School zoning in urban primary and secondary schools in Fiji will begin next year.
This is after Cabinet approved the submission made by Education Minister Filipe Bole.
Bole said school zoning will begin in Class 1 in all urban primary schools, and Form 3 in urban secondary schools, the only exception being private schools and schools that do not receive any form of Government grants or assistance such as International Primary and Secondary Schools and Suva Christian School.
He added that the implementation of school zoning will not only ease traffic congestion during "peak hours" but also enhance time management and proper planning for families.
Bole also said that by the end of Term 2 of the 2010 school year, the capacities of primary and secondary schools in the school home zone will be identified.
Schools will have defined school zone boundaries determined by the residence of a student and such zones will be called the "school home zone".
For schools in the urban areas, such zones would cover an area of two kilometers away from the school.
Bole told Fijivillage that this will solve many problems.
According to Bole the Ministry of Education will be accommodating students from rural, remote and education disadvantaged areas in the enrolment schemes of government secondary boarding schools as well as non-government secondary schools in urban and rural areas.
He further said that the initial stage of zoning will be implemented in Class 1 and new Forms 3 intake for all urban primary and secondary schools respectively, with zoning to be fully implemented in urban primary and secondary schools by 2014.
School zoning to start next year
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