Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012

From good to great: Stepping up for Pasifika education

New Zealand’s education system is world-class. Every young New Zealander can be, and deserves to be, part of its success. The Pasifika Education Plan 2008–2012 sets out what needs to be done so the education system ‘steps up’ for Pasifika students.

This Plan has been developed to help all Pasifika children and students get a high-quality education and achieve good outcomes – from early childhood right through to tertiary education.

New Zealand’s Pasifika population is large, diverse and is growing fast. Pasifika people will make up an increasing proportion of New Zealand’s paid workforce. We need to deliver Pasifika students a high-quality education that fits their needs, their culture, and their aspirations.

For all these reasons, the Pasifika Education Plan is an important document. A good education and higher qualifications benefit all students’ opportunities for employment and earnings, and also benefit family well-being. Stepping up the system’s performance for today’s Pasifika students will help provide role models and mentors for future generations of Pasifika learners.

This Pasifika Education Plan fits with government’s wider work for education, such as the Early Childhood Education Strategy which provides the foundation for successful learning at all stages of the education system. Later in the system the Schools Plus initiative sees students staying at school longer, leaving with higher qualifications, and continuing to get the skills and training they need for future success.

This Plan is organised into four strands: early childhood education, compulsory education, tertiary education and education sector-wide, and these common themes run across all these strands:

• Strong learning foundations ensuring Pasifika students participate, engage and achieve at each stage of their education, and make good transitions from one stage to the next.
• Literacy and numeracy – critical in themselves and also vital skills for students’ wider learning.
• Effective teaching – a key to students’ engagement and achievement.
• Working with families and communities to ensure a joined-up approach.

 
This is a job for everyone. The success of this Pasifika Education Plan requires Pasifika families and communities, education services and government to work together.

Downloading the Plan

The Pasifika Education Plan 2008 - 2012 is available to download from the links below.

The Plan consists of 16 A4 segments which when pieced together comprise a large foldout poster. Pages 1 - 8 make up the front section of the Plan, with pages 9 - 16 making up the back section of the Plan. The segments should be printed and pieced together in following order:

Pages 1 - 4 make up the top half of the front section
Pages 5 - 8 make up the bottom half of the front section.

Pages 9 - 12 make up the top half of the back section
Pages 13 - 16 make up the bottom half of the back section.

For a printed version of the Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012, please contact Aleeta Hau, aleeta.hau@minedu.govt.nz.

Pasifika Education Plan: Monitoring Report 2007

The Pasifika Education Plan: Monitoring Report 2007 is available to download from our Education Counts website.