The school, in tiny, rural Whangaruru, has faced a raft of issues including truancy, underachievement. Photo / Thinkstock
A charter school under threat of closure has indicated the school leaders may be sacked after public warnings from the education ministry.
Trustees at troubled Te Pumanawa O Te Wairua school, in Whangaruru, told the Herald there will be changes to management, however they needed to follow an established legal
process.
The school, which was among five of the first charter schools to open last year, has a month to remedy its issues before education minister Hekia Parata sends in a specialist auditor. If it is not up to scratch, it could be closed by May.
Documents released this week showed the Ministry of Education believes the school's problems - a falling roll, truancy, and underachievement - are the fault of the management. It said a change in leadership was the only way toward recovery.
Trustee Wayne Johnstone told the Herald in a statement yesterday that the school would respond to leadership issues and that concerns about the roll were being addressed, as were truancy issues.
