Pacific Education: High-quality early learning opportunities can lead to better education outcomes later in life
High-quality early learning opportunities can lead to better education outcomes later in life. The PILNA 2018 research found this to be the case, as significant association was found between student attendance at an early childhood education programme…
Pacific Education: Pacific Register for Qualifications and Standards
EQAP supports member countries with accreditation of its qualifications and the registration of these on a regional register.
Five Pacific countries (Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu), have successfully established their national qualifications…
Pacific Education: Teachers' qualifications in the region
While a large portion of Year 4 and Year 6 students (83%) in the Pacific region had teachers who had completed teacher training programmes, about 1 in 4 students had a teacher whose qualification was either at the certificate level, or lower.
Pacific Education: Year 6 grade level performance in Literacy
While girls’ persistent positive performance in literacy is reassuring, the learning gap for boys is a matter of serious concern. A 35 points gap is significant as 50 points is equivalent to two years of school. The PILNA research over the years…
Pacific Education: Students interest in ICT
Globally, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field is one of the fastest growing sectors. This is reflected in students' growing interest in ICT. For the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate programme, the number of students who studied…
Pacific Education: Regular development training for teachers is key for enhancing student learning
South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) programme and COVID-19
by Michelle Belisle
PILNA Steering Committee Meeting
The steering committee on the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) will convene for the sixth year since its inception in 2015. The committee meets every year to oversee, guide and direct the planning and implementation of the…
PBEQ Annual Meeting
This will be the fifth annual meeting of EQAP's governing body, the Pacific Board for Educational Quality (PBEQ). The meeting will follow the PILNA Steering Committee meeting and the member country consultations that …