Remarks by SPC’s Educational Quality and Assessment Programme Director Dr Michelle Belisle at the Launch of the Status of Pacific Education Report 2022
Good morning and a warm welcome to everyone joining us today, either virtually or in person, for the launch of the 2022 Edition of the Status of Pacific Education Report.
Transforming primary education in the Pacific through data-Informed strategies
The global drive to engage in evidence-based decision-making has been widely acknowledged and adopted at the regional and national levels worldwide. In the Pacific, there is a growing pool of data banks that are being used by Pacific governments to…
Education is the Answer!
People and their environment are at the heart of development planning, implementation, decisions, monitoring and reporting carried out in the Pacific. The Pacific Community (SPC) ensures that sustainable development strategies are implemented by the…
Quality Education Data – a Key Priority for Fiji
Education data is a key instrument for the Pacific to monitor progress against established national and regional benchmarks and to alignourselves with international standards.
To help strengthen the quality of data on the status of education in Fiji, the…
Strengthening the Pacific’s capacity in managing education data
The Pacific’s efforts to improve the ability to report on education finance data was strengthened through a training programme conducted for in-country officers responsible for managing Education Statistics across the region. The programme was conducted…
Dr Michelle Belisle, Director of the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP) , SPC, Opening Remarks at Regional Education Finance Data Virtual Workshop
Hello everyone, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you, education statistics & finance officers and Senior Officials of Education to our annual Pacific regional workshop on Education Statistics. I will first take…
Report capturing key performance indicators of Pacific education shows progress, but serious challenges remain
What are the education realities for Pacific learners? Do the education systems of Pacific nations deliver quality education? Are most students achieving the expected learning outcomes, or are too many of them falling behind? Are Pacific students being…
Pacific Education: Good data is essential for making sound decisions and monitoring progress
Good education data is essential for Pacific Education systems to gauge the impact of education policies and make sound education decisions. The data is also needed to calculate PIC’s progress toward achieving the targets of SDG4 and the Pacific Regional…
Citizens’ right to quality education denotes right to timely education data
Blog by EQAP's Education Statistician Gregory Keeble
EMIS, a game changer for Pacific education systems
Photo: PNG's education statisticians who were part of a recent EQAP training on education data
Imagine being able to track students’ learning progress in real time with a few clicks on a computer. Or being able to generate a report on a student’s…