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SMoody 
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 10:51am |
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Okay how can I check what zone a school is in and what the rating of the school is? Please help.
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daikini
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 11:20am |
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/
TKI stands for Te Kete Ipurangi - The Online Learning Centre. It's a site put out by the Ministry of Education. The link will take you straight to the search page for schools on the English language part of the site (as opposed to the Maori language part). When you've found a school, click on the name to get a list about it. The decile rating will be at the bottom.
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 11:23am |
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 12:08pm |
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and make sure you check out the ERO reports while there...in our area (yours too) they can vary greatly!
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 1:09pm |
that link isnt working...
this one here will
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 1:48pm |
Thanks Deb 
Odd, that link worked for me this morning when I posted it 
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 2:15pm |
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ero reports are on ero.govt.nz
Decile ratings are pretty meaningless unless they are right at the bottom end of the scale.
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 4:15pm |
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Miss, I agree, it seems that unless its a 1-3, it's meaningless these days. And they're quite misleading too, as some areas should be lower but developments in the area push the decile up etc.
Also, if you plan on staying in your area for a while, check what intermediate the primary school contributes to if it's not a full primary (Yr 0-8).
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 6:43pm |
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Sometimes the comparison of decile ratings between schools (especially of different types eg primary and intermediate or intermediate and college) can tell you a little about the area.
Ohakune Primary School (Kiya's school) is a decile 5. Ruapehu College (the school Nat teaches at) is one block over, and is a decile 3. The reason for the difference is that the college doesn't have a great local reputation so those that can afford it send their children to boarding school in Wanganui.
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 7:35pm |
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It can also be misleading - Gladstone primary for example has a lower decile rating than you expect. This is because there is a large number of single income families there with SAHM - that is part of the factoring in of a decile status.
Also some areas, especially with rural components in the decile rating are lower than they are in reality as farmers (for example) can underreport income, another factor in decile rating.
It is advantageous to have a lower rating if possible as it means more government funding.
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Posted: 15 June 2007 at 9:26pm |
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Also remember just becaus ethe decile rating is low doesn't mean that its a bad school. There are still awesome teahers at lower decile schools and quite often they get alot of extra money from the community to do things!
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Posted: 16 June 2007 at 11:25am |
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Also, it may change ALOT in the few years until your bub is off to school, so it may pay to keep an open mind about more than one school...
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The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P
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Posted: 03 July 2020 at 12:38pm |
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Thanks for your opinions and recommendations
It's so difficult to choose a school for your kids on your own
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School rating.
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