Editing History of Tuvalu (section)

===The development of the education system===
The [[London Missionary Society]] (LMS) established a mission school at Papaelise on Funafuti; [[Sarah Jolliffe]] was the teacher for some years.<ref name="EFHA"/> The LMS established a primary school at Motufoua on [[Vaitupu]] in 1905. The purpose was to prepare young men for entry into the LMS seminary in [[Samoa]]. This school evolved into the [[Motufoua Secondary School]].<ref name="mapia">{{cite web| title= Motufoua Secondary School |url=http://wikimapia.org/4492759/Motufoua-Secondary-School |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> There was also a school called Elisefou (New Ellice) on Vaitupu. The school was established in [[Funafuti]] in 1923 and moved to Vaitupu in 1924. It closed in 1953. Its first headmaster, [[Donald Gilbert Kennedy]] (1923–1932), was a known disciplinarian who would not hesitate to discipline his students. He was succeeded as headmaster by Melitiana of Nukulaelae.<ref name="LH1"/> In 1953 government schools were established on Nui, Nukufetau and Vaitupu and in the following year on the other islands. These schools replace the existing primary schools. However, the schools did not have capacity for all children until 1963, when the government improved educational standards.<ref name="HoT">{{cite book |first1= Enele |last1=Sapoaga |editor-first1=Hugh |editor-last1=Laracy |title=Tuvalu, A History, Chapter 19 – Post-War Development|year= 1976|publisher= University of the South Pacific/Government of Tuvalu}}</ref>

From 1953 until 1975 Tuvaluan students could sit the selection tests for admission to the [[King George V School (Gilbert and Ellice Islands)|King George V Secondary School]] for boys (which opened in 1953) and the Elaine Bernacchi Secondary School for girls. These schools were located on [[Tarawa]] in the Gilbert Islands (now [[Kiribati]]), which was the administrative centre of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] colony. In 1965 [[King George V and Elaine Bernacchi School]] were merged.<ref name=Talup242>Talu, Alaima. "Towards Quality in Education" (Chapter 21, in Part IV: Social Issues). In: Van Trease, Howard (editor). ''Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati''. [[University of Canterbury]] MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and [[University of the South Pacific]] Institute of Pacific Studies, 1993. {{ISBN|095833000X}}, 9780958330008. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7rg-swcHq9QC&pg=PA242 242]</ref> Tarawa was also the location for training institutions such as the teachers college and the nursing centre.<ref name="HoT"/>

The activities of the LMS were taken over by the [[Church of Tuvalu]]. From 1905 to 1963 Motufoua only admitted students from LMS church schools. In 1963 the LMS and the government of Tuvalu began to co-operate in providing education and students were enrolled from government schools. In 1970 a secondary school for girls was opened at Motufoua.<ref name="HoT"/> In 1974, the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu, separating from the Gilbert Islands which became Kiribati. The following year the students that attended school on Tawara were transferred to Motufoua. From 1975 the Church of Tuvalu and the government jointly administer the School.<ref name="HoT"/> Eventually administration of [[Motufoua Secondary School]] became the sole responsibility of the Department of Education of Tuvalu.

[[Fetuvalu Secondary School]], a day school operated by the Church of Tuvalu, is located on [[Funafuti]].<ref name="WEF">{{cite web| title= Education for All 2015 National Review: Tuvalu| publisher= World Education Forum |date=22 May 2015 |url= http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002331/233123e.pdf|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="ESR">{{cite web| title= Education Statistical Report | publisher= Tuvalu Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports |year= 2012|url= https://prism.spc.int/component/advlisting/?view=download&format=raw&fileId=62|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> The school re-opened in 2003 having been closed for 5 years.<ref name="SPE">{{cite web| title= Part 2: Services and Opportunities| publisher= UNICEF| url= http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Tuvalu_Sitan_Part_3.pdf| access-date= 15 July 2017| archive-date= 30 May 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130530205921/http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Tuvalu_Sitan_Part_3.pdf| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="PM">{{cite book |last1= Turner |first1=Barry |title= The Statesman's Yearbook 2015: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|year= 2014|publisher= Palgrave Macmillan }}</ref>

In 2011, Fusi Alofa Association Tuvalu (FAA – Tuvalu) established a school for children with special needs.<ref name="FAA"/>

Community Training Centres (CTCs) have been established within the primary schools on each atoll. The CTSs provide vocational training to students that do not progress beyond Class 8. The CTCs offer training in basic carpentry, gardening and farming, sewing and cooking. At the end of their studies the graduates of CTC can apply to continue studies either at [[Motufoua Secondary School]] or the [[Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute]] (TMTI). Adults can also attend courses at the CTCs.<ref name="SB">{{cite web |last1= Salanieta Bakalevu (Project Coordinator) |first1= David Manuella, Tuvalu USP Campus |title= Open Schooling as a Strategy for Second-chance Education in the Pacific: A desk study report |pages= 96–100 |date= June 2011 |publisher= Commonwealth of Learning (COL) / University of the South Pacific |url= http://dspace.col.org/bitstream/123456789/435/1/Open-Schooling-Strategy-for-Second-Chance-Education-Pacific-Report.pdf |access-date= 20 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130513082239/http://dspace.col.org/bitstream/123456789/435/1/Open-Schooling-Strategy-for-Second-Chance-Education-Pacific-Report.pdf |archive-date= 13 May 2013 |url-status= dead}}</ref>