Education in the Cook Islands has close ties with the educational system of New Zealand. Primary and secondary education are free and attendance is compulsory for children between the ages of five and fifteen.[1][2] Some degree courses are provided by the University of the South Pacific.[1]
Tereora College was one such school. It was an LMS school and closed early in the 1900s. Fifty years later it reopened, in 1954, as a public school.
The European School, began in the 1920s. In the 1930s, it was based in the Sunday School Hall, on the seaward side of the Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church at the main town in Rarotonga. It is not known at this stage as to whether it was a London Missionary Society school or privately run. However the school closed in the 1940s.
In the late 1940s, the New Zealand administration opened the Avarua Side School, which was an adjunct school of the Avarua Maori School. In 1958, the Side School moved to Nikao and eventually in 1975, the Nikao Side School was renamed the Avatea School.
In 1975, Nukutere College, a Catholic secondary school in Avarua, commenced operations. The school has been staffed by religious and lay staff. The Christian Brothers provided staff for the college from 1976 to 2009.
Primary and secondary educationedit
The Cook Islands Ministry of Education operates 22 government schools. In addition, there are 8 private educational institutions.[3]
Tertiary educationedit
The University of the South Pacific operates a campus on Rarotonga. Some tertiary courses are available through the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute.
education, cook, islands, close, ties, with, educational, system, zealand, primary, secondary, education, free, attendance, compulsory, children, between, ages, five, fifteen, some, degree, courses, provided, university, south, pacific, contents, history, prim. Education in the Cook Islands has close ties with the educational system of New Zealand Primary and secondary education are free and attendance is compulsory for children between the ages of five and fifteen 1 2 Some degree courses are provided by the University of the South Pacific 1 Contents 1 History 2 Primary and secondary education 3 Tertiary education 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editEducation in a Western sense began with missionaries in the early part of the 19th century The first schools began with British missionaries from the London Missionary Society and later the Seventh day Adventists and possibly other church groups Tereora College was one such school It was an LMS school and closed early in the 1900s Fifty years later it reopened in 1954 as a public school The European School began in the 1920s In the 1930s it was based in the Sunday School Hall on the seaward side of the Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church at the main town in Rarotonga It is not known at this stage as to whether it was a London Missionary Society school or privately run However the school closed in the 1940s In the late 1940s the New Zealand administration opened the Avarua Side School which was an adjunct school of the Avarua Maori School In 1958 the Side School moved to Nikao and eventually in 1975 the Nikao Side School was renamed the Avatea School In 1975 Nukutere College a Catholic secondary school in Avarua commenced operations The school has been staffed by religious and lay staff The Christian Brothers provided staff for the college from 1976 to 2009 Primary and secondary education editThe Cook Islands Ministry of Education operates 22 government schools In addition there are 8 private educational institutions 3 Tertiary education editThe University of the South Pacific operates a campus on Rarotonga Some tertiary courses are available through the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute See also editMana Strickland List of schools in the Cook IslandsReferences edit a b The Cook Islands Government of the Cook Islands Archived from the original on 2008 07 23 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Cook Islands Country Brief UNFPA Archived from the original on January 12 2008 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Annual Report 1 July 2012 30 June 2013 PDF Cook Islands Ministry of Education 2013 Retrieved 15 July 2020 nbsp This article relating to education is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Cook Islands article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Education in the Cook Islands amp oldid 1047043190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
