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Nadarivatu High Principal warns declining teaching standards without regular inspections
Many graduates poor at school management - Vunisa

Nadarivatu High Principal warns declining teaching standards without regular inspections

Many graduates poor at school management - Vunisa

By Iliana Biutu
15/05/2025
Nadarivatu High School in Tavua, Source: Bis Moce

The Principal of Nadarivatu High School in Tavua, Apisalome Vunisa has raised concerns about the lack of inspections at the school, which have not taken place for quite some time.

Vunisa highlighted this during the Education Act Review that took place in Tavua, where he stated that they were informed by the Ministry of Education that inspectors would be visiting the school to assess its overall performance, but the visit never occurred.

Vunisa says there is a need to reintroduce inspection visits so the ministry can monitor the quality of teaching happening in the classrooms.

The school principal also highlighted a mismatch between what is being taught in primary and secondary schools compared to what is taught at tertiary institutions.

He adds many new graduates who have come to teach at the school are very poor at school management.

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