Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 23, 2016 15:32:11 GMT 12
NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS FACE ENROLMENT CHALLENGES
Two new charter schools due to open in 2017 have had mixed fortunes in attracting students.
Te Kopuku High School in Hamilton already has more enrolments than it can take while Te Aratika Academy in Hawke's Bay, so far has one-third of the enrolments it needs.
In recent years other charter schools, which the government calls partnership schools, opened with fewer students than they were aiming for and often with fewer than the government was paying them for.
Te Kopuku was offering an education steeped in Māori culture and language for teens who had not been through the Māori-medium kura kaupapa system
Te Aratika Academy in Hawke's Bay was the other new charter school opening its doors in February.
The school's manager, Casey Tapara, said it had 15 enrolments and five expressions of interest but she was confident it would get to 50 ......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/321084/new-charter-schools-face-enrolment-challenges
Two new charter schools due to open in 2017 have had mixed fortunes in attracting students.
Te Kopuku High School in Hamilton already has more enrolments than it can take while Te Aratika Academy in Hawke's Bay, so far has one-third of the enrolments it needs.
In recent years other charter schools, which the government calls partnership schools, opened with fewer students than they were aiming for and often with fewer than the government was paying them for.
Te Kopuku was offering an education steeped in Māori culture and language for teens who had not been through the Māori-medium kura kaupapa system
Te Aratika Academy in Hawke's Bay was the other new charter school opening its doors in February.
The school's manager, Casey Tapara, said it had 15 enrolments and five expressions of interest but she was confident it would get to 50 ......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/321084/new-charter-schools-face-enrolment-challenges