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Kiribati - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Early Childhood Care and Education Act 2017. -

Adoption: 2017 | KIR-2017-L-109013

The purposes of this Act are-

(1) to provide a framework for the regulation of the provision and operation of early childhood care and education to children from 3 years old to under 6 years old;

(2) to establish a registration and compliance mechanism relating to the provision of early childhood care and education services;

(3) to set out requirements for the provision and operation of early childhood care and education services;

(4) to facilitate and support the early childhood care and education programs and services implemented at the national and local government levels.

Kiribati - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Education Act 2013 (No. 12 of 2013). -

Adoption: 2013-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | KIR-2013-L-98634

The two main objects of the Education Act 2013 are to improve the quality of education in Kiribati, and to promote compulsory education. The Act seeks to make available to every student in Kiribati an education that will maximise the student's educational potential and enable the student to become an effective and informed member of the community.

The Act seeks to achieve this through measures such as requiring adherence by schools to the national educational framework and approved syllabuses, requiring all teachers to be qualified and registered, providing for the registration of all schools, imposing minimum standards on all schools, and placing responsibilities on parents and the Government in relation to the education of children of compulsory school age.

The current Education Ordinance has been in force since 1976. Its provisions are outdated and cumbersome to administer. In 2006 the Ministry of Education commenced work towards an Education Bill that would be suitable for Kiribati, and that would enable us to improve the standard of teaching and the standard of education. This Act is the end result of a long internal process of developing policy standards that suit the needs of Kiribati in terms of regulating and improving primary and secondary education, and translating that policy into draft legislation.

The Act provides for primary and secondary education, and for the registration of all schools, be they Government's or private's. The Act reaffirms the right of every child to education, and the responsibility of every parent to choose a suitable educational environment for their child.