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.

Ratu Luke Memorial Primary and Wailevu West District School in Vanua Levu have reopened with new, cyclone-resistant infrastructure following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in 2020.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro confirms that the University of South Pacific Council meeting will be held in the Cook Islands next week to sort out issues that resulted in a standoff last month.

The Ministry of Education says putting a drug policy and associated procedures in place, will ensure the issue is legally and adequately addressed, whether it involves a student being a drug perpetrator or a drug user.

Education Ministry Deputy Secretary Primary/Secondary Timoci Bure says better analysis of school dropout data will identify trends and help them design targeted interventions.

The University of Fiji Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shameem, has labelled the comments made by Attorney General Graham Leung as derogatory and demoralizing to young lawyers.

The Fijian Teachers Association is highlighting the need for “discipline learning” as a strategy to improve student performance, particularly in mathematics.

Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro, in wishing Year 12 and 13 well for their external exams, urged them to showcase the hard work, dedication, and resilience they demonstrated throughout the year.