At North East Valley Normal School we have high levels of achievement in literacy and numeracy. Our data shows year after year excellent academic results and many of our children go on to perform well above average in secondary school.

Many things contribute to this high achievement:

• teachers are mature and very experienced;

• there is a focus on literacy and numeracy across our school;

• resourcing;

• small class sizes;

• extra teacher aide time provided by the BOT;

• children are taught to read individually and each have an individual programme to meet their needs;

• art, music and creativity feature in classroom activities;

• teachers and parents share information openly and honestly.

The graph below indicates how much higher our reading levels at age 6 are compared to the whole of New Zealand. (Source: Ministry of Education)