Achievement challenges
Achievement challenges are shared goals that are identified and developed by a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako based on the needs of its learners.
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This guidance supports Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako to identify and develop achievement challenges or refresh their existing achievement challenges.
- About achievement challenges
- Identifying achievement challenges
- Endorsement of achievement challenges
- Refreshing achievement challenges
- Endorsed achievement challenges examples
About achievement challenges
Kāhui Ako should set between 3-5 achievement challenges. These should be related to, or derived from, the National Curricula and can include preconditions necessary for achievement such as wellbeing/hauora and student engagement.
Achievement challenges should be focused on the things that the Kāhui Ako consider will make the most significant difference to all the children and young people and help them to achieve the outcomes in the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
Identifying achievement challenges
Communities of Learning identify achievement challenges that are a priority for their community. Achievement challenges should be common to all or most of the schools within a community, but may be apparent in different ways in different schools, along the learning pathway.
The following questions may be helpful starters.
- What is our vision of success for our students?
- What are the common challenges across our Community of Learning?
- What do we know about possible reasons for these challenges and how do we know?
- What support will be needed and what resources are available to help?
Understanding links and reasons for the challenges will help define your achievement challenges and set out your goals and objectives towards addressing them.
Endorsement of achievement challenges
Once the achievement challenges have been identified and a high level plan for addressing them has been developed, the boards of each of the schools need to agree to them and sign a memo of understanding. Staff members, parents, family and whānau should all be involved in the achievement challenge process.
Achievement challenges need to show:
- The evidence for why each challenge has been chosen: That is, the inquiry process that led to identifying the learning need, and how this relates to the outcomes sought in the NZ Curriculum/Te Marautanga.
- The story about what will happen to make progress against each challenge. That is, your high level plan of the actions you will undertake to make progress against each challenge.
- How it will be known that progress is being made against each challenge. That is, the data you have collected, or intend to collect, to establish the current state; the assessment tools you will use to measure progress.
The below documents provide guidance for Kāhui Ako that are identifying achievement challenges.
- Guide for Schools and Kura [PDF, 777 KB]
- He Aratohu mā ngā Kura [PDF, 512 KB]
- Tips and Starters: Working Together [PDF, 279 KB]
- What Makes a Good Achievement Challenge [PDF, 755 KB]
Completed achievement challenges then need to be submitted to your Director of Education for endorsement. Endorsement enables a Community of Learning to access the full range of resources available to them to support the important job of tackling the challenges.
Refreshing achievement challenges
Achievement challenges and their action plan are a living document and should evolve and grow with the Community of Learning.
We expect Kāhui Ako to formally refresh their achievement challenges and high level plan when their original plan ‘expires,' or if the Community of Learning decides to make significant changes to their achievement challenges and high level plan (for example changing a focus area). A formal review or refresh is an opportunity to reflect on progress so far, evaluate the evidence in light of the work a Kāhui Ako has been doing and refine the approach as required.
If one or more achievement challenges are changed we recommend that a summary of the actions you took to address each challenge, the progress you made, and the rationale for why you have decided to change focus will be included. Ideally this would again include a consultation process so that the voices of key people can be considered as part of the process.
We have developed guidance to help you when you begin reviewing and refreshing your achievement challenges. You may also consider using the development maps to help assess the progress you have made as a Kāhui Ako.
- Development maps [PDF, 998 KB]
- Refreshing achievement challenges [PDF, 449 KB]
When achievement challenges are refreshed, a copy needs to be sent to your local Ministry Advisor for review and approval by the Director of Education. Once approved, we will replace the original achievement challenge with the refreshed version.
All Kāhui Ako are able remove National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori from their achievement challenges if they want to do so in a formal refresh.
Endorsed achievement challenges examples
Achievement challenges are available for download below.
