1,504 articles tagged "ducation"
The Fiji National University Students Association has had discussions about reducing the $50 FNU Students Association membership fee but it says any changes to the fee will need to be made at its AGM which cannot be hel
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says most of the students are asking about the suspension of the scholarships for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which is under the National Toppers Scholarship Scheme. W
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says the average daily student attendance rate in schools around the country has been around 89 to 91%. Akbar says this is a normal attendance rate during normal times and she is happy
FNU Students Association COVID-19 assistance packages in the form of vouchers for stationery, food, clothes as well as transport assistance was handed over today to 50 FNU students. The assistance package each stu
The Ministry of Education has terminated the contracts of the head of school and teacher involved in the physical assault incident at Nadi Special Needs School. Education Minister, Rosy Akbar says the terminated te
The two new dormitories at the Queen Victoria School will have the capacity to house 200 beds. The design work and planning on the state-of-the-art dormitories is almost complete. While receiving an update fr
A Natabua High School Year 13 student has asked Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum if students should now be allowed to bring their mobile phones to school as it is important for everyone to have the careFiji app for
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he and his Ministers would fork out their entire salaries on top of the pay cuts they have had already taken, before they ever see free education go away. Bainimarama highligh
Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha Fiji says school heads and management of Sanatan schools have established the number of students who are not coming to school with lunch and these students have been receiving a food
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has stressed that parents must never shift the role of teaching values to children to the teachers. While speaking at the unveiling of the Swami Vivekananda statue at the cultural
Fiji Muslim League President Hafiz-Ud-Dean Khan says they have been providing lunch for over 300 students so far since the resumption of schools. These are the students whose parents have been affected by COVID-19 and
The government has taken a number of measures to streamline its capital spending in the 2020/2021 National Budget including what it calls belt-tightening measures for the National Toppers and Tertiary Education Loan Sch
The Fiji Teachers Union is hoping that the issue of teachers who have not received their annual increment under the My Annual Performance Assessment Payments for the past 3 years is addressed in the 2020/2021 National B
The University of the South Pacific will provide financial assistance to private USP undergraduate and postgraduate level students who are facing financial hardship. The USP through the Student Bursary Scheme will
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says living in this age with government policies in place, children are better advantaged but the role of students, parents and teachers is to ensu
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged students to not take the government’s educational assistance for granted. While opening the new 3-storey building with classrooms and a school gym at Queen Victoria Sch
Gone are the days when the campaign against child abuse had the slogan 'Don’t Talk To Strangers'. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Women Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa while hand
The Education Ministry has made it clear as part of its school reopening guidelines that boarding students should not be allowed to leave the school unless approved by the head of school. It says no student should
As primary and secondary school students up till Year 11 return to school tomorrow, the Ministry of Education is stressing that many families will be facing hardship due to the prevailing economic situation and therefor
The Fiji Bus Operators Association has given its assurance that school buses will be available to students resuming school tomorrow. Primary and secondary school students up till Year 11 return to school tomorrow a
