Reporting to Parents

At Maraetai Beach School, we are a connected community that grows empowered and curious life long learners, anchored in our core values of Resilience, Respect, Excellence, and Integrity.

Thank you to everyone who attended our whānau curriculum evening. If you missed it, you can watch this video above explaining our new curriculum, assessment, and reporting changes in detail.Your child will be receiving their school mid year report digitally this afternoon.

Based on new government regulations, here are a few key changes you will see in our new mid-year format:

The New National Curriculum: Te Mātaiaho

Education in Aotearoa is evolving. The Ministry of Education has introduced Te Mātaiaho, a refreshed national curriculum designed to be consistent, inclusive, and knowledge-rich. You will see these updates reflected in how we track and report progress in English (Reading & Writing) and Mathematics.

  • Learning is now organised into specific Learning Phases tied directly to your child’s Year Level.

  • To show exactly where your child sits, we are moving to five new descriptors: Emerging, Developing, Consolidating, Proficient, and Exceeding.

  • These benchmarks are set at a significantly higher standard than before to encourage deeper understanding. It is completely normal for some learning gaps to appear as we adjust.

Please reassure your child that they are not expected to master everything immediately.

Moving to Informed Decisions (ID)

We are moving away from old "Overall Teacher Judgments" (OTJs) to making Informed Decisions (ID).

  • Active Progression: We now evaluate how your child manages day-to-day, year-level content. If they can apply what is taught independently, they are meeting the milestone of Proficient.

  • Holistic View: Decisions are never based on a single test. Teachers look at a well-rounded mix of formal assessments, daily classroom work, and active observations.

What’s Inside Your Child's New Mid-Year Report?

Our redesigned mid-year reports now feature:

  • Dedicated Learning Pages: Separate sections for Reading, Writing, and Maths, broken down into specific sub-skills.

  • Effort, Attitude & Next Steps: Insight into your child's classroom mindset, alongside practical tips to support learning at home.Student Reflections &

  • School Values: Comments written by your child, alongside how they model our school values.

  • Attendance: A visual look at how consistent attendance supports their success.

Update on SMART Tool Reports

Results from the new nationwide SMART tool (Student Monitoring, Assessment & Reporting Tool) will not be on these mid-year reports.  The Ministry of Education is currently scaling this national data over a six-week period. You will receive these separate results at the beginning of Term 3, as soon as they are officially released to us.For more details, please visit the Reporting to Parents section on our school website or the Ministry of Education’s Parent Portal. Thank you for your continued partnership.

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Reporting to the School’s Community, Board Of Trustees and the MOE

Reports to the board of trustees

  • Are about student achievement across the school 

  • Reflect on the school’s self-review processes

  • Include special reports – such as innovations, special projects, student books/displays, board requests

The board will report to the school’s community and the MOE on:

  • The overall number and proportions of students at, above, below, and well below the National Curriculum Level

  • The number and proportions of Maori, Pasifika, male and female students at, above, below, and well below the  National Curriculum Level

  • How students have progressed in relation to the  National Curriculum Level

  • The school’s strengths, areas of improvement, and planned actions for lifting achievement.

  • The way in which the Board uses school-wide data provided by the principal to create these reports