Pacific Education: Teachers' qualifications in the region
While a large portion of Year 4 and Year 6 students (83%) in the Pacific region had teachers who had completed teacher training programmes, about 1 in 4 students had a teacher whose qualification was either at the certificate level, or lower.
8th PILNA Steering Committee Meeting
The Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) Steering Committee will convene its annual meeting over two days through virtual mode. The committee's main task this year is to review the preparatory work for the fourth cycle of PILNA and…
EMIS, a game changer for Pacific education systems
Photo: PNG's education statisticians who were part of a recent EQAP training on education data
Imagine being able to track students’ learning progress in real time with a few clicks on a computer. Or being able to generate a report on a student’s…
Pacific needs more female role models in the sciences, says top achiever of regional Year 13 programme
Photo: Anne June, right, in the laboratory with her biology teacher, Mrs Fatai
GIRLS need to see more female role models who have either succeeded in science subjects or are flourishing in male-dominated science fields, says Anne Wang June, the…
Pacific Education: Year 6 grade level performance in Literacy
While girls’ persistent positive performance in literacy is reassuring, the learning gap for boys is a matter of serious concern. A 35 points gap is significant as 50 points is equivalent to two years of school. The PILNA research over the years…
Timely boost for quality education in the Pacific
The regional effort to transform Pacific education is expected to gain traction following the recent approval of USD 15 million (EUR 12.3 million) in grant money to the education partnership under the Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF).
Pacific Education: Students interest in ICT
Globally, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field is one of the fastest growing sectors. This is reflected in students' growing interest in ICT. For the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate programme, the number of students who studied…
Pacific Education: Regular development training for teachers is key for enhancing student learning
PILNA Pairwise Linking Study
This study will commence with a training on how to use the statistical linking methodology known as pairwise comparison. Conducted by EQAP's technical partner, the Australian Centre for Educational Research (ACER), the training will…