Educational Quality & Assessment Programme

Oceania sport sector set to benefit from milestone ONOC-SPC partnership

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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

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

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

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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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

24 March 2021

Our education division #EQAP will formalise its #partnership w/ @oceaniaolympic today. This pact will help #OSEP in its efforts to be the Pacific's premier sports training provider. #PacificEducation #QualityEducationMatters @spc_cps https://t.co/UOQfe9V4BB