22 Jun 2021

Pacific Studies proposed to be taught in NZ high schools

From Pacific Waves

For New Zealand high school students, learning about the Pacific could be a possibility.

The Ministry of Education are proposing 'Pacific Studies' as a subject in the National Certificate of Education and Achievement, or NCEA.

Many have long wished for a curriculum that embraces the strong Pasifika backbone of values, beliefs and traditions.

Students at Pacific Advance Secondary School. Note only use identifying pictures for stories about PASS - only non-identifiying pictures may be reused.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

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