Education

With schools opening in less than two weeks, the Education Minister says teachers will be trained to provide psychosocial support for children.

The Australian Government has pledged to support the Education Ministry to ensure students return to school on the 19th of this month.

Authorities in the Northern Division are working to clear out all schools in Vanua Levu that are currently being used as evacuation centers.

The Ministry of Education says students have displayed maturity and continued to work hard towards achieving their academic goals in 2020.

The Education Minister has been meeting with the managers and heads of schools in Vanua Levu to ensure the new academic year starts on time.

With less than three weeks for the new academic year, many families have started back to school shopping to avoid a last minute rush.

The Ministry of Education has received positive responses from students keen to sit for the remaining external examination papers.

Arrangements have been made for an alternative examination centre for Year 12 and 13 students of Lekutu Secondary School in Bua.

While several schools have sustained damage due to TC Yasa, the Education Ministry confirms they have not received reports of any damage to the external examination papers which were earlier sat by the students.

Year 12 and 13 examinations which were cancelled in light of Tropical Cyclone Yasa have been rescheduled to next Tuesday.

The Ministry of Education has clarified the misinformation currently circulating regarding new exam dates as fake.

The Ministry of Education will be conducting an assessment to ascertain damages schools may have sustained from Tropical Cyclone Yasa.