Quality Education Data – a Key Priority for Fiji
Education data is a key instrument for the Pacific to monitor progress against established national and regional benchmarks and to alignourselves with international standards.
To help strengthen the quality of data on the status of education in Fiji, the…
Pacific’s largest literacy and numeracy assessment identifies room for further improvement
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Pacific’s largest education assessment launches 4th cycle report
Photo: From left: Charlotte Darlow, New Zealand High Commissioner, Sophie Temby, DFAT Counsellor (Australia Department of Foreign Affairs after presenting the drua artefact to Lati Bergmans, Vanuatu's Director-General (Education). A scroll is attached to…
PacREF MEL 'Learning' Workshop
The two-day learning event is to allow for partners in the PacREF to share their experiences from implementing their various activities to improve Pacific education. The lessons shared from the exercise should serve to inform and improve future practice…
Overcoming the Pandemic: Regional Commitment to build a brighter future for Pacific children
The Pacific Community (SPC) will be launching the results of the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA), on 8 September during the International Literacy Day celebrations, using a more interactive digital reporting version that will be…
Strengthening the Pacific’s capacity in managing education data
The Pacific’s efforts to improve the ability to report on education finance data was strengthened through a training programme conducted for in-country officers responsible for managing Education Statistics across the region. The programme was conducted…
PILNA receives endorsement on new modalities of reporting data
The ninth meeting of the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) Steering Committee has endorsed a new interactive reporting technique proposed by the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP).
Strengthening Quality of Education in the Pacific
The 2021 South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) qualification was successfully administered in three Pacific island countries despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, 1,391 students at Year 13 level from Kiribati, Vanuatu…
Education stakeholders undertaking review of professional standards for the Pacific
A file picture of a ni-Vanuatu teacher at Central College guiding a student. A revised regional teacher competency standards will serve as an important support instrument for the Pacific's teaching profession.
Report capturing key performance indicators of Pacific education shows progress, but serious challenges remain
What are the education realities for Pacific learners? Do the education systems of Pacific nations deliver quality education? Are most students achieving the expected learning outcomes, or are too many of them falling behind? Are Pacific students being…