All schools in the North to open on Monday

All schools in the Northern Division will open for classes from Monday 15 February.

Education Minister, Rosy Akbar says the schools in the Northern Division were damaged by the two recent cyclones and over the last few days, their team has worked tirelessly to ensure schools and classrooms are ready to welcome children back to their learning environment.

She says all schools in the North were closed last week to allow heads of schools, divisional education officers, teachers and school managemens to make quick fixes to damages sustained by the flooding caused by TC Ana.

The Ministry has made arrangements for schools in areas without water and electricity. It says the Water Authority of Fiji will cart water to the affected schools and schools without electricity have been provided with generators.

Akbar will be in the Northern Division next week to visit schools and students.

She says some families in the Northern Division are more affected than others, and while they understand that rebuilding will take time, they are urging parents to send their children to school.

Akbar says students who may have lost their uniforms, can attend school in civilian clothing.

She adds heads of schools will work with the Ministry in the coming weeks to provide a list of students that need assistance with school bags and stationery.