Students urged to fight drug abuse through education
Education is the most powerful weapon in the fight against drug abuse, says Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad, as he encouraged students to make wise and healt
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Calls made for specialised subject teachers in Primary schools
A call has been made for specialised subject teachers to be allocated for Primary schools instead of just having specialised subject teachers in secondary schools. Whi
18 students, including 4 women, graduate with Certificate Deckhand for the Fisheries Sector
18 students, including four women, graduated with a Certificate in Deckhand and Fishing at the Fiji National University Pacific Centre of Maritime Studies today. Pacif
Learning and teaching in the 21st century has become challenging – Prof. Prasad
Teaching and learning have become increasingly challenging due to rapid changes in digital technology, innovation, and the rise of artificial intelligence in the 21st cen
Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute receives $198,000 excavator from Prime Minister
In a bid to support young farmers with modern equipment as a step towards greater self and economic resilience, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka handed over a brand new exc
Give vouchers rather than providing $200 for back-to-school assistance – Labasa Teacher
A teacher from Labasa is calling on the government to re-look at the $200 Back to School Assistance provided by the government to families earning a combined gross annual
Galoa Island Primary School receives new outboard engine to improve student transport
Great relief to the students of Galoa Island Primary School and Kindergarten as they were provided with a Yamaha 40-horsepower outboard engine. The Ministry of Educati
18 cents per meal for a student, not enough – Namataku teacher
Calls have been made to the Ministry of Education to re-look at the funding for operational grants for boarding primary schools, as the funding is not enough to cater for
Uni Fiji and University of Goroka sign MoU to boost Pacific academic collaboration
In a significant step towards regional integration and academic collaboration, the University of Fiji and the University of Goroka from Papua New Guinea have signed a lan
Vernacular subjects should be brought back to solve students’ behavioural problems – Singh
Vernacular subjects should be made compulsory again and should be brought back to at least up to Year 10 in every school because they hold a lot of importance like the mo
Calls for special development grants for rural and remote schools
Calls have been made to include special development grants for small rural and remote schools in the Education Act to assist them in their development because a lot of sc
Parents should be given responsibilities too in terms of their children’s education – Baulevu High School VP
Not everything should be free from the government as parents should also be given responsibilities to carry on their shoulders in terms of paying for some of their childr
Teacher calls on Govt to bring back repeat policy so children and parents realise their responsibilities
A teacher in Nausori is calling on the government to bring back the repeat policy for students because there have been a lot of freebies given by the government to child
We are working to have counsellors in school ASAP - Radrodro
After issues raised from the consultation on the review of the Education Act 1966 on the need for schools to have qualified counsellors, the Ministry is addressing this i
Professional Development needed for parents on learning disabilities – Proposed Kingdom Party Representative
Parents should receive professional development along with teachers to better understand learning disabilities. Proposed Kingdom Fiji Party General Secretary, Paul Mor
Calls made to increase Free Education Grant and allow faith-based schools to charge admission fees
Calls are being made to allow schools run by faith-based organisations to charge admission and enrolment fees to help maintain the schools, and for the Government to incr
Navosa district calls on Education Ministry for special schools in Navosa
The Head of School at Natutale Primary School in Navosa, Patemo Tubua, is calling on the Ministry of Education to set up a special school in the Navosa district because i
Calls made for qualified full-time counselors in schools as students miss classes due to teacher shortage
We need to provide quality to our students and only then they will give quality but if we give them rubbish, they will also produce rubbish. This has been highlighted
Watch Ben Salacakau and Glenis Yee on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Former President of the Fiji Principals Association and representative of Catholic Education, Ben Salacakau and parent, lawyer and Chinese Education Society representativ
Year 8 teacher raises alarm over non-readers and exam pressure
A Year 8 teacher has expressed deep concerns about students not being able to read and asks why this is happening now as she started teaching in Fiji in 1997, and never h
Teacher calls for policy against parents’ negligence towards children when sending them to school
A school teacher in Nausori is calling on the Ministry of Education and the Fiji Law Reform Commission to put in place a policy or legislation that deals with parentsâ