The Education Sector Project II aimed to support the Government of Samoa in its continued efforts to build a more equitable and effective education system, primarily by improving the quality of learning for primary and secondary school children. The project addressed priority areas in education service delivery, with a focus on disadvantaged areas. Despite positive achievements over the previous decade, including under the preceding Education Sector Project, the quality of education in terms of student