``As a Junior College our Graduate Profile is designed through a series of digital badges at junior and senior level. These badges are collected over a two year cycle at a junior level and senior level, that cover cross curricular areas of the timetable. The badges are digitised and achieved at an emerging; effective and exemplary. Sound Data and the use of Power BI has enabled us to visualise a data set that can collate and disseminate data in a critical analysis. This data shows at individual, cohort, gender, ethnic, class based levels. This has allowed us to look at individual badge attainment as well as attainment in all categorised areas to ensure we target our teaching for explicit learning opportunities. The dashboards are easily shared and are building leaders and teacher capability to make reliable links between student achievement and which badges are being achieved at what stages of the year and level. This immediately impacts our teaching and learning programs as to opportunities offered. We now have a data set over the past 3 years where we can look for trends and patterns from past years to current year achievements. Sound Data dashboards are a shared assessment tool that learns and feeds future measures of success for our students and teaching programmes.``

VIVIENNE MALLABAR

Leader of Learning | Omiston Junior College

``Sound Data has been an invaluable partner to our Kāhui Ako as we work to deepen our understanding and use of student achievement data. Their expertise has equipped us with the tools and confidence to interpret data effectively, identify meaningful patterns, and focus on what matters most. Through a collaborative approach, Sound Data has supported us to ask the right questions and plan purposeful actions to improve outcomes for our learners. We are now working across our schools to identify areas of strong practice with the aim of scaling these up — a process significantly enhanced by Sound Data’s support and guidance.``

MELINDA ILES

Principal | Murrays Bay Intermediate // Lead Principal | Mid Bay Kahui Ako

``Sound Data has provided us with support by using varying tools and has challenged our thinking through analysing our data. They have provided us with professional development by helping us critically dig deeply into our trends. Historically, while we always collected data we did not use it effectively to determine the influence of our interventions. The service and professional development has been invaluable and is now part of our annual practice. We fully recommend Sound Data.``

DIANE PARKINSON

Principal | Bucklands Beach Intermediate

``Sound data has provided us with tools we need to engage in meaningful data analysis. It clears the wood from the trees and enables staff and senior leaders to compare data sets with accuracy and authenticity. The technology refines the process to quickly highlight areas of improvement and areas requiring further support and development. The extra hands-on support from Darcy for our middle leaders has authenticated the data analysis process and reinforced their role as reflective practitioners and leaders of learning within their departments.``

ANDREW TURNER

Principal | Gisborne Boys' High School

“Sounds Data aggregates student assessment information across a wide variety of platforms: calendar years, year levels, gender and ethnicity. User friendly dashboards are created as cutting edge interfaces for the presentation of this student achievement information. At the click of a mouse trends are reported in formats that provide clarity for teachers and leaders to identify student success. Learning gaps are evident for next steps in teaching and learning, programme planning, resourcing and professional development. Sounds Data is the next iteration of using student achievement information for future success.``

JUDY NICOLL

Principal (Retired) | Makauri School

“We strongly endorse the use of Sound data in helping with school wide data analysis. We have made use of Sound Data for the past two years in the analysis of our NCEA grades. Staff have valued the clarity of the data presented, especially the areas of significant difference that are clearly visible. They have also benefited from the guided discussions unpacking the data and planning on a strategy for improvement. The BOT has also appreciated the consistency of presentation and the use of statistically validated data to guide next steps in improvement.”

PAUL McGUINNESS

Principal | Campion College