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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Friday 9 September 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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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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Tuesday 23 November 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The German Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr Eric Riedler, presented a gift of 800 copies of the new book Songs and Poems of Queen Salote to principals of all schools in Tongatapu on November 22, during a function hosted by the German Consulate at the Queen Salote College Hall .
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Monday 15 November 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 'Atenisi University prides itself on being different, and for this year's graduation, on Friday November 12, it was a rare occasion for a brother and a sister to become the dudes.
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Tuesday 19 October 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After four years of studying in temporary classrooms, Tonga High School students will return to their home on 8 March, 2005.
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Thursday 7 October 2004
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The two day Secondary Entrance Examination for Class Six of the Government's Primary Schools finished on October 6 with 3/191 students sitting throughout Tonga.
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Tuesday 28 September 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The compilation of the first Tongan monolingual dictionary is expected to be completed by 2007.
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Thursday 19 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Baron Vaea of Houma will today officially open three classrooms and a staff quarter for Houma Government Primary School, which is funded under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
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Wednesday 16 June 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The founder and the director of 'Atenisi Institute 'Ilaisa Futa-'I-Ha'angana Helu is celebrating his 70th birthday this week with a seminar held at the Institute in his honour.
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Thursday 3 June 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Education donors from around the world took part in a Joint Government of Tonga and Aid Donor Education Conference in Nuku'alofa from May 31- June 3.
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Wednesday 10 March 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A funding crisis has led to the cancellation of the new 2004 school program planned by the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute, also known as the UNITEC Tonga Royal Institute UTRI. Dr Makafalani Tatafu, the director, said that the Institute would not be able to offer the Foundation Level Form 7 and the technical courses that he announced in December 2003, in affiliation with UNITEC New Zealand.
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