Editing Nauru (section)

=== Education ===
{{Further|Education in Nauru}}

[[Literacy]] on Nauru is 96%. Education is compulsory for children from six to sixteen years old, and two more non-compulsory years are offered (years 11 and 12).<ref>{{cite web |author=Waqa, B |year=1999 |url=http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/nauru/contents.html |title=UNESCO Education for all Assessment Country report 1999 Country: Nauru |accessdate=2 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525060901/http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/nauru/contents.html |archivedate=25 May 2006}}</ref> The island has three primary schools and two secondary schools. The secondary schools are [[Nauru Secondary School]] and Nauru College.<ref>"[http://www.naurugov.nr/about-nauru/schools.aspx Schools] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062728/http://www.naurugov.nr/about-nauru/schools.aspx |date=5 July 2018 }}." Government of Nauru. Retrieved on 5 June 2018.</ref> There is a campus of the [[University of the South Pacific]] on Nauru. Before this campus was built in 1987, students would study either by distance or abroad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=usp_nauru_home |accessdate=19 June 2012 |title=USP Nauru Campus |publisher=University of the South Pacific |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620073413/http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=usp_nauru_home |archivedate=20 June 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2011, the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]], Australia has established a presence on the island with around 30 Nauruan teachers studying for an associate degree in education. These students will continue on to the degree to complete their studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-education/research/nauru |title=Nauru Teacher Education Project |accessdate=5 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113133/https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-education/research/nauru |archivedate=8 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> This project is led by Associate Professor Pep Serow and funded by the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]].

The previous community public library was destroyed in a fire. {{As of|1999}}, a new one had not yet been built, and no [[bookmobile]] services were available as of that year. Sites with libraries include the University of the South Pacific campus, Nauru Secondary, Kayser College, and Aiwo Primary.<ref>''Book Provision in the Pacific Islands''. [[UNESCO]] Pacific States Office, 1999. {{ISBN|9820201551}}, 9789820201552. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1k1HbbMRI_4C&pg=PA33 33] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705121459/https://books.google.ca/books?id=1k1HbbMRI_4C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33 |date=5 July 2018 }}.</ref> The Nauru Community Library is in the new University of the South Pacific Nauru Campus building, which was officially opened in May 2018.