Mid-Year Reports to Whānau
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Mid-Year Reports to Whānau

The updated English and Mathematics & Statistics learning areas for Years 0 to 10 is changing the way schools report on your child’s progress.

New Zealand Curriculum guide (Years 0 to 8)

New reporting has been designed to align with the new curriculum and to support clear and consistent reporting so you can understand how your child is progressing each year, regardless of which school they attend.

This change means there will be 1 of 5 progress descriptors used to describe your child’s progress in Reading, Writing, and Maths.

Progress descriptors

Progress descriptors are clear, nuanced, and positive, and help identify where a child is achieving and what is needed to support further progress.

At the end of the year, children who are proficient or above show they are ready for the next year of learning.

The table below explains each of the progress descriptors you may see on your child’s report.

Progress descriptor

Descriptions

Emerging

Students require support to meet curriculum expectations for their year level and/or goals as described in their personalised learning plan.

Your child:

  • is beginning to understand some learning ideas for their year level with a lot of support

  • can sometimes use knowledge they’ve learned, but usually needs help to do so

  • is making some progress in ways that are meaningful and aligned to their strengths and needs, with significant support.

Developing

Students are making some progress towards curriculum expectations for their year level.

Your child:

  • is starting to understand key ideas, often with some support

  • can remember facts and use what they’ve learned in familiar situations, with a bit of help

  • with the right support, your child is making progress towards the expectation for their year level.

Consolidating

Students are meeting many curriculum expectations for their year level and are steadily strengthening their understanding across learning areas.

Your child:

  • is learning to use helpful techniques on their own to support their learning

  • is getting better at remembering and using what they have learned

  • is starting to use what they know in new and different situations

  • can share their ideas and is beginning to talk about what they would do better.

Proficient

Students are meeting curriculum expectations for their year level.

Your child:

  • can use helpful learning techniques on their own and knows how to use them well

  • can use what they’ve learned in different situations without help

  • can often use what they know in new situations

  • can share their thoughts clearly and explain their reasoning

  • often shares their ideas to build knowledge.

Exceeding

Students are exceeding curriculum expectations for their year level.

Your child:

  • shows advanced thinking by understanding tricky ideas, solving problems, making connections, and explaining their thinking clearly

  • can link what they’ve learned in 1 area or situation to another

  • can build on their ideas and show deeper understanding

  • can use what they’ve learned in thoughtful and creative ways to understand more challenging ideas

  • tests and challenges ideas to create deeper knowledge.

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