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Community voice, research and evidence
In the 2020-2030 Action Plan for Pacific Education, we committed to develop a policy on Pacific bilingual and immersion education.
Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020–2030
Throughout 2021 to 2022, we worked with Pacific communities and the education sector to develop a policy to be included in the 2023 refreshed action plan.
What you said
We heard from Pacific communities across the motu about the importance of Pacific languages in education and that we need to show the Ministry’s commitment to Pacific languages more clearly.
Changes we made to the action plan
What we did
We have made 2 changes to the action plan to strengthen the strategic focus on Pacific languages in education.
Refresh of the Action Plan for Pacific Education for 2023
Policy on Pacific languages in education
Where we are going
The new section on Pacific languages in education sets out the Ministry of Education’s policy on Pacific languages in education.
This policy sets the direction for Pacific bilingual and immersion education in the early learning, schooling and tertiary education systems. It embeds a high-quality delivery model to achieve this direction. This includes supporting the growth of bilingual and immersion education settings.
What you can do
The policy statement can be used to work with services, schools and providers to grow and support Pacific language pathways in your community and to understand what actions the Ministry of Education and partner agencies are taking.
Support and resources
Pacific Bilingual and Immersion Programme funding
Support Staff in Schools Collective AgreementSupport Staff in Schools' Collective AgreementResearch
Below is the research we have used to develop the policy and the wider strategic position on Pacific languages:
Pacific Languages Strategy 2022-2032 – Ministry for Pacific Peoples [PDF, 17MB]
Leo Moana o Aotearoa: The Pacific languages of Aotearoa survey – Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Pacific languages evidence brief