The University of the South Pacific has named a Tongan, Mr Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou Utoikamanu, as the new Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council for a three-year term, starting from 27 November 2024.
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Friday 6 December 2024
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Suva, Fiji

Friday 6 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
When Tupouto’a College on Nomuka Island, Ha’apai, named their 2024 Dux, Kuinita Halafatai Faitangane (17), she graduated in the local church with an armful of trophies - after topping her seven subjects. Academic studies are a challenge at her college, which was devastated by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai tsunamis in January 2022 and has yet to be rebuilt. Classes for the last three years have been held in fraying tents - when the weather permits.

Tuesday 12 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of creative resources for teaching and learning in the classroom were displayed by future early childhood education (ECE) and primary school teachers from Tonga National University (TNU) today, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall, in Nuku'alofa.

Monday 28 October 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eighteen students from Tupou College Toloa are pioneering the first Australian-accredited Form 7 exam in Tonga, called the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

Monday 21 October 2024
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London, UK
A new fellowship programme for Small Island Developing States was launched by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) this week in Samoa. The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme is supported by King Charles III.

Thursday 19 September 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Salote College made their debut in the annual Japanese Speech Competition for schools, and won two first prizes for the form 4 and 5 levels. The contest was held at the St. Andrew High School Hall on Friday 13 September. Seven schools in Tonga are now teaching the Japanese language.

Thursday 5 September 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With an emphasis on youth empowerment, education, drugs, and climate change, the Tonga Youth Parliament 2024 was formally opened today with a ceremony held at the Parliament Chambers in Tongatapu.

Tuesday 11 June 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Under a project designed for "Empowering young girls for economic resilience", a newly renovated sewing hub was launched at St Joseph’s Community College in Ha’apai yesterday, 10 June 2024.

Friday 10 May 2024
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Matatoa-Tofoa, Tonga
HM King Tupou VI cut a ribbon, to officially open a new school for the Siasi 'O Tonga (Church of Tonga) at Matatoa, Tongatapu today, 10 May 2024.

Friday 12 April 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new program to inspire young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) is supported by the US government. The first STEAM Princess camp in Tonga was launched by the US Ambassador Marie C. Damour on 10 April at the USP-Tonga campus

Wednesday 10 April 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three Samsung sponsored digital classrooms were opened today, 10 April, at Tonga High School, Queen Salote College and Tonga College ‘Atele, on Tongatapu.

Thursday 21 March 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Atenisi senior lecturer, Vasalua Jenner-Helu, has been accepted as a Visiting Academic in Linguistics at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom for three months at the end of the year, where she intends to research chauvinist attitudes towards Austronesian language among 19th century British linguists, supporting a forthcoming PhD thesis focusing on the compromise of the Tongan language by European missionaries.

Friday 5 January 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The best performing schools for the Tonga National Form Seven Certificate (TNFSC) 2023 exams were Niuatoputapu High School and Niuafo‘ou High School, who both achieved a passing rate of 100%, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku said today.

Wednesday 22 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Ahopanilolo Institute awarded certificates to 104 graduates of the Level 2-4 career programs, in a joyful ceremony that recognised the collective achievements of the graduates, held at the Sosefele Hall, Apifo’ou College, Nuku'alofa, on Wednesday, 22 November.

Saturday 8 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of Tonga High School ex-students and students celebrated their Diamond Jubilee Anniversary by marching through central Nuku’alofa on Friday morning, 7 July.

Friday 28 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is the first island nation to sign-up to a competition, which aims to drive a new level of innovative thinking and problem-solving amongst the country’s youth. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has partnered with the Tonga’s Ministry of Education in the competition 'Samsung Solve for Tomorrow' for students this year.

Tuesday 25 April 2023
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Climate change education books have been donated by the Australian Government to primary and secondary schools throughout Tonga on 21 April.

Wednesday 12 April 2023
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Honolulu, Hawaii
HRH Princess Angelika, was welcomed on her arrival at the Brigham Young University–Hawaii campus on Tuesday, 4 April 2023, where she intends to conduct research in the Joseph F. Smith Library's Pacific Islands Research Room.

Wednesday 22 March 2023
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Auckland, New Zealand
Pacific Education Ministers are meeting for the first time in Auckland from 20-22 March to share knowledge and good practices, identify areas of action and explore innovative approaches that member countries can adopt to develop education systems in the region.

Wednesday 1 February 2023
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Suva, Fiji
Educational bodies in the Pacific Islands are aiming to work together to get the best education results for Pasifika students.
