Following the implementation of the school zoning policy, the Ministry of Education will be visiting schools in Suva to monitor progress on this.
Ministry head Mr Filipe Bole will make a three day visit to schools in Suva from Wednesday to assess the impact of this policy in schools and the impact of class 8 students absorbed into form 3.
The objectives of school zoning are:
-To create the necessary conditions for achieving universal primary and secondary education.
-To promote the equitable distribution of educational benefits within and between different communities, regions and populations.
-To improve all aspects of the quality of education to ensure measurable learning outcomes are achieved, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills and
-To optimise the efficient use of existing capital, human and financial resources.
The zoning was implemented for Class One and Form Three urban schools.