The Fijian Ministry of Education has ramped up support for teaching Fijian in
primary and secondary schools in response to a decline in indigenous language
learning and use. According to a Pacific Islands Report, the teacher-training
program at the Fiji College of Advanced Education will award diplomas to 20 students
majoring in English and Fijian Education. The ministry hopes to expand the teaching
of Fijian to 150 secondary schools by 2006.
