OIA-26-430
25 May 2026
Phillip Fry
[FYI request #34625 email] Dear Phillip,
Re: Official Information Act request regarding feedback and advice on ERO’s school reports I refer to your email to the Education Review Office dated 6 May 2026 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
1. Any final evidence reviews, research syntheses, or literature reviews relied upon in developing
the revised reporting framework.
2. Final advice provided to the Minister of Education relating to the revised reporting framework,
including simplified judgements or colour-coded summaries.
3. Any final summaries or thematic analyses of stakeholder or parent feedback relating to the
revised reporting format.
Please find our answer to your questions below.
1. Any final evidence reviews, research syntheses, or literature reviews relied upon in developing
the revised reporting framework.
This part of your request was answered in our previous response to you, which is attached for
reference.
2. Any final summaries or thematic analyses of stakeholder or parent feedback relating to the
revised reporting format.
3. Final advice provided to the Minister of Education relating to the revised reporting framework,
including simplified judgements or colour-coded summaries.
Summaries and analysis of the feedback we received from parents and schools has already been made
available on our website, with feedback from stakeholder groups being made available shortly. As
noted in our previous response to you, all final advice provided to the Minister of Education regarding
this work is also being proact
ively released on our website. I am therefore refusing your request under section 18(d) of the OIA, as the information is or will soon
be publicly available.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests
where possible. We do not publish requesters' personal information.
Ko te Tamaiti te Pūtake o te Kaupapa
The Child – the Heart of the Matter
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
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely,
Shelley Booysen
DCE – Review and Improvement Services
Ko te Tamaiti te Pūtake o te Kaupapa
The Child – the Heart of the Matter
