26 June 2025
Tēnā koe,
Thank you for confirming your ID and that you wish to remain anonymous while using the
pseudonym “Sal y laws”. Please see below the responses to your request in bold.
I am requesting the following information. Since term 2 2024, please provide
information/data on:
1) How many staff members have left the school?
- 12
2) Reasons why the staff have left.
- We cannot answer this question as per Section 9(2) clause (a) of the Official Information
Act 1982 -
Other reasons for withholding official information - protect the privacy of
natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons;
3) How many staff have been placed on performance plans?
- We cannot answer this question as per Section 9(2) clause a of the Official Information
Act 1982 -
Other reasons for withholding official information - protect the privacy of
natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons;
4) Currently, what are the statistics and data on staff well-being and the measures being
taken to improve it.
- For the period from Term 2 2024, no such documents exist. This request is therefore
declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982, that a
request may be refused for the fol owing reason:
(e) that the document al eged to
contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate
it, cannot be found.
5) How is this data gathered and analysed?
- From the period from Term 2 2024, no such documents exist. This request is therefore
declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982, that a
request may be refused for the fol owing reason:
(e) that the document al eged to
contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate
it, cannot be found.
- Please see attached guidelines/procedures documents cal ed
“Staff Wel being and
Safety” and
“Stress in the Workplace” .
Curriculum Questions
1) How many minutes per week are spent on reading, oral language, maths, writing,
visual arts, drama, dance, music, science, physical education, social studies, technology,
digital curriculum and te reo in each classroom, please organise this information by
class name ( do not need to identify the class) and year group.
- This is unquantifiable. The timings change daily and weekly depending on the learning
programme and depending on what learning/curriculum areas are integrated. This
request is therefore declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information
Act 1982, that a request may be refused for the fol owing reason:
(e) that the document
al eged to contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts
to locate it, cannot be found.
2) How are gifted children identified, and what programmes are currently in place to
ensure these children are meeting their potential? How do you measure if a child is
meeting their full potential?
- See attached policy
“Curriculum and Student Achievement Policy” .
3) What is the percentage of children per year group that are meeting the curriculum
standards in all curriculum areas?
- Refer to Question 4 below.
4) What is the percentage of children per year group that are NOT meeting the curriculum
standards in all curriculum areas?
YEAR 1
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 30%
43%
24%
Meeting expectation
70%
57%
76%
YEAR 2
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 50%
33%
38%
Meeting expectation
50%
67%
62%
YEAR 3
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 54%
14%
34%
Meeting expectation
46%
86%
66%
YEAR 4
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 47%
53%
49%
Meeting expectation
53%
47%
51%
YEAR 5
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 51%
46%
30%
Meeting expectation
49%
54%
70%
YEAR 6
Reading
Writing
Maths
Not meeting expectation 46%
58%
51%
Meeting expectation
54%
42%
49%
5) How many minutes per day, per year, are children using devices?
- This is unquantifiable. Devices are used as and when the need arises. The timings
change daily and weekly depending on the learning programme. This request is
therefore declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982,
that a request may be refused for the fol owing reason:
(e) that the document al eged to
contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate
it, cannot be found.
Other information
1) Where is the drone that the school purchased in 2020, and what happened to it?
- This request is declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act
1982 as:
the document al eged to contain the information requested does not exist.
2) What was the drone used for?
- This request is declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act
1982 as:
the document al eged to contain the information requested does not exist.
- See attached “Recording Photos, Video, and Sound (guidelines/procedures)” document.
3) How is the drone being used to advance children's learning?
- This request is declined in accordance with Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act
1982 as:
the document al eged to contain the information requested does not exist.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact the school office to arrange that.
Yours sincerely,
Glenfield Primary School
