Fiji Schools Guide

In theory, all government-funded schools are mixed-race. However, Fijian schools are often of one race only in rural areas where the population is unbalanced. A contrast also arises from the differences between the countryside and town: in the villages it is a subsistence life and the school often a single room with just one teacher doing his or her best with 20 pupils of varying levels. In the towns, classes become increasingly bigger and the teacher may have to cope with 50 children at a time. The country has 700 primary schools and almost 150 secondary schools.

There are a dozen or so private boarding schools around the islands, mostly on the east coast of Viti Levu around Suva and on the island of Ovalau. All are for boys except for Adi Cakabau School about half an hour inland from Suva. Two "International " schools have recently been established in the country, both of which are accredited by the Bacularate scheme - one in Suva which takes children up to the age of 16, the other in Nadi taking children to the age of 14. Fees for these schools start from F$4400 a year which is affordable by only a few locals and expatriate families.

There are four schools of higher education in Fiji. The Fiji based University of the South Pacific has its campus in Suva and is financed by the 12 countries of the region. To the USP come 2,500 full-time pupils, with double this number studying by extension through local centres in the various neighbouring countries. Other institutes include the Fiji School of Medicine, the Fiji Institute of Technology, all based in Suva, and the Teachers College based in Lautoka on the western side of Viti Levu.



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