More than 180,000 applications have been received for the government’s back-to-school assistance scheme.

Changes made to the Tertiary Scholarships and Loan Service Act over the past two years aim to strengthen the legislation and provide clarity on additional powers to administer scholarship investments.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says behavioral and attendance issues continue to hinder student success.

The 2024 Fiji Year 8 Examination, while recording a 69% national pass rate, has highlighted a persistent disparity between urban and rural student performance.

Permanent Secretary for the Ministry, Eseta Nadakuitavuki officially opened the National Council for Persons with Disabilities Shared Storage Facility, a Sensory Classroom, and a training room with 20 brand new computers and also launched the Organizations for Persons with Disabilities Data Hub.

The University of the South Pacific stresses that their policies and procedures are routinely reviewed to ensure their effectiveness, relevance and compliance with laws and regulations.

Minister for Children Lynda Tabuya says she agrees with the idea of carrying out bag checks in schools for illicit substances.

Following allegations of sexual harassment by some odd 30 female students at the University of the South Pacific, a male student has come forward to share troubling accounts of alleged sexual misconduct by a lecturer.

A student who raised serious allegations of sexual harassment against a University of the South Pacific lecturer on behalf of more than 30 others, has not reported the matter to police.

Fiji will save $10.5 million under a new cost sharing initiative between the Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service in partnership with Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology and Griffith University.

The Permanent Secretary for Education, under the provisions of the Education Act of 1966, can authorize spot checks of students’ school bags.

Fiji Eighth Year Examination provisional results will be released today and Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says they have recorded a 69 percent pass rate this year compared to 67 percent in 2023.