Schools to remain closed until June 15th - PM

Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that schools will not open until the 15th of June.

Bainimarama says this extension recognises that COVID-19 will be part of our lives for the foreseeable future, and we must plan accordingly.

He says the date schools reopen is subject to change based on the situation on the ground at the time.

Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says classes are expected to begin on the 16th of June however they will only bring back students to school when they are totally sure that we are COVID-19 free.

Akbar confirms that teachers are to report to school, wherever possible from Monday 20th April to facilitate teaching materials for home based teaching activity.

She says in cases where teachers cannot physically report to school, they are to liaise with their heads of schools and work from home.

Akbar has also confirmed that all English, vernacular and test subject project work that form the basis of internal assessment has now been removed from this academic year due to the movement restrictions.

She says that when schools resume for classes, internal assessments will be conducted from Year 1 to Year 8, literacy and numeracy exams for Year 5 and 7 and standard exams for Year 9 and 11 and external exams for year 12 and 13.

Akbar has also confirmed that students will be able to access the Walesi free to air educational channel from the 27th of April and they will be releasing further details on this later. The radio programmes will continue on Radio Fiji 2.