Achievement

Charter schools are held to account for their students’ achievement.

Performance thresholds are set based on a school’s Equity Index (EQI). This is to reflect the performance of equivalent state schools.

We know that achievement rates are higher for schools where the students face fewer socioeconomic barriers.

Learn more about the Equity Index

Years 3 -10

Charter schools with students in years 3-10 students need to show that a certain percentage are achieving  at or above the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and maths.

EQI Group	Reading	Writing and maths
Fewer	70%	35%
Moderate	50%	35%
More	30%	25%
Overall Government target	80%	80%

 

Years 11-13

For schools teaching students in Years 11 to 13, contracts set out minimum thresholds for the percentage of students leaving school having achieved at least NCEA Level 2 (or equivalent).

EQI Group	Regular attendance threshold
Fewer	95%
Moderate	80%
More	65%
Overall Government target	95%