Great article:
“Earlier this year the Ministry of Education awarded AGGS the Education Excellence Award for Raising Student Achievement after the school recorded NCEA and University Entrance results above 90% in 2025.”
“We need all the values that are important for young people to feel connected, supported and trusted. Māori students learn like everyone else. I don’t think we need to do things differently or make excuses for them.”
“In 2014 Tangaroa achieved an 88.1% NCEA level 2 pass rate, when nationally the average pass rate for Decile 1 schools hovered between 65% and 69%.”
“I knew how to lift achievement for Māori Pacific students.”
“[When I first got to AGGS] I felt there was a perception among some staff that these students weren’t as capable. I felt the students were being underserved.”
AGGS now has academic results ahead of Epsom Girls (EQI 397) and AGS (EQI 385).
To give you an idea of the progress for AGGS.
UE for LEAVERS
2022: 62%
2023: 67.1%
2024: 73.8%
2025: 84.6%
Retention until 17yo
2022: 87.2%
2023: 87.9%
2024: 89%
2025: 94.5%
Their Equity Index Number is in the high range (488) and many students will travel a long way to be on site each day.
Their ethnicity demographics in 2025 were:
21% Asian
19% European
20% Maori
72% Pasifika
(NB: Ministry stats allow double identification.)
A key thing about that part of the story is that the achievement differentials between ethnicities are minimal – as opposed to many high EQI schools.
The Minister, her MAG, the Ministry, many, many schools – should be beating a path to Ngaire Ashmore’s door.
For more information:
Each year as I do the leavers data process it reveals a range of examples such as above – and points in the direction of examples of great practice – such as AGGS.
Towards exams and final assessments in Term 4 schools also use the data for goal setting.
Many schools, and other organisations, have obtained the data this year.
If you would like your copy – please see below. The cost is $400 plus GST and the data set will be sent immediately upon order and payment can be made in your normal time frames.
The seventeen sheets cover:
1. Base data by School Number
2. Base data by EQI
3. Listed by Size
4. Listed by L2 NCEA for leavers 2022 – 2025
5. Listed by L3 NCEA for leavers 2020 – 2025
6. Listed by UE for leavers 2018 – 2025
7. Listed by L3 NCEA to UE for leavers gap – 2028 – 2025
8. Listed by student retention until 17yo 2018 – 2025
9. Listed by Progression to L7+ degree study 2019 – 2024
10. Listed by UE results in EQI 10ths – 2021 – 2025
11. Listed by UE results with EQI coded – 2021 – 2025 (highlighted those doing well from higher EQI situations)
12. STATE only: Listed by UE results with EQI coded – 2021 – 2025
13. National Measures – Attendance & UE Means by EQI 10ths (2022 – 2025)
14. Broad Sector Measures – Overall, Ethnicity, Gender, School Governance, School Type, Geographical Area.
15. Boys’ School Groups (Super 8, South Island) – UE and Retention 2024 – 2025.
16. UE Data for 59 Impressive Improvers – 2023 – 2025.
17. Data Summary and Goal Setting Sheet for Schools to Use.
Alwyn Poole, a well-known figure in the New Zealand education system, he founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. This article was published HERE
“In 2014 Tangaroa achieved an 88.1% NCEA level 2 pass rate, when nationally the average pass rate for Decile 1 schools hovered between 65% and 69%.”
“I knew how to lift achievement for Māori Pacific students.”
“[When I first got to AGGS] I felt there was a perception among some staff that these students weren’t as capable. I felt the students were being underserved.”
AGGS now has academic results ahead of Epsom Girls (EQI 397) and AGS (EQI 385).
To give you an idea of the progress for AGGS.
UE for LEAVERS
2022: 62%
2023: 67.1%
2024: 73.8%
2025: 84.6%
Retention until 17yo
2022: 87.2%
2023: 87.9%
2024: 89%
2025: 94.5%
Their Equity Index Number is in the high range (488) and many students will travel a long way to be on site each day.
Their ethnicity demographics in 2025 were:
21% Asian
19% European
20% Maori
72% Pasifika
(NB: Ministry stats allow double identification.)
A key thing about that part of the story is that the achievement differentials between ethnicities are minimal – as opposed to many high EQI schools.
The Minister, her MAG, the Ministry, many, many schools – should be beating a path to Ngaire Ashmore’s door.
For more information:
Each year as I do the leavers data process it reveals a range of examples such as above – and points in the direction of examples of great practice – such as AGGS.
Towards exams and final assessments in Term 4 schools also use the data for goal setting.
Many schools, and other organisations, have obtained the data this year.
If you would like your copy – please see below. The cost is $400 plus GST and the data set will be sent immediately upon order and payment can be made in your normal time frames.
The seventeen sheets cover:
1. Base data by School Number
2. Base data by EQI
3. Listed by Size
4. Listed by L2 NCEA for leavers 2022 – 2025
5. Listed by L3 NCEA for leavers 2020 – 2025
6. Listed by UE for leavers 2018 – 2025
7. Listed by L3 NCEA to UE for leavers gap – 2028 – 2025
8. Listed by student retention until 17yo 2018 – 2025
9. Listed by Progression to L7+ degree study 2019 – 2024
10. Listed by UE results in EQI 10ths – 2021 – 2025
11. Listed by UE results with EQI coded – 2021 – 2025 (highlighted those doing well from higher EQI situations)
12. STATE only: Listed by UE results with EQI coded – 2021 – 2025
13. National Measures – Attendance & UE Means by EQI 10ths (2022 – 2025)
14. Broad Sector Measures – Overall, Ethnicity, Gender, School Governance, School Type, Geographical Area.
15. Boys’ School Groups (Super 8, South Island) – UE and Retention 2024 – 2025.
16. UE Data for 59 Impressive Improvers – 2023 – 2025.
17. Data Summary and Goal Setting Sheet for Schools to Use.
Alwyn Poole, a well-known figure in the New Zealand education system, he founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. This article was published HERE
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