Mātauranga Māori helps global school to bring a local focus

17 May 2024

NZQA has a programme of work that focuses on equity issues, good practice and bringing to life administrative data that will support education system improvement.

As part of this programme NZQA met with some tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to see how they have been able to embed mātauranga Māori into their programmes, which are not exclusively mātauranga Māori qualifications. These TEOs are at various stages in their journey to weave mātauranga Māori into non-mātauranga Māori programmes of learning. We have named this project He Muka Herenga Tangata.

The project aims to develop a community within which TEOs can safely reflect on where they are in their journey and how they might improve their practice for the sake of their ākonga. We have produced a paper and video that tells the journey of SAE – Creative Media Institute.

SAE is a private training establishment in the creative media industries. It spans the globe with over 40 campuses in more than 25 countries and over 10,000 students worldwide. SAE’s New Zealand campus is in the central Auckland suburb of Parnell and has 190 students. It offers courses at Diploma and Bachelor Degree level study across music production, audio production and screen production and songwriting.


Read the paper or download a PDF

Watch the video here: Video: He Muka Herenga Tangata - The SAE story