National MP Simon Bridges says more than 3000 Tauranga students will benefit from the Mount Maunganui Community of Learning.

Communities of Learning are designed to systematically lift the quality of teaching and learning, communities receive additional funding to enable teachers and principals to share expertise and best practice.

They are funded through the Government's $359 million investing in Educational Success initiative.

Mount Maunganui College, Arataki School, Mount Maunganui Intermediate Omanu and Mount Maunganui primary schools in the Tauranga electorate form the Mount Maunganui Community of Learning and contain 3318 students.

'This means local kids in the Tauranga electorate will benefit from shared teaching practices and expertise, with teachers working alongside each other on goals to help improve educational outcomes in the classroom,” Simon says.

'I'm proud our schools realise that together they can achieve even more for our kids.”

'Across the country, 793 schools have now committed to working together to raise student achievement – this will impact on nearly 250,000 Kiwi kids.

'This is about a third of New Zealand students who will now benefit from their schools sharing expertise and resources,” Simon says.

He says the communities will work together on challenges they identify for their children, such as maths, or science, or reading.

'National is focusing on improving performance in the schooling system to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed,” Simon says.