Name | Endorsed |
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Northern Wairoa Kāhui Ako [PDF, 938 KB] | 9/12/2019 |
Ngā Kura mo te ako o Whangarei Kāhui Ako (Group 1) [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 15/07/2019 |
Ngā Kura mo te ako o Whangarei (Group 4) Kāhui Ako [PDF, 664 KB] | 13/05/2019 |
Bream Bay Kāhui Ako [PDF, 2.9 MB] | 18/01/2019 |
Ngā Kura mo te ako o Whangarei Kāhui Ako (Group 2) [PDF, 1.1 MB] | 12/12/2018 |
Peowhairangi Community of Learning [PDF, 400 KB] | 11/10/2018 |
Te Tai Raki Whangarei | Kāhui Ako [PDF, 15 MB] | 29/08/2018 |
Hokianga Community of Learning [PDF, 547 KB] | 7/12/2017 |
Twin Coast Community of Learning [PDF, 740 KB] | 25/9/2017 |
Te Kāhui Tai Kura o Te Hiku [PDF, 1.6 MB] | 8/12/2016 |
Te Arahura Community of Learning [PDF, 1.7 MB] | 8/12/2016 |
Name | Endorsed |
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Tauranga Moana Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.1 MB] | 17/09/2020 |
Reporoa Community of Learning [PDF, 454 KB] | 7/12/2017 |
Te Maru o Ngongotaha (Rotorua) Community of Learning [PDF, 1 MB] | 25/9/2017 |
Mt Maunganui Community of Learning [PDF, 881 KB] | 8/8/2017 |
Te Puke Community of Learning [PDF, 927 KB] | 17/7/2017 |
Pūtauaki ki Rangitaiki Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 6/3/2017 |
Ōtūmoetai Community of Learning [PDF, 924 KB] | 29/11/2016 |
Tauranga Peninsula Community of Learning [PDF, 426 KB] | 6/09/2016 |
Eastern Rotorua Kāhui Ako [PDF, 635 KB] | 10/7/2016 |
Ōpōtiki Community of Learning [PDF, 1.1 MB] | 30/6/2016 |
Rotorua Central Community of Learning [PDF, 387 KB] | 24/2/2016 |
Taupō Community of Schools [PDF, 3.4 MB] | 24/2/2016 |
Whakatane Community of Learning [PDF, 530 KB] | 24/2/2016 |
Rotorua Catholic Faith Based Community of Learning (Version 2) [PDF, 1.8 MB] | 2/10/2015 |
Name | Endorsed |
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Takitini Tahi Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.7 MB] | 18/3/2020 |
Takitini Rua Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.7 MB] | 18/3/2020 |
Takitini Toru Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.6 MB] | 18/3/2020 |
Ruapehu Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 20/12/2019 |
Palmerston North Catholic Kāhui Ako [PDF, 857 KB] | 19/08/2019 |
Te Oro Karaka Tahi Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 20/12/2018 |
Te Oro Karaka Rua Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.3 MB] | 20/12/2018 |
Feilding Kāhui Ako [PDF, 3 MB] | 12/12/2018 |
Lower North Island Christian Schools Community of Learning [PDF, 1.1 MB] | 29/05/2018 |
South Taranaki - Patea Community of Learning [PDF, 313 KB] | 11/01/2018 |
South Taranaki - Hawera Community of Learning [PDF, 284 KB] | 11/01/2018 |
Central Taranaki Community of Learning [PDF, 623 KB] | 14/12/2017 |
Kāhui Ako o te Kōhanga Moa - Inglewood Community of Learning [PDF, 1.8 MB] | 8/8/2017 |
South Rangitikei Community of Learning [PDF, 1.8 MB] (Version2) | 8/8/2017 |
