Government is focused on ensuring that education offered to all Fijians is accessible and affordable.
This was the message from the Ministry of Education permanent secretary, Dr Brij Lal during his visit to Valelawa Primary School in Labasa this week.
Dr Lal, while visiting the developments at the school, expressed his appreciation to the management and teachers of the school for their initiative in the installation of solar system at the school.
The system supplies power to all the electronic devices in the school.
“This is the kind of initiatives we want to see manifested in all the schools, leaders and management taking a proactive role to meet the educational demand in their schools. The Government will assist in all avenues possible but the onus is on the administrators in the school level to initiate measures that will foster teaching and learning,” Dr Lal said.
In addressing the students, Dr Lal encouraged them to work hard and strive to reach the highest level of education possible.
Dr Lal also had a brief session with the teachers of the school and offered professional advice to the teachers on the implementation of the new reforms in the education sector in 2014.
“We will have to work together to ensure that reforms implemented will positively impact the lives of the children that we serve to build a smarter Fiji. The focus of the government is to ensure that education offered is accessible and affordable.
“The new constitution and budget charts the direction to undertake to ensure that all children of this nation receive the best in education and you are the agents to see that this is realized in your schools,” Dr Lal added.
The permanent secretary also made courtesy visits to Muanidevo Sanatan School and Naduri Primary School.
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