Haeata Community Campus

Haeata Community Campus’ Principal Peggy Burrows is indeed a media frequent flyer attacking the Government over everything from school meals to curriculum reforms.

It made me think that Haeata must be doing very well for the principal to have so much time to focus on school meals and the like. So I looked up their data on the Education Counts website. Here’s what it revealed:

• The school roll has dropped a massive 38% since 2017, from 908 to 566. That is an astonishing decline considering school zoning.
• Their stand down rate per 1000 students is 120, compared to an average of 32 for other composite schools. So a stand down rate 275% higher than the average.
• Their suspension rate per 1000 students is 45, compared to an average of 4.5 for other composite schools. So a stand down rate 900% higher than the average.
• Their exclusion rate per 1000 students is 23, compared to an average of 1.8 for other composite schools. So a stand down rate 1178% higher than the average.
• Only 67% of their students say until 17, compared to 84% for other schools
• Their UE pass rate is 9% vs an average 40% for other schools
• Only 4% of school leavers go on to university

It might just be me, but maybe the principal should be focusing more on student retention, discipline and achievement than school lunches?