The Education Ministry has achieved another milestone in the signing of certificates by the permanent secretary Dr Brij Lal for the 50 schools that have registered with new names.
The Education Minister Mr Filipe Bole is happy with the achievement.
“We need to place the interests of the nation first including unity so to be able to steer our nation forward to a better Fiji. The Ministry of Education is working towards removing all policies and programme, which are based on racial discrimination,” Mr Bole said.
One of the key measures of Pillar 2 of the People’s Charter “developing a common national identity and building social cohesion” is the phasing out of institutional names that denote racial affiliations.
Schools that have names with racial affiliation were instructed by the Ministry of Education to take on new names. Of the 50 schools that changed names, 49 are Primary schools and one secondary school.
The prestigious Indian College on Rewa Street will now belong to history as it now called Jai Narayan College.
This achievement has come at a crucial time when Fiji is celebrating Easter, which signifies unity and sacrifice.