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The Auditor-General has found a link between the way schools use information and Maori student achievement.
A report tabled in parliament yesterday, Education for Maori: Using information to improve Maori educational success, said Maori educational achievement is improving over time in both absolute and relative terms.
However, results vary enormously for individual Maori students in roughly similar settings and circumstances.
It said better-performing schools tended to gather better-quality information and use it effectively, targeting resources to get the best result.
These schools were committed to improvement, with a culture that valued asking questions and was open to change.
The Audit Office recommended the Ministry of Education work with schools on a framework for collecting cultural and other information about Maori students’ educational success, so there is consistent reporting.
It said the ministry should investigate variations in Maori educational achievement between schools, as well as work with schools to ensure there is effective leadership and a common understanding of the purpose and use of information in improving outcomes for Maori students.
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