Overview of Target Groups

for 2024

Overview of our process for Student Achievement Targets

What is a Student Achievement Target

A student achievement target is a goal set for a particular group of children each year. It could be a reading,
writing or numeracy goal. The Ministry of Education requires all schools to send at least one student achievement
target to them by 31 March each year.

Student Achievement Targets - Our Process

● 2023 end of year school­-wide assessment data is analysed by the Lead Team, as well as at team level for
reading, writing and mathematics. All teachers are involved in this process.

● Each team selects at least 1 target for 2024. Target groups can be for remedial (students who are working
below the expected level) or for extension.

● Teams led by their Team Leader plan interventions to assist students in reaching the set target by the end of
the year. These are written up as action plans (Analysis of Variance)

● Interim Reports take place mid-year. During the term Team Leaders meet with their teachers and reflect on
how their target students are going. What does the assessment say? Are our students on track to meet the
targets by the end of the year? What is working? Going well? What needs to change? Is more intervention
needed? Discussions also occur on the progress of the target groups in Lead Meetings.

● At the end of the year assessment data for each target group is analysed and teams reflect on whether or
not the interventions have worked. Have the children achieved the targets? What’s made a difference?
Where to next? Analysis of Variance, i.e., action plans are completed for all targets by the Team Leaders
with support from Cathie and Tracey.

● 2024 end of year school­-wide student achievement data is analysed and target groups selected for 2025.

What should the Board expect to see?

Beginning of Term 1: An overview of the targets for the year.

End of Term 2: Interim target report detailing how our target students are going. Are they on track to meet the
target? Are the interventions making a difference? What do we need to adapt?

End of Term 4 or first board meeting following year: End of year Target review outlining whether our students have
met the targets or not and what interventions made a difference.

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 Student Achievement Targets for 2024

Huritini - Years 1 and 2

Baseline Data
Analysis of school achievement data at the end of 2023 shows that there were 7 students in Year 1-2
achieving below the Halswell School curriculum expectations for reading and 0 students achieving
well below.

Of these 7 students we believe that we can make accelerated progress for five Year 2 students.

Reading Target for 2024

By the end of 2024, 5 Year 2 students who are achieving below the expected curriculum level in
reading will have made accelerated progress and be achieving at the expected curriculum level.

Ōrongomai - Years 3 and 4 - MoE Target

Baseline Data
Analysis of school achievement data at the end of 2023 shows that there were 40 students in Years
3 and 4 achieving below the Halswell School curriculum expectations for writing and 2 students
achieving well below.

Of these 42 students we believe that we can make accelerated progress for eighteen Year 4
students.

Writing Target for 2024

By the end of 2024, 18 students who are achieving below the expected curriculum level in writing will
make accelerated progress and be achieving at the expected curriculum level.

Ōtāwhito - Years 5 and 6

Baseline Data
Analysis of school achievement data at the end of 2023 shows that there were 28 students in Years
5 & 6 achieving below the Halswell School curriculum expectations for writing and 8 students
achieving well below.

Of these 36 students we believe that we can make accelerated progress for ten students.

Writing Target for 2024

8 Year 6 students and 2 Year 5 students who are achieving below the expected curriculum level in
Writing will make accelerated progress and be achieving at the expected curriculum level by the
end of 2024.

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 Ōtūmatua - Years 7 and 8

Baseline Data
At the end of 2023, fifteen Year 6 students and twelve Year 7 students were achieving below the
expected curriculum level for writing. From these 27 students we believe we can accelerate learning
for 8 of them. These students are currently sitting 6 months below the expected curriculum level.

Writing Target for 2024

By the end of 2024, 8 students who are achieving below the expected curriculum level in writing will
make accelerated progress and be achieving at the expected curriculum level.

In Summary

Reading Targets Writing Targets Maths Targets

We wanted to accelerate We wanted to accelerate progress in No maths targets for 2024
progress in reading for: writing for:

5 students in Huritini 18 students in Ōrongomai

10 students in Ōtāwhito
8 students in Ōtūmatua

Total Number Ethnicity Gender

In total there are 41 students in
Target Groups for 2024.
21 students identify as NZ European 16 girls and 25 boys
3 students identify as Māori
6 students identify as Asian
4 student Pasifika
5 students identify as MELAA (Middle
Eastern, Latin American, African)
2 Other

MoE Target for 2024

Ōrongomai’s target for writing will be sent to the Ministry. Click here to read through this.