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Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says they will be making another announcement soon which will be related to the reopening of schools for students from early childhood up to Year 11. Kumar says teachers would
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says moving students from the school environment and keeping them at home may have resulted in some students engaging in substance abuse. This comes as fijivillage has noted th
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says about 68% of Year 12 and 13 students were back in class on the first day of school last Monday. She says they will be collecting further statistics on students attendance
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says the students association is responsible for the type of graduates coming out of the Fiji National University and if graduates fail to perform in the work force, the association
A student at a secondary school in Lautoka who experienced COVID like symptoms last week has been cleared after tests conducted for COVID-19 returned negative. The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the student
Permanent Secretary for Education Anjeela Jokhan has stressed that there is nothing wrong with the Queen Victoria School students who were seen dancing in a group during their Diwali celebrations. The video of the
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says as school reopening continues they will expect to find children with COVID-19 symptoms who will test positive. He says in these instances, an initial investigat
After being away from school for 195 days, students of Ballantine Memorial High School are happy to be back for face to face learning. School Head Girl Sera Bulewa says she is relieved to be back because being a
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has revealed that most schools around the country have completed their syllabus for Year 12 and 13 and students have 9 weeks to prepare for their exams. She highlighted this dur
More than 22,000 Year 12 and 13 students are expected to return to school today after six and a half months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister for Education Premila Kumar has urged students to let th
As Years 12 and 13 students return to school from tomorrow, Minister for Education Premila Kumar has urged students to let the Ministry know if they are experiencing any difficulties so that counselors, teachers or head
Education Minister Premila Kumar says although vaccination for students is not mandatory, they are urging students who are not vaccinated to please get vaccinated for their safety and for the safety of others. As
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says they had made several attempts to ensure that all the teachers get the COVID-19 vaccine however some teachers had made it clear that they will not be vaccinated. Kumar says
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has confirmed that students from Years 1 to 11 will return to school from 29th November this year if everything goes well. Kumar says this is based on the fact that there is an
With more than 22,624 Year 12 and 13 students resuming school from Monday, Minister for Education Premila Kumar says they will be doing an assessment to better understand the needs of the students. Kumar says teach
With schools re-opening from Monday, the Ministry of Education has confirmed that the eTransport cards for Years 12 and 13 students have been topped up. Students can now redeem their cards at Vodafone outlets, bus
Over 900 teachers who are Child Protection Officers in their respective schools are expected to undergo training over the next two months. Permanent Secretary for Education, Dr Anjeela Jokhan says the closure of schoo
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says the quality of teachers from all teacher training institutions in the country has not been up to standard and a degree in teacher training will no longer guarantee a student a t
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has told teachers that they will become redundant if they do not change with time. She made these comments while speaking to the teachers of Rampur College and Rampur Primary School
Schools will not be shut down even if there is a positive case of COVID-19 in a classroom. While speaking at Baulevu High School, Minister for Education Premila Kumar says if there is a positive case reported in a
