School Targets

2024 ACHIEVEMENT TARGETS 

2024 MATHS GOAL:

That 70% of students are achieving in Mathematics in Year 6 (2023 data = 60%)  

• 50% Y2 Maori students (3/6) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2023. We aim to increase our Maori achievement in Y3 by 2.

• 29% Y5 Pasifika students (4/14) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2023. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement in Y6 by 4.

Overall 80% of students in 2024 will reach their expected curriculum level.

2024 READING GOAL:

That 75% of students are achieving in Reading in Year 3 (2023 data: Y2 = 62%)  

• 40% Y2 Maori students (2/5) were achieving at their expected curriculum level in 2023. We aim to increase our Maori achievement by 2.

• 41% Y4&5 Pasifika students (8/23) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2023. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement in Y4&5 by 6.

Overall 80% of students in 2024 will reach their expected curriculum level.

2024 WRITING GOAL:

That 70% of students are achieving in Writing in Year 6 (2023 data: Y5 = 50%) 

• 40% Y5  Maori students (2/5) were achieving at their expected curriculum level in 2023. We aim to increase our Maori achievement in Y6  by 2.

• 38% Pasifika students Y1-5 (17/49) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2023. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement school-wide by 13.

• 25% Pasifika boy is achieving in Writing in Y3 (3/12) and 29% Pasifika boys are achieving in Writing in Y5 (2/7) in 2023. We aim to increase our Pasifika boys’ Writing achievement in Y4 by 3, and our Y5 by 3.                                        

Overall 75% of students in 2024 will reach their expected curriculum level; with a focus on improving boys’ engagement in writing.

Team Inquiry Goals:  From the school’s Annual Plan

Strategic Goal 1 Hauora

Annual Goal 1: Increase whanau engagement and participation using more effective communication and reporting tools

Annual Goal 2:  Strengthening transition practices to school and from school; new entrants/arrivals across the school and Year 6 leavers.

Strategic Goal 2 Capability

Annual Goal 1:  Increasing teacher capability in delivering the refreshed NZ Curriculum Learning Areas as released; in particular Mathematics and English

Annual Goal 2: Strengthen individual teacher knowledge of our Catholic faith and the teaching of it

Strategic Goal 3 Agency

Annual Goal 1: Develop and co-construct a shared understanding of what agentic learning looks like, sounds like and feels like at St Joseph’s School. 

2023 Achievement Targets

Due to the disruptions to learning over the last three Covid years, our targets are aimed at accelerating progress 

Our school focus will be to prioritize regular student attendance in order for learning progress to occur.

2023 MATHS GOAL:

That 70% of students are achieving in Mathematics at Year 6 & 8  (2022 data: Y5 = 51%, Y7 = 43%)  

• 14% Y8 Maori students (1/7) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2022. We aim to increase our Maori achievement in Y8 by 3.

• 18% Y6 Pasifika students (2/11)) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2022. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement in Y6 by 4.

Overall 70% of students in 2023 will reach their expected curriculum level.

2023 READING GOAL:

That 80% of students are achieving in Reading at Level 4 (2022 data: Y7 = 62%)  

• 14% Level 4 Maori students (2/9) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2022. We aim to increase our Maori achievement by 3.

• 17% Yr 4 Pasifika students (1/6) were achieving at their expected curriculum level 2022. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement in Y4 by 3.

Overall 80% of students in 2023 will reach their expected curriculum level.

2023 WRITING GOAL:

That 70% of students are achieving in Writing at Level 3 (2022 data: Y4 = 54%, Y5 = 61%) 

• 33% Y5  Maori students (1/3) were achieving at their expected curriculum level in 2022. We aim to increase our Maori achievement in Y5  by 1.

• 42% Level 2 Pasifika students (6/15) were achieving at their expected curriculum level in 2022. We aim to increase our Pasifika achievement at Level 2 by 4.

Overall 75% of students in 2023 will reach their expected curriculum level.

