A new classroom building for Mo'unga'olive College at Kolonga was commissioned on October 2, under a recovery project after the school was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018.
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Monday 5 October 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 5 October 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
500 soroban abacus from Japan were handed over to the Ministry for Education on October 5 at Pahu.
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Tuesday 22 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Students at GPS Matahau and GPS Fahefa celebrated their new classrooms at commissioning events last Friday, 18 September. They were built under the Pacific Resilience Program (PREP) led by MEIDECC and co-funded by the World Bank and the Australian Government.
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Tuesday 15 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Students at GPS Nuku’alofa, GPS Hoi, and GPS Talafo’ou, are now enjoying their new classrooms that were opened recently. The classrooms were repaired and reconstructed after they were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018.
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Monday 14 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An agreement to improve training and employment opportunities for students at the Tonga Institute of Science and Technology (TIST) was signed with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) on 4 September, in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 11 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An upgraded classroom building for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training facility at Queen Salote College was handed over today from the Government of Japan.
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Friday 4 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
“Be catalysts of change in a future made uncertain by COVID-19”, said Prime Minister Hon Dr Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, when congratulating Tonga's recent Australia awards graduates.
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Thursday 3 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second trial for students to learn from home for one day on 8 September has been organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, to prepare students for school closures should CoViD-19 reach Tonga.
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Wednesday 2 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan vocational students will have access to better training opportunities under an agreement signed by The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and Tupou Tertiary Institute (TTI) in August.
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Wednesday 26 August 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Feletoa and Taoa students celebrated the commissioning of their new classrooms at two Government Primary Schools in Vava'u on August 19.
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Thursday 20 August 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Youngsters from Tokomololo Government Primary School won the western (Hihifo) district soroban competition today, the last one for Tongatapu.
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Tuesday 11 August 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Some 150 young students from 13 primary schools competed today at the Tongatapu Central District soroban competition.
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Thursday 9 July 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Free online training videos were launched by Tonga Skills on 8 July, teaching tapa printing, product design and food safety skills.
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Tuesday 30 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Today’s home school trial was deemed a success by some primary, secondary, and tertiary students from the Tu’atakilangi area of Tongatapu using the radio, TV, and internet.
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Monday 29 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All students from Early Childhood Education, Classes 1-6, Forms 1-7, and Tertiary level will learn from home on June 30, for a one-day trial organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, using a variety of platforms, including internet, radio, TV and paper-based distance education.
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Tuesday 23 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A payment program to help alleviate financial constraints many poor and vulnerable households are facing to keep their children in school, was launched today in Nuku’alofa. Payment will be made to 1,162 Tongan households to support over 2,000 secondary students through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program.
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Monday 15 June 2020
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Schools are supporting their students to lead healthier lifestyles through a Health Promoting School program (HPS) or ‘Api ako Ma‘a Lahi, implemented by the Ministry of Education and Training (MET).
Monday 15 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A trial for students to learn from home for one day on 30 June, has been organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, in case schools have to close should CoViD-19 reach Tonga. Teaching materials and lessons will be delivered to students at home through several platforms including internet, radio, TV, paper based distance education
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Thursday 11 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Fua’amotu Government Primary School (GPS) classroom building upgraded by the Government of Japan was handed over by Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Kamada Yasuhiko, on 11 June.
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Wednesday 10 June 2020
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Apia, Samoa
Two young Tongan students are continuing their training at the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Samoa, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tonga weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK. See also Fua'amotu Weather Forecasting Center, Tonga, for latest local weather bulletin.