The Australian government is assisting the Education Ministry with its continuing rehabilitation efforts resulting from the damage caused by floods this year by providing a sum of $151,000.

This money will be used to repair damaged classrooms and replace teaching material in 6 early childhood education centres and pay annual fees charged by committees for 1,780 students from 15 schools in the Western, Northern and Central Divisions.

The Australian High Commission said that the money for the school levy is aimed at assisting families who have suffered financial hardship as a result of the floods to ensure their children continue to attend classes.

The Australia government has already provided $756,000 to the Education Ministry in February this year.

The Education Ministry will disburse the funds to the individual school management committees.