What is your school day like in Fiji?

Answer 1

Fiji law requires that all children should have acess to education regardless of gender, race, color and ethnic. Fiji Education system is categorized into 3.

1. Primary School (Elementary Sch) - This comes from Kindargarten to Class/Grade 8.

Subjects taught in Primary/Elementary Schools are:-

a) Mathematics

b) English

c) Health Science

d) Social Science

e) Elementary Science

f) Music

g) Computer

h)Physical Education

i) Arts & Crafts

2. High/Secondary School - Ranges from Form 3 to 7 or Grade 9 to 12.

Sunjects include:-

a) Mathematics (compulsory every students MUST take it)

b) English (compulsory every students MUST take it)

c) Fijian

d) Hindi

e) Technical Drawing

f) Wood Work

g) Metal Work

h) Home Economics

i) Computer studies

j) Clothing & Textiles

k) Office Technology

l) Commercial Studies

m) Science - Chemistry, Biology and Physics

n) Agricultural Science

o) Music, Arts & Craft and Physical Education

p) Basic Science

q) Social Science

r) Geograhy

s) History

From "c" to "s" it is optional. High school students have to pick a minimum of 7 subjects if in Form 3 and 4. And 5 subjects for Form 5,6 & 7.

3. Universities, Teatiary Studies for further education.

There are two active Universities in Fiji. The Univesity of the South Pacific and the University of Fiji both have interesting subjects. The Fiji Institute of Technology deals with Mechanical studies, Accounting, Economics, Computers and Technologies. The Fiji School of Medicine for Practitioners, The Fiji School of Nursing for Nurses, The Fiji School of Catering for Tourism, Hospitality, Cook training and such. There are literally thousands of teatiary education in Fiji.

Answer 2

English and Mathematics is compulsory in every primary and secondary schools in Fiji.

Primary/Elementary schools learn the following:-

Mathematics

English

Fijian

Hindi

Art & Crafts

Social Studies

Health Science

Elementary Science

Music

Physical Education (Students take all of the above except native fijians learn Fijians while Indo-fijians learn Hindi.)

High Schools:-

Mathematics

English

Fijian

Hindi

Urdu

French

Office Technology

Computing

Agriculture Science

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Geography

History

Economics

Accounting

Metalwork

Woodwork

Technical Drawing

Home Economics

Sewing

Food Technology

Social Science

Basic Science

Physical Edu,Music & Art.

In High School, a student must take 7 subjects in Grade 9-10(Form3-4). In Grade 11-13(Form5-7) a students must take 5 subjects)

Physical Edu,Music & Craft is compulsory along with Mathematics and English.

Recess is 15minutes in both primary and secondary schools while lunch time is 45 minutes long.