Government’s commitment to make education more accessible saw the opening of today of the Vunidawa District School by the community of Matailobau and Waima during a ground breaking ceremony for 3 new classroom blocks and a teachers quarters.
The project which costs $137,000 for the Naitasiri-based school is funded by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The construction works for a classroom block and teachers quarters for Vunidawa District School, carried out by the RFMF engineers, follows a visit by the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama to the school earlier this year.
Vunidawa District School Principal, Maciu Yabakirua said that today’s ground breaking ceremony signifies the beginning of a new future for the students of the school.
“On behalf of the teachers and students, I would like to thank the government for assisting us with the new classroom blocks that will cater for classes 2, 5 and 6,” Yabakirua said.
“Included in this construction plan is a library and office so I am sure we will also be able to give our class 8 students a new classroom.”
Kemueli Bai of the Yavusa Dawasamu, Nakorovatu (landowning unit which accommodates the Vunidawa Government Station and the Vunidawa District School) said that the people of Matailobau and Waima were also grateful for the assistance by government as this would go a long way.
“The Vunidawa District School which was established in 1952 has been in dire need of refurbishment works and I am pleased that the school is finally receiving assistance from government,” Bai said.
“This school is one of the first schools to be established in the province of Naitasiri but has always been deprived of development but today I can see that government still remains committed to the providing and uplifting the standard of education for our children.”
The Vunidawa District School caters for children from Delaitoga, Matailobau, Nabena, Naqara, Vuisiga and Nakorovatu with a school roll of 158.
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