5 Feb 2022

No easy fix for high school shortage in Vanuatu

From , 6:02 am on 5 February 2022

Vanuatu's Education Ministry says there is no quick fix to address a shortage of high schools in the country.

 This is after reports that there are not enough schools to accommodate Year 11 students for the 2022 academic year which starts next Monday.

 Director of Education Services Samuel Katipa told RNZ Pacific there are 2000 primary schools but only 90 secondary schools on the island.

Mr Katipa says they have found it challenging to deal with this issue for the past decade.

Schoolchildren in class, Tanna Island Vanuatu.

Schoolchildren in class, Tanna Island Vanuatu. Photo: AFP