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Almost half a million kids in Communities of Learning


Hon Hekia Parata
Minister of Education
5 December 2016 Media Statement

Almost half a million kids in Communities of Learning

Almost half a million kids are now benefitting from their school being part of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako, says Education Minister Hekia Parata.

“Another 32 Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako have now been approved, taking the total to 180 across every region of the country,” says Ms Parata.

“This is great news because it means that just two years into the four-year roll-out of this ground-breaking programme, 1503 schools are involved in Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. That’s 60 per cent of all New Zealand schools working together to raise student achievement.

“In addition, we now have 95 early childhood education services involved in Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako, and, for the first time, three tertiary education providers have joined.

“It is tremendous to see Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako growing, not just in numbers but in providing a full pathway for students from early childhood through to senior secondary and tertiary education. This is about every child and young person getting a great education, every day.”

Of the Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako that have already been established, 46 have had their achievement challenges endorsed and more than 50 have appointed principals to the new leadership role. In addition over 460 teachers have been appointed to new teaching roles, but Ms Parata says she is keen to see more.

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To help people find Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako in their area and find out more about them, a new online tool has been launched.

“The new Know Your CoL tool profiles each Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako and has useful information such as achievement data for the specific Communities,” says Ms Parata.

Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako are funded through the Government’s $359 million Investing in Educational Success initiative which is aimed at lifting student achievement as well as offering new career opportunities for teachers and principals.

The Know Your CoL tool is available on the Ministry of Education’s Education Counts website.

More information about Communities of Learning can be found here.

Attachment: Map showing all Communities of Learning as at December 2016
COL_MAP.pdf

Table: New Communities of Learning

Education RegionName of CoLNumber of schools / ECE / TertiaryNumber of students
Tai TokerauHokianga Community of Learning6 schools408
AucklandFarm Cove Community of Learning3 schools3,298
Mt Albert Community of Learning8 schools
1 ECE
7,113
65
Otāhuhu Community of Learning5 schools2,210
Papakura Kōtuitui Community of Learning6 schools1,624
Tuakau Community of Learning7 schools1,362
Waiorea Community of Learning11 schools5,804
WaikatoCoromandel Community of Learning9 schools1,175
Ngāruawāhia Community of Learning5 schools673
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Christian Non-Denominational Community of Learning11 schools
2 ECE
1 tertiary
2,558
95
Hawkes Bay – TairāwhitiHastings East Community of Learning5 schools1,998
Hastings West Community of Learning9 schools2,936
Ruahine Community of Learning9 schools
1 ECE
1,602
63
Te Angi Angi Community of Learning11 schools
1 ECE
1,279
67
Te Kāhui Ako o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Porou5 schools
4 ECE
583
57
Taranaki, Whanganui, ManawatuCentral New Plymouth Community of Learning6 schools3,784
Lower North Island Christian Schools Community of Learning6 schools1,136
Palmerston North City and Rural Schools Community of Learning One11 schools4,004
Palmerston North City and Rural Schools Community of Learning Two11 schools3,724
South Taranaki – Hawera Community of Learning13 schools2,723
South Taranaki – Patea Community of Learning6 schools412
Taihape Community of Learning5 schools329
Te Hononga Kāhui Kura – Kāhui Ako7 schools454
WellingtonCapital City Community of Learning8 schools3,335
Wellington East Faith Based Community of Learning13 schools3,297
CanterburyChristchurch Christian Community of Learning5 schools
1 ECE
2 tertiary
2,561
46
North Timaru Community of Learning5 schools
7 ECE
1,793
389
Ōtākaro Community of Learning7 schools4,239
Riccarton Community of Learning3 schools1,507
South Christchurch Community of Learning7 schools
14 ECE
3,833
862
South Timaru Community of Learning8 schools
7 ECE
2,327
458
Otago/SouthlandTokomairiro Community of Learning5 schools
2 ECE
596
73
Totals233* schools
40 ECE
3 tertiary
73,328*
2,175

*As some schools are joining more than one new CoL, school totals will not add up

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