Chess Grandmaster, Mr. Nigel Short, MBE, from the United Kingdom, visited Ocean of Light International School, today, and gave a lecture for students, to help develop chess in school programmes in Tonga.
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Monday 17 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 4 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An intake of 473 Pacific students entered the University of Auckland this semester, marking an increase from the previous semester. Some 72 of these students were awarded Pacific scholarships , “an outstanding achievement”, said Pro Vice-Chancellor and Pacific Professor, Jemaima Tiatia-Siau.
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Tuesday 4 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first Vice Chancellor for the Tonga National University (TNU), Dr Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Pāunga, was appointed by the council in Nuku’alofa, recently.
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Tuesday 4 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An initiative implemented by the previous government was to offer free education for form 3, 4, and 5 students in government secondary schools this year, was cancelled by the new Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. 'Uhilamoelangi Fasi.
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Friday 31 January 2025
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A total of 117 Tongan APTC graduates were celebrated at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Nuku’alofa, on Tuesday, 30 January. The Australian Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is an Australian Government Initiative designed to enhance vocational skills across the Pacific region.
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Friday 17 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
USD$21 million additional financing from the World Bank will fund construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance works for schools in vulnerable Tongan communities, under the ongoing Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools Project (TSRSP), implemented by the Government of Tonga.
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Monday 23 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Secondary Entrance Examination (SEE) result this year revealed a low pass rate of 36% out of the 1399 Form 2 students in Tonga Government Middle Schools (GMS) who sat the examination.
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Friday 20 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Form Six and Seven Certificate exam results for 2024, released yesterday 19 December, showed that Tonga High School achieved the most Distinction grades out of eight schools.
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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.
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Wednesday 4 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 200 students graduated, in the presence of King Tupou VI, at the first graduation ceremony to be held by the Tonga National University (TNU) today, 4 December 2024. More students will graduate on Thursday and Friday.
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Friday 29 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Head Boy, Sione Mahe Paea I Alaska Tokotaha was named Dux for this academic year at, the prize giving ceremony held at the THS Stadium today, 29 November 2024.
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Friday 29 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Sālote College Dux for 2024 was awarded to the Head Girl, Rachel Mele Tupou Tatafu who achieved 90.9% in her overall academic performance.
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Wednesday 27 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tupou College Toloa named two Duces, Filimone Jr Matakaiongo and Timote Fonokalafia, at the annual graduation and prize giving ceremony, held at Saione (FWCT) in Tongatapu today, 27 November 2024.
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Friday 22 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Amelia Melinda Vaihu was named Dux of ‘Apifo’ou College for 2024, at the school’s end of the year prize-giving ceremony held today, 22 November, at Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, in Ma’ufanga, Tongatapu.
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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.
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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).
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Friday 11 October 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The University of the South Pacific celebrated the achievements of 145 graduates of its Tonga Campus today, 11 October, at Falemasiva Hall, in Havelu, Tongatapu.
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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.
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Monday 9 September 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 200 graduates from Tupou Tertiary Institute of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, received their academic awards, presented by HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita on Saturday 7 September in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 18 June 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Minister for Finance, Hon. Tiofilusi Tiueti announced a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing support to the education and health sectors during his budget speech at the Legislative Assembly on June 12. A total of $113.4 million is allocated to Education to support the implementation of activities under the Government priority agenda 4: 'Improving education for all’. A total of $78.9 million is allocated to Health, to support the implementation of activities under the Government priority agenda 5: 'Improving access to quality and affordable healthcare’.
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