Team Inquiry Goals:    From the school’s Annual Plan

1. 2023 Hauora Goal:  Prioritize attendance and engagement of students post-Covid 

2. 2023 Capability Goal: Specific to your team

3. 2023 Agency Goal:   develop our knowledge in providing co-agentic learning opportunities through the  use of systems and processes that promote agentic teaching and learning practices, with a focus on the effective use of feedback.

Targets 2019 - Priority Learners

Maori Students Reading

2018 EOY Data: 11.3% (7) of our Maori students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Reading.

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 4

Maori Students Writing

2018 EOY Data: 18.3% (8) of our Maori students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Writing. Targeted needs are spread across cohorts

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 4

Maori Students Maths

2018 EOY Data: 14% (7) of our Maori students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Maths.

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 4

Pasifika Reading

2018 EOY Data:  38.8% (29) of our Pasifika Students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Reading. (10 out of 12 are from our Yr 1 cohort, 8 out of 9 are from Yr 7.)

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 16

Pasifika Students Writing

2018 EOY Data:  34.5% (26) of our Pasifika Students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Writing. (7 out of 9 are from our Yr 7 cohort & 6 out of 11 from Yr 6 cohort)

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 16

Pasifika Students Maths

2018 EOY Data: 34.1% (26) of our Pasifika students are not achieving the expected NZC Level in Maths. Targeted needs are across all cohorts with the highest number being 6 out of 9 at the end of Year 7, 6 of 11 at the end of Year 6, and 5 out of 9 at the end of Year 5.)

By the end of 2019 we hope to reduce the number of students not achieving at their expected curriculum level to: 16

Targets 2017 - Priority Learners

Data for EOY 2016 and beginning 2017 with targets for EOY 2017

Maori Students Reading

2016 EOY Data: 15.7 % (8) of our Maori students are not achieving the National Standard in Reading. A significant number of boys (5 out of 7 boys) were below NS at their 1st Year anniversary.

At the beginning of 2017 there remains 8 Maori students underachieving in Reading. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 4

Pasifika Reading

2016 EOY Data:  34.6% (27) of our Pasifika Students are not achieving the National Standard in Reading. A small but significant number were below at their 1st Year anniversary. (7 out of 14 in total) At the beginning of 2017 there are 22 Pasifika students remaining who are underachieving in Reading. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 11

Maori Students Writing and Maths:

2016 EOY Data: 21.6% (11) of our Maori students are not achieving the National Standard in Writing and Maths. A significant number of boys were below at their 1st Year anniversary. (5 in Writing and 4 in Maths out of a total of 7 boys in that year level)

At the beginning of 2017 there are 10 Maori students remaining who are underachieving in Writing. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 5

At the beginning of 2017 there are 9 Maori students remaining who are underachieving in Maths. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 4

Pasifika Students Writing

2016 EOY Data:  37.2% (29) of our Pasifika Students are not achieving the National Standard in Writing. (drop from At/Above from 2015) Targeted needs are across cohorts.

At the beginning of 2017 there are 22 Pasifika students remaining who are underachieving in Writing. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 11

Pasifika Students Maths

2016 EOY Data: 34.6% (27) of our Pasifika students are not achieving the National Standard in Maths. (Slight drop from At/above in 2015) Targeted needs are across cohorts.

At the beginning of 2017 there are 19 Pasifika students remaining who are underachieving in Maths. By the end of 2017 we hope to reduce this number to: 10

CoL goals/Targets

Writing (Boys) for St Joseph’s: By the end of 2018, 83% of boys will be achieving at or above in NS for Writing. (23)

Writing (Pasifika) for St Joseph’s: By the end of 2018, 70% of Pasifika students will be achieving at or above in NS for Writing. (4)

Writing (Maori) for St Joseph’s: By the end of 2018, 85% of Maori students will be achieving at or above in NS for Writing. (5)

Maths (All Students) for St Joseph’s: By the end of 2018, 86% All Students will be achieving at or above in NS for Maths. (18)