Several young girls from Lautoka have been recognised as winners of the 2025 Westpac Women and Girls Education Grant, with recipients crediting the support of their teachers and families for their success.

Parents could face fines or even jail time under a proposed clause in the Education Bill No. 34 of 2025 if they fail to send their children to school.

Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry Inosi Kuridrani has praised the progress at the Tutu Agriculture Training Centre in Taveuni and announced that its students will now be considered for a one-year study and work attachment program in Israel.

The Higher Education Commission Fiji has issued a directive that all student recruitment agencies operating in Fiji must cease operations immediately and contact the HECF to formally register.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says delays in the $200 back-to-school assistance payments are mainly due to incorrect information submitted by parents.

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has raised serious concerns about unregulated overseas student recruitment agencies operating in the country.

The Higher Education Commission Fiji is working to strengthen standards and safeguard students amid growing concerns over unregulated overseas student recruitment practices.

Concerns that the growing use of micro qualifications could weaken the integrity of Fiji’s formal education system have been raised during scrutiny of the proposed Education Bill 2025 by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Affairs.

Delays in the $200 Back-to-School Assistance have raised concerns among some parents nationwide.

Drug use, glue sniffing, and bullying in schools remain major concerns as the new academic year begins.

The Great Council of Chiefs’ Education Committee is calling for the reinstatement of disaggregated ethnic data in Fiji’s education system, saying its absence has weakened policy-making and masked disparities in student achievement.

Fiji’s proposed Education Bill risks falling behind the realities of modern higher education unless it is updated to reflect global shifts in learning, technology and qualification delivery.