Hama 'o e Ako

ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION – FORM 1 & FORM 2 📝

Got something to say? Let your ideas inspire change!

Write about Anti-Bullying, Health & Well-being, Domestic Violence, or Drug Awareness and use your voice to make a positive impact in your school and community.

✅ Minimum 500 words
✅ English or Tongan
✅ Original work completed at school
🏆 Certificates and prizes to be won!

Your voice matters. Your ideas can help build a safer, healthier, and stronger Tonga. 🇹🇴


Ministry of Education and Training Tonga

Ngaahi Matu'a tauhi fanau 'oku mahu'inga ke mou poupou'i e longa'i fanau mo tuku faingamalie hanau taimi ke nau laukonga.

Great partnerships and participation from the schools towards a sustainable and healthy environment.

As part of , students across Tongatapu took centre stage learning about climate action in classrooms, then stepping out to protect their environment through real, hands-on action.

Through school visits led by Tonga’s Department of Environment and supported by the Ridge to Reef (R2R) Project, young people explored the importance of caring for their land, oceans, and natural resources building awareness that connects directly to Tonga’s future.
The learning didn’t stop there. Students joined communities in beach clean-ups and mangrove restoration, turning knowledge into action and showing that even small steps can make a big difference for climate resilience.

A big shoutout to all partners, schools, and youth champions driving change from the ground up proving that safeguarding our planet starts locally but impacts globally.
The Tonga R2R project is supported by UNDP and the Global Environment Facility in partnership with the Ministry of Meidecc - Tonga.

Read more: https://zurl.co/gNZLO

PRIMARY SCHOOL POETRY COMPETITION – Classes 4–6 🌟

Calling all young writers across Tonga! 📝✨

Let your imagination and creativity shine as you write a poem about Health & Well-being, Domestic Violence, Anti-Bullying, or Drug Awareness based on your district theme.

💙 Write with your heart.
🌈 Inspire positive change.
🏆 Exciting certificates and prizes to be won!

📚 All entries must be completed at school and be the student's own original work. Open for Government Schools for now.

Together, let's inspire kindness, health, safety, and a brighter future for Tonga. 🇹🇴


Ministry of Education and Training Tonga
Tonga National University - 'Univesiti Fakafonua 'a Tonga

Ko e 100 Aho / 100 Days of Progress!

We are proud to share the Government of Tonga's official 100-Day Outcomes Video — a milestone reflection on the achievements delivered across all ministries since taking office.

As the Ministry of Education and Training's Digital Education Programme (HAMA), we celebrate the strides made in digital learning, literacy, and technology for our students and communities across Tonga.

Watch, share, and join us in celebrating what has been achieved — 'oku 'i ai 'etau ngāue fakataha! (we work together!) Uploaded onto MET website:
https://www.education.gov.to/index.php


Ministry of Education and Training Tonga

Save the Children Tonga, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training (MET) continues to carry out Minimum Services Standards (MSS) awareness and training this month. Yesterday's session focussed on MET officers at Ministry of Education and Training Tonga headquarters, 'Apimataka.

Recognizing the importance of strengthening the wellbeing, resilience and emotional support systems available to caregivers.

Today we had the opportunity to conduct the second meeting on Psychosocial Support with qualified counselors, where we discussed the pilot implementation of a caregiver-focused support program.

With the support from Tonga Safe and Resilient for Children we look forward to seeing the positive impact this program will have in supporting caregivers and promoting mental health and wellbeing for all.

📚 MSS Capacity Building Training Continues in ʻEua

The Minimum Service Standards (MSS) 2025 Capacity Building Training continues in the beautiful island of ʻEua, with Senior Officers Tevita and Sofia Heimuli (QAD) leading awareness and training sessions for education officers and school principals.

The training brought together principals from both Government and Non-Government schools, providing them with a comprehensive overview of the latest MSS 2025, recently approved by Cabinet.

Participants were especially pleased to:
✅ Receive hard copies of the MSS 2025 document
✅ Learn that the standards are also available online
✅ Take part in formal capacity-building sessions to better understand and implement the standards in their schools

Strengthening understanding of the MSS is an important step towards improving the quality and consistency of education across Tonga.

This initiative is made possible through the Save the Children Australia (SCA) – Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Programme in Tonga, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training (MET) under the SCG T3 component.



Ministry of Education and Training Tonga

The BRACE Project Technical Working Group met today chaired by the CEO of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Discussions focused on:
- Procurement of construction supervision consultancy services
- MEAL upcoming baseline survey
- Progress across the three project outputs and recruitments
We acknowledge the strong collaboration of MET, MEIDECC, Finance, Infrastructure, Health, TSRSP and Save the Children Tonga. Together, we continue advancing resilience and safeguarding the future of children and communities in Tonga.

A strong and promising start for the development of the MET Gender Policy.

Today marked the inaugural meeting of the Gender Policy Technical Working Group (TWG), bringing together key stakeholders from across government and the non-government sector to begin the collaborative process of drafting a Gender Policy for the Ministry of Education and Training.

We were privileged to have the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), including the WAGED Division, alongside representatives from non-government stakeholders, contributing their expertise, experiences, and perspectives to this important initiative.

The development of this policy is made possible through the support of Save the Children Australia (SCA) under the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant (SCG) Tranche 3 component. The evidence and data highlighting the need for this policy have been drawn from the Education Sector Analysis (ESA), ensuring that the policy is grounded in research and reflects the realities and priorities of Tonga's education sector.

Mālō 'aupito to everyone who joined today's discussions. This is an important first step towards building a more inclusive, equitable, and supportive education system for all.



Ministry of Education and Training Tonga