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Minister for Education Premila Kumar has revealed that attendance in schools is now over 70 percent despite the adverse weather conditions and some sections of the community not in favour of schools being re-opened.
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has handed out grant awards to 23 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students. Sayed-Khaiyum says a total of $1.2 billion has been spent since the esta
Following the announcement made by the Minister for Education Premila Kumar regarding the changes they are looking to make in the education system, some parents have raised concerns about the reduction in the number of
A Lautoka mother whose daughter completed her first-year MBBS education last year is today calling on the government to explain why the students who came through Foundation studies in 2020 are not included in the $10,00
Education Minister Premila Kumar says when students returned to school, teachers were given a set of questions that they could use to gauge the learning gaps. While responding to SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa questio
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has revealed they want to remove a number of subjects being taught from Years 1 to 3 and focus on numeracy, literacy, civic and moral education. She adds the numeracy and liter
The Ministry of Education has been allocated $62 million for Free Education Grant in the current financial year despite the pandemic. This was highlighted by the Minister for Education Premila Kumar when questione
Ministry looking to reduce internal exams for secondary schools The Ministry of Education is looking at reducing the number of exams for secondary schools where they want to move away from having exams in the middl
All schools in the Western Division reopen today. This means that all Year 13 exams which were paused will resume from today while Year 12 students will begin their exams. The sequence of papers for both exami
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar has revealed that out of the 1,424 applications for positions of Heads of Schools in the country, only 408 applicants met the Minimum Qualification Requirements and sat for the job
Year 13 students will now sit for their remaining papers from the 14th of this month. The Year 13 national examination started on the 1st this month. Education Minister Premila Kumar says the order of papers w
All primary and secondary schools in the Western Division will be closed this week due to flooding and bad weather. Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has confirmed this in a press conference. He says
A total of 8,928 Year 13 students will sit for the Fiji Seventh Form Examination in 169 centres across the country from today until the 11th of this month. The results are expected to be released on 17th March 2022
Following confirmation that Early Childhood Education to Year 7 students will return to face to face to classes from Monday 7th February, Minister for Education Premila Kumar says parents of these students have been req
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed that primary schools will re-open from 7th February. While speaking at the Lokgeet Competition at Maha Mariamann Temple in Ba, Sayed-Khai
A total of 3,706 students are currently receiving lunch assistance facilitated by the Fiji Program Support Facility, which is sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Education Minister P
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar has told the students of Ba Sangam High School that worrying about exams will only make matters worse and students should just cast their worries away.
The Ministry of Education confirms that Term 1 of the 2022 academic year will be from April 11th to July 8th for Early Childhood Education to Year 13. The end date for Term 4 of the 2021 academic year is 1st April
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says she is delighted to see our school family back together, however we must not lose sight of the fact that COVID-19 is still very much in our midst, a number of cases are still d
Permanent Secretary for Education, Doctor Anjeela Jokhan is advising all parents and guardians that new enrolments for Early Childhood Education, Year 1 and Year 9 for the 2022 academic year, will follow the School Zo
