Results for Education

Dr Lesieli Pelesikoti Tongati‘o of Palmerston North, has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her contributions to the education of Pacific Islanders in New Zealand, in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Lord Tu'ivakano as the Chairman of the Tonga Cable Ltd (TCL) and Professor Rajesh Chandra, the Vice chancellor of the University of the South Pacific USP signed a contract agreement in Nuku'alofa on 12 May for USP to be an Internet Access Provider.

Two Tonga High School students, Mahima Parekh and Ineti Felemi are being recognised for essays on “Sustainable Living” that they submitted in an International Schools Essays Competition.

A two-day workshop is being held in Nuku'alofa to introduce local librarians and teachers to emerging new technologies and new library information trends that is transforming the delivery of information today.

All classrooms at Tupou High School's Nukunuku Campus are being renovated by the Government of Japan.

Special needs children who are studying in the Inclusive Education Program at the Ngele'ia Government Primary School celebrated on October 10 the handover of a new classroom building, upgraded by the Government of Japan.

Three new classrooms have been constructed for Vava’u Side School, under a T$209,000 construction project was funded by the Government of Japan as part of its Grant Assistance for grassroots human security projects around the world.

The escalation in student violence is a major crisis for the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, its General Secretary Rev. Dr Tevita Havea, said today, and suggested that closing the rival boarding schools of ‘Atele and Toloa for ten years might be a way forward for the schools and the country.

A block of three new classrooms is being constructed at the Lapaha Government Primary School in Tongatapu, under the U.S-led Pacific Partnership 2013 Mission and expected to be completed by Friday, June 21.