Results for Education

TUPOU College, Tonga's oldest secondary school marks its 145th anniversary next week with celebrations in Tongatapu next week and it is expected to draw in thousands of ex-students from the outer islands and abroad.

'Emeli Moala Pouvalu (57) who became the new Director of the Ministry of Education, Women's Affairs and Culture on May 2 has returned to Tonga after 12 years in Fiji education.

New and updated workbooks for Tonga's Primary school students were handed over by the New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Dr Jonathan Austin, to the Minister of Education, Women's Affairs and Culture, Hon Dr 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki, on Friday, February 4. 2011-02-06

Tonga's second Media and Journalism Diploma and Certificate graduates received their Certificates and Diplomas from the Tonga Institute of Higher Education on December 2 at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall.

The second day of the Vava'u High School 25th Anniversary celebration continued of Monday, July 5 with a march through Neiafu by students and ex-students of Vava'u High School VHS, they were joined by students from Mailifeihi College, Tailulu College and Kelana College. Photos by Sione Vuki

'Una Tupou (63) received the Japanese decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on June 11, in recognition for her significant contribution in the development of soroban education in Tonga.

To achieve a better quality of education for Pacific Island countries was the aim of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Education of the University of the South Pacific that was held at the Loumaile Lodge, Nuku'alofa, from April 28-29.

A five-day Sub-Regional Training Workshop for journalists and education officials began in Nuku'alofa on Monday, March 22.

Tertiary education has been given a boost this year with the Tonga government approving a grant of $1 million pa'anga for eight non-government technical institutions for the 2010 school year.