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Key design changes in PILNA research to yield more helpful data for Pacific education

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EQAP's Large Scale Assessment Team Leader Torika Tora, left, with EQAP Director Dr Michelle Belisle during the PILNA Steering Committee

Steering Committee on PILNA to convene ahead of Pacific education board meeting

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THE Steering Committee for the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) convenes today to deliberate on how to best conduct the region-wide research amid the challenges posed by COVID19.

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EQAP consultations with PNG's Education deputy secretary Walipe Wingi (pictured on screen) and director Regina Mabia.

Timely boost for quality education in the Pacific

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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).  The regional grant for the improvement of basic education in the Pacific was confirmed by the international funding platform, Global Partnership for Education (GPE), in a release last month.   

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I-Kiribati primary school students during a Maths class. Kiribati is one of the six Pacific island countries that agreed to pool their funds from GPE for the PacREF work. (Picture Credit: Danica Waiti/SPC)

Regional Form 7 students achieve 89% pass rate despite year of disruptions

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In 2020, a total of 1,233 students in the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) programme overcame the challenges of COVID-19 to successfully complete the requirements of the regional qualification. According to the results released last month, this represents an impressive 89 per cent pass rate. The regional Year 13 certificate qualification, administered by the Pacific Community’s Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP), is undertaken by students in Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

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Year 13 students of Vanuatu's Aore Academy studying for their SPFSC examinations last year. CREDIT: Aore Academy
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14 April 2021
CSOs supporting work on the Pacific #InclusiveEducation framework presented during the final day of the education ministers meeting, #FEdMM. The virtual meeting coordinated by the #PacREF Facilitating Unit was convened for Fiji-based participants at USP. #AllmeansALL #EQAP https://t.co/frl9aVDnsj
31 March 2021
#EQAP #Reflections: From imagining what we want #PacificEducation to look like in 2040 to re-thinking education with a cultural lens. 🤔Thought-provoking stuff from @1angrynative #keepingitrelevant #PacificContext https://t.co/WbNJYUG0tn
30 March 2021
#EQAP conducts the final country training on the #PILNA coding process with Fiji. Coding accuracy is crucial for the integrity of the regional study. Hence, much ⏲️ & resources have been invested to ensure all teams from the 1⃣5⃣ countries are thoroughly prepared. @acereduau https://t.co/Sykf2rH7xF
24 March 2021
This MOU commits ONOC's @oceaniaolympic Oceania Sport Education Programme #OSEP to accredit its courses against the Pacific Qualifications Framework. #PacificEducation #EQAP https://t.co/uJG0aB1PGd

Snapshots on #PacificEducation

More female students in Kiribati, Vanuatu and Tuvalu are choosing to study science. In 2020, almost half (48%) of the Year 13 SPFSC students enrolled in physics, biology and chemistry were female. #EQAP #PacificEducation
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Between 33% - 40% of the region's Year 4 and Year 6 students' teachers had never attended a professional training in the area of student welfare, inclusive education and leadership skills within three years, according to the PILNA 2018 research. *Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment. #EQAP #PacificEducation
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Female students are showing a strong interest in ICT. In 2020, 57% of the 304 students who successfully completed the regional SPFSC course in ICT were females. A similar success rate of 58% was recorded in 2019. #EQAP #PacificEducation
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Girls significantly outperform boys in literacy. In a 2018 Pacific-wide assessment* of 19,957 students at the Year 6 grade level, the girls' performance mean score in writing was 35 points greater than the boys. #EQAP #PacificEducation
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One in four Year 4 & 6 students who participated in the 2018 PILNA study had teachers whose highest qualification was a certificate or lower. #EQAP #PacificEducation
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EQAP works with the education systems of 15 Pacific island countries to provide the region’s  learners with a quality education that helps them to achieve their f`ull potential  and  promotes lifelong learning; securing  prosperity and peace  for themselves and their communities.
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