Palmerston North East Kāhui Ako (Version 2) [PDF, 700 KB] | 14/11/2016 |
Name | Endorsed |
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Ōtātara Taradale Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.4 MB] | 19/5/2020 |
Hastings East Kāhui Ako [PDF, 2.5 MB] | 18/06/2019 |
Ruahine Kāhui Ako [PDF, 932 KB] | 13/04/2018 |
Te Angi Angi Community of Learning [PDF, 912 KB] | 13/04/2018 |
Whirinaki Community of Learning [PDF, 1.1 MB] | 23/03/2018 |
Mata Nui o Kahungunu [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 7/12/2017 |
Ngā Hau e Whā (Version 2) [PDF, 770 KB] | 7/12/2017 |
Taha Hinengaro (Gisborne) Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.3 MB] | 7/12/2017 |
Taha Tinana (Gisborne) Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.6 MB] | 7/12/2017 |
Taha Whānau (Gisborne) Kāhui Ako [PDF, 1.6 MB] | 7/12/2017 |
Ahuriri Community of Learning (Version 2 [PDF, 804 KB] | 9/9/2017 |
Te Waka o Māramatanga Kāhui Ako [PDF, 2.1 MB] | 9/9/2017 |
Matariki Community of Learning [PDF, 480 KB] | 12/5/2016 |
Mataruahou Napier City Kāhui Ako (Version 2 [PDF, 1.3 MB] | 24/2/2016 |
Name | Endorsed |
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Motueka Community of Learning [PDF, 1.3 MB] | 14/12/2017 |
Kāhui Ako ki Mohua (Version 2) [PDF, 312 KB] | 7/12/2017 |
Waimea Community of Learning [PDF, 1.4 MB] | 17/7/2017 |
Te Kāhui Ako o Omaio ki Tahunanui [PDF, 1.2 MB] | 15/09/2016 |
Buller Kāhui Ako (version 2) [PDF, 2.6 MB] | 15/09/2016 |
Top of the South Island Kāhui Ako (Version 2) [PDF, 1.4 MB] | 15/09/2016 |
Kaikoura Community of Learning [PDF, 565 KB] | 20/6/2016 |
Te Wheke Akoranga Marlborough Sounds Kāhui Ako (Version 2) [PDF, 515 KB] | 18/11/2015 |
Māwhera Kāhui Ako (version 2) [PDF, 382 KB] | 18/11/2015 |
Nelson City Community of Learning (Updated Targets) [PDF, 196 KB] Nelson City Community of Learning [PDF, 5 MB] |
18/11/2015 |
Westland Community of Learning [PDF, 868 KB] | 18/11/2015 |
Piritahi Kāhui Ako (Version 2) [PDF, 1.9 MB] | 28/7/2015 |
Name | Endorsed |
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Te Kāhui Ako o Ngā Awanui [PDF, 1.3 MB] | 30/08/2019 |
Otepoti ki te Raki – Dunedin North [PDF, 2.2 MB] | 30/08/2019 |
Waitaki Ara Kāhui Ako [PDF, 806 KB] | 3/10/2018 |
Eastern Southland Community of Learning [PDF, 2.1 MB] | 6/07/2018 |
Pomahaka Kāhui Ako [PDF, 681 KB] | 12/03/2018 |
FINSCol [PDF, 1 MB] | 14/12/2017 |
Dunstan Community of Learning [PDF, 333 KB] | 14/12/2017 |
Whitestone Community of Learning [PDF, 903 KB] | 14/12/2017 |
Big River Community of Learning [PDF, 893 KB] | 7/12/2017 |
Dunedin Catholic Kāhui Ako (version 2) [PDF, 11 MB] | 7/12/2017 |
Tokomairiro Kāhui Ako (version 2) [PDF, 2.2 MB] | 7/6/2017 |
Kāhui Ako o Wakatipu [PDF, 517 KB] | 7/6/2017 |
Invercargill Community of Learning [PDF, 310 KB] | 21/5/2017 |
Southern Area Schools' Community of Learning [PDF, 861 KB] | 24/2/2016 |
Lower Mataura Valley Community of Learning [PDF, 546 KB] | 18/11/2015 |
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