Building strong foundations: supporting teachers in the Pacific to assess, report and track student readiness
The critical role of school readiness has been in the center of attention as a foundation step in lifelong learning and success. While there is a long history of research on school readiness, defining it as a unifying concept taking into…
Aligning Pacific education data systems with global standards
Samoa SMILE: Strengthening educational leadership for a better future
Opening remarks by Seci Waqabaca, Deputy Director of the SPC's Educational Quality and Assessment Programme, at the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and development of Pacific Assessment for Lower Secondary Workshop
Esteemed Heads of Education in the Pacific
Honored Education Partners
As we gather here today, we are reminded of the vast expanse of the ocean that unites us, connecting all the islands of the Pacific in a profound and enduring bond. It is within this…
Achieving peace across the blue continent through quality education
Since the last International Day of Education, the world has seen major floods in Asia, hurricanes in the Atlantic and the Pacific, significant earthquakes that crumbled buildings in Türkiye and Syria and escalating wars in the Middle East.
Platforms to chart the future way forward
The Pacific Community provided a platform to 15 participating countries and implementation agents to share their experiences and progress against the outcomes of the Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF).
Weaving new strands to strengthen the Pacific’s school leadership standards
Representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries revisited and restructured the Regional School Leadership Standards at the regional summit convened by the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP).
Constructing regional education benchmarks for the betterment of Pacific children
How is early childhood education affecting student learning outcomes in the Pacific?
This article was published on the Australian Council for Educational Research - ACER's website and reshared below.
Watch the video to understand how equity and access to early childhood education contribute to learning outcomes at school.
Bolstering the Pacific’s monitoring of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 4 focussing on Education
Launch of the Status of Pacific Education Report (SOPER) 2022