We make access to quality education a reality - PM

My Government doesn’t simply talk about the importance of education, we make access to quality education a reality.

Those were the words of the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while opening the new Jeremiah College which is the first-ever High School to service the community of Tacirua and all of its surrounding settlements.

Bainimarama says the opening of this school has been a long time coming, that for the last 30 years the community has sought to establish a high school and bring to an end the children’s ordeal of travelling great distances to get the education to which they are entitled to.

Bainimarama adds his Government has made the expansion of education options for the young people a top priority and want the next generation of Fijians to have every possible chance to succeed and do well.

He says they want schools to be in the communities they serve and teachers to live among them and know the families of the students they have been entrusted to teach.

Bainimarama says he wants every Fijian, regardless of where they call home, to have access to the resources they require to better themselves and their communities.

He also urged the pioneer’ students of the new Jeremiah College that the school belongs to them and their community so they should care for it, respect it and do their duty in paving the way for the generations of students that will follow.

Bainimarama says he is excited for what this new institution will allow the community to accomplish and he looks forward to seeing the young people work hard and find success.

The new Jeremiah College has two year 9 classrooms with 5 teachers and 37 students.