Halswell Residential College information releases 2016
In July, the Minister of Education Hekia Parata announced that Halswell Residential College in Christchurch would become co-educational from 2017.
Since then, the Ministry has further examined the evidence around residential, co-educational schooling for students with high and complex needs. It will continue to consider all relevant research as it emerges.
This latest examination included looking at questions posed by Salisbury School, a residential special school in Nelson, and at additional research that has emerged since the July announcement.
The decision to grant Halswell Residential College full co-educational status remains in line with current research and best practice.
Documents
Please find links below to the Education Report: Update on Co-educational Provision at Halswell Residential College (522), and the related appendices.
- Update on Co-educational Provision at Halswell Residential College (522) [PDF, 1.8 MB]
- Evaluation of the Safety of Children in Co-educational Residential Special Schools: A literature Review [PDF, 11 MB]
- Follow Up Report on the Suitability of Halswell Residential College as a Co-educational Residential Special School [PDF, 4.2 MB]
- Revised responses to question posed by the Ministry of Education: With regards to the literature review by Parker & Wilson (2016) and the Halswell Residential College Review (2016) [PDF, 6.1 MB]
- Response to the questions raised by the Ministry of Education regarding the risk factors associated with sexual abuse in residential special school settings [PDF, 964 KB]
- Supplement to the Parker & Wilson (2016) Literature Review [PDF, 985 KB]
- Halswell Residential College: Summary Report and Expert Opinion [PDF, 4.2 MB]
- Service request: Further work commissioned by SAMS [PDF, 310 KB]
Deletions have been made in line with the following section of the Official Information Act 1982
- section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of individuals.
For further information please contact us at info@education.govt.nz
Media queries should be directed to media.team@education.govt.nz(external link)
27July 2016
The Minister of Education has announced that Halswell Residential College in Christchurch will become co-educational from next year.
Go to the Minister’s press release on the Beehive website(external link)
Documents
Please find below the Education Report: Halswell Residential College (522) - Change of status to co-educational residential special school and the related appendices.
- Halswell Residential College (522) - Change of status to become a co-educational residential special school [PDF, 7.2 MB]
- Appendix 1 Halswell-Application to become a co-educational College [PDF, 7.3 MB]
- Appendix 1.1 Halswell Supplementary [PDF, 834 KB]
- Appendix 2 Submissions [PDF, 2.3 MB]
- Appendix 3 2016 Draft SAMS Report [PDF, 640 KB]
- Appendix 4 Board Minutes [PDF, 4.3 MB]
- Appendix 5 Education Review Office Report [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Appendix 6 Financial Statements [PDF, 8.2 MB]
- Appendix 7 Board Minutes [PDF, 8.8 MB]
Please find below the final 2016 Standards and Monitoring Services (SAMS) report about Halswell Residential College.
- Final 2016 SAMS Report for Halswell Residential College [PDF, 628 KB]
- The 2016 SAMS Literature Review [PDF, 780 KB]
Deletions have been made in line with the following section of the Official Information Act 1982
- section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of individuals.
For further information please contact us at info@education.govt.nz
Media queries should be directed to media.team@education.govt.nz
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