About the first Māori education strategy
The first Māori education strategy was launched in 1999 and had 3 main goals:
- To raise the quality of mainstream education for Māori.
- To support the growth of high-quality kaupapa Māori education.
- To support greater Māori involvement and authority in education.
That first strategy recognised that Māori educational success was a Ministry-wide responsibility. It created an environment that led to a range of new initiatives, including:
- iwi education partnerships
- professional development programmes, such as Te Kotahitanga and Te Kauhua
- the Whakaaro Mātauranga communications campaign (Te Mana – ki te Taumata) and the appointment of more than 20 pouwhakataki (Māori community liaison officers) throughout the country
- additional Māori-medium schooling support initiatives such as resource teachers of Māori
- student engagement initiatives.
In 2005, the strategy was republished to reaffirm the Ministry of Education’s commitment to Māori education.
Ka Hikitia timeline
Step through Ka Hikitia’s timeline.
1998
Extensive consultation by the Ministry of Education and Te Puni Kōkiri with Māori about developing a Māori education strategy.
1999
The first Māori education strategy is published, which has 3 main goals:
- Raise the quality of English-medium education for Māori.
- Support the growth of high-quality kaupapa Māori education.
- Support greater Māori involvement and authority in education.
2005
Māori students are showing some significant improvements in educational performance. New initiatives are developed, such as research projects and evaluations providing more information on student achievement and the Ministry’s iwi partnerships.
The 1999 Māori Education Strategy is republished to reaffirm the Ministry’s commitment to Māori education.
2006
2006 marks the first stage in the redevelopment of the Māori education strategy.
Ka Hikitia: Setting priorities for Māori Education is published as an internal document, setting out the proposed Māori education priorities for the next 5 years of engagement with iwi and key education sector groups.
Ka Hikitia: Setting priorities for Māori Education contributes directly to the Tertiary Education Strategy 2007–2012.
2007
Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Draft Māori Education Strategy 2008–2012 is released, combining the earlier priorities with goals, actions and targets.
Between August and October there is public consultation on Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Draft Māori Education Strategy 2008–2012.
2008
Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Māori Education Strategy 2008–2012 is released.
2012
The Ministry of Education leads the Me Kōrero – Let’s Talk! survey. The feedback from the survey is used to inform the next phase in the Māori education strategy: Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017.
2013
Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017 is released.
Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017 celebrates success and accelerates the pace for more of it.
2018
A series of wānanga is held with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori about what matters most in the education of Māori learners. This helped inform the refresh of Ka Hikitia and Tau Mai Te Reo, as well as the rest of the Education Work Programme.
2020
Ka Hikitia – Ka Hāpaitia is released.
Glossary of terms
We've provided definitions for a number of terms used throughout Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Māori Education Strategy.
