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Natabua prefect induction

One of the biggest schools in the country, Natabua High School in Lautoka held their 2023 Prefects Investiture ceremony this month. Attorney-General Siromi Turaga who was the chief guest during the event said the school was not only renowned for its cultural diversity but has also produced national leaders, national level athletes and academics. Manuokepa...

Going as underdogs to the zone

The Jai Narayan College athletes this year will be going to the Suva Zone 2 as the underdogs. These were the words of the school’s head of sports, Dan Vakamoce, after the school’s inter-house competition last week. “We go in as underdogs but we know that anything is possible,” Mr Vakamoce said. “After the inter-house...

Kedekede wins inter-house

Kedekede were crowned the overall winner of the Ratu Finau Secondary School inter-house competition in Tubou, Lakeba in Lau. Green house, Kedekede, also took home the girls’ blue ribbon event, with Kalo Lesikilakeba Waqavakatoga finishing the senior girls 100m race in first place. Students from the four school houses Delanadamudamu (red), Kedekede (green), Delaivetau (blue)...

LDS hopeful

Latter Day Saints is looking to sprinter Joshua Omae to bring home the gold at this year’s Suva Zone 1 secondary schools athletics competition and the Coca-Cola Games in May. Not much is known about the 18-year-old from Papua New Guinea but the question on everyone’s lips is — does Omae have what it takes...

Nabua’s good pass rate

Nabua Secondary School which offers the Matua program to school-leavers had its prefect induction at the Nabua Methodist Church this month. Education Minister, Aseri Radrodro who was chief guest at the event commended the school for its good pass rate for Year 13 and also thanked the school for accepting students to complete their secondary...

Two days of athletics

Athletes of Saint Vincent College in Natovi, Tailevu worked strenuously for their various teams during the school’s inter-house competition this month. With all the athleticism in the two-day meet, Saint John House ruled in the competition and was crowned overall winner for the school’s athletic competition. Erenato Waqavou won the blue ribbon event for the...

Students at UN training

Students developed diplomacy and international cooperation skills from the International School, Suva (ISS) Model United Nations 2023 last week. Schools that participated in the two-day Model UN (MUN) session included International School Nadi, Rishikul Sanatan College, Yat Sen Secondary School, Queen Victoria School, Jai Narayan College, Natabua High School, International School Suva, Adi Cakobau School,...

Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

KABUL (Reuters) – Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan’s girls and women digitally in their homes. But when the teacher calls on Sofia to read a passage her computer screen freezes. “Can...

Inspired by a school motto; Nadre aims higher

Some things linger forever. For Jone Navalolo Nadre, one of them is his high school motto – “Arise, Awake and Stop Not till the Goal is Reached”. In fact, that adage was something he held close to his heart during his university journey. Nadre graduated from the Fiji National University earlier this month with a...

Kotobalavu chases dream; takes family legacy as an inspiration

Tavite Waqaliti Kotobalavu’s devastating form in the under-20 Fijian Drua is reminiscent of his dad, former Fiji national Joeli Kotobalavu and legendary grandfather Aleposo Waqaliti. Tavite, a towering utility back, has his sights on one day donning the white jumper. The 20-year-old has spent the past 10 years chasing that dream and if he stays...

Dates set for Fiji Finals

The 2023 Coca-Cola Games will be held from May 2-4 at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The secondary schools athletics annual competition falls mid-week from Tuesday to Thursday. The Ministry of Education, in consultation with the games committee, confirmed the dates fall in the last week of this term one. “The current dates have...

Radrodro expresses Fiji’s perspective on education empowerment

Fiji’s Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro has urged development partners and civil society organisations to ensure that funding provided for the education of the people of the Pacific is efficient, accountable and sustainable. Addressing Pacific Education Ministers at the three-day conference in Auckland, New Zealand, Mr Radrodro addressed the issues of financing education for the...

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