Overview of Target Groups

for 2023

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

● 2022 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 2023. 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.

● 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 Team and 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.

● 2023 end of year school­-wide student achievement data is analysed and target groups selected for 2024.

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 report outlining whether our students met the
targets or not and what interventions made a difference.

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 Student Achievement Targets for 2023

Huritini - Years 1 and 2

Baseline Data
At the end of 2022, ten Year 1 ākonga were reading below the Te Kura o Te Tauawa Halswell School
expectations. Nine of these students were six months behind the expectations. We believe we can
accelerate learning in reading for these 9 students.

Reading Target for 2023

By the end of 2023, 9 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

Baseline Data
Analysis of school achievement data at the end of 2022 shows that there were 10 Year 2/3 students
who were achieving below the Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School expectation for writing. Of
these ten students, one has left the school, one has ongoing learning needs and three are ESOL. We
believe that we can accelerate learning in writing for 7 of these students.

Writing Target for 2023

By the end of 2023, 7 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 2022 shows that there were 21 Year 4 students
and 11 Year 5 students who were achieving below the expected curriculum level for maths. From
these 32 students, we believe that we can accelerate learning for 13 of them. Many of the13
students were in a target group for maths in 2022.

Mathematics Target for 2023

By the end of 2023, 9 students who are achieving 6 months below the expected curriculum level in
Mathematics will make accelerated progress and be achieving at the expected curriculum level.

By the end of 2023, 4 students who are achieving 12 months below the expected curriculum level in
mathematics will make accelerated progress and be achieving no more than 6 months below (i.e.
18 months acceleration during the year) the expected curriculum level.

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 Ōtūmatua - Years 7 and 8 - MoE Target

Baseline Data
At the end of 2022, 15 Year 6 students and 12 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 for writing.

Writing Target for 2023

By the end of 2023, 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 We wanted to accelerate progress
progress in reading for: writing for: in maths for:

9 students in Huritini 7 students in Ōrongomai 13 students in Ōtāwhito

8 students in Ōtūmatua

Total Number Ethnicity Gender

In total there are 37 students in
Target Groups for 2023.
23 students identify as NZ European 18 girls and 19 boys
4 students identify as Māori
3 students identify as African
2 student Fijian/Indian
3 students identify as Other European
1 Other Asian
1 Middle Eastern

MoE Target for 2023

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