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“Every child’s future will no longer depend on parents’ income.“ by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Matthew Wale has placed Free Education at the very center of the GREAT Coalition Government’s agenda, declaring it not simply a policy but a fundamental statement about the kind of nation Solomon Islands chooses to…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) is considering exempting school fees for students whose families were directly affected by Cyclone Maila in Western and Choiseul provinces. MEHRD Deputy Secretary for Education Services and National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC) Education Committee Chairman, Christopher Sakiri, said the Ministry is…
“We could see the children were no longer comfortable coming to school because their families had nowhere proper to live after Cyclone Maila devastated our village,” says Anleta Mazini, Principal of Keara Primary School on Ranongga Island in Western Province. Keara Primary was among 18 schools in Western Province affected…
By Transform Aqorau, Hugo Bugoro and Anouk Ride* Solomon Islands is beginning an important national conversation about free education. At one level, the idea is simple and powerful: no child or young person should be denied education because their family cannot afford it. In a country where many families…
More than 400 students and staff at Boromole Primary and McMahon Community High School in Central Islands Province now have access to upgraded water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities supported by the Australian Government. The initiative, delivered by UNICEF alongside the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), fosters…
Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Nende, Stephen Kumi, has fulfilled his commitment to support the John Coleridge Patteson University (JCPU) Project with a donation of $100,000 to the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM). The pledge was made during a corporate dinner held on Friday 24th April, with the cheque…
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands Matt Murray joined Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Permanent Secretary Dr. Franco Rodie, Seventh-day Adventist Church Solomon Islands Mission Secretary General Linray Tutuo, the Associate Education Director Esther Tasa, and Betikama teachers and students for…
The Chevening Alumni of Solomon Islands (CASI) hosts a Leadership and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Symposium on Thursday and Friday, at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. The inaugural symposium brings together leaders from government, the private sector, civil society, and the Chevening alumni community to reflect on national progress…
Australia is strengthening digital learning in Solomon Islands, with 300 laptops installed in 20 secondary schools across Malaita, Western and Temotu Provinces. The initiative is delivered through the LiteHaus International Digital Infrastructure Program and supported by Australia through the Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership: Stronger Education Together program. It aims to improve…
Australia has invested approximately SBD2 million to advance inclusive education in schools across Solomon Islands through grants to local and international NGOs. Awarded under the Stronger Education Together (SET) program, the support is delivered in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD). Three NGOs have…
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