Stressed by a critical teacher shortage Tonga's Ministry of Education now wants to hire 85 new teachers to fill some of the vacancies left by the 227 staff and teachers who accepted the government's voluntary redundancy package on June 30.
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Tuesday 25 July 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 24 March 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Anthony Tarr said in Nuku‘alofa on Tuesday, March 21, that a plan to expand the USP Tonga Center was currently being discussed by USP and the government of Tonga.
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Tuesday 31 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A working board to address grievances of Tongan Government school teachers met for the first time today, just in time to head off threatened strike action by some teachers at the start of the new school term.
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Monday 23 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A strike threat by teachers of government schools has been postponed for a week from today.
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Wednesday 18 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The pass rate for all of Tonga's senior students sitting major examinations in 2005 has remained the same as the previous year, but the results announced last week showed that while independent schools' results have improved, the government schools' pass rates have dropped.
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Wednesday 14 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Just over a half of the 3/186 primary school students who sat this year's High School Entrance Examination passed, confirmed the Examination Unit of the Tonga Ministry of Education today.
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Thursday 8 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Deanne Seini Fakalolo Kiana Puloka (18) of Lotoha...apai, made local history on Tuesday, when she became the dux of Tonga High school, Tonga's premier high school, for the second year in a row.
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Tuesday 29 November 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A large part of the Tonga Side School was destroyed when eight classrooms were gutted by fire on Saturday November 26, including the oldest block of rooms at the school. Photos by Guido Schultz
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Monday 19 September 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Education Support Program (TESP), which was to be launched today September 19, has been deferred to mid-November, because of the need to meet new salary increases for civil servants.
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Friday 9 September 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was one happy family again at Tonga High School campus yesterday, when the 49 teachers and staff who went on strike returned to work.
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Wednesday 7 September 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All striking teachers returned to work this morning in Tongatapu, according to Viliami Takau, the Director of Education.
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Monday 29 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 3,000 Class Six students may not be able to enter Tongan high schools next year because while teachers are on strike, the exam papers have not been set for the High School Entrance examination, which is due in early October.
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Monday 6 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first three men to have completed a six months Residential Rehabilitation Program offered by Tonga's Ironman Ministry were awarded certificates this morning, June 6, by HRH Princess Siu'ilikutapu.
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Tuesday 31 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The New Zealand government has announced that it will contribute $NZ14 million toward the Tonga Education Support Program (TESP).
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Wednesday 6 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's top teenage athletics from four island groups will line up tomorrow for the national Inter ... College Sports 2005, with three days of track and field events at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa from April 7-9.
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Monday 7 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Ministry of Education does not recognise the degree held by Parliamentary candidate 'Etuate Lavulavu, and has today warned the public to beware of "bogus" degrees offered by unrecognised institutions.
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Wednesday 2 February 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Today is the beginning of the 2005 school year for all the Tongan Government's primary schools, high schools and tertiary institutions.
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Monday 24 January 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Hon. Dr Tevita Hala Palefau (47), today took up his post as Tonga's new Minister of Education.
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Friday 3 December 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of 407 students from three Tonga Government Tertiary Institutes were awarded Certificates and Diplomas on Wednesday, November 1, by HM Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho.
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Monday 29 November 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fifty-Seven girls graduated last Friday evening, November 26 from the Saint Joseph Business College. During the Graduation Ceremony at the Patelesio and Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, 'Apifo'ou, Ma'ufanga the 57 graduates were awarded with certificates in Computer and Secretarial Studies by the guest of honour, Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki.
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