the Curriculum Level. Of the 12 Asian students in the school – 7 ‘Above’, 3 ‘At’ and 2 ‘Below’ the Curriculum Level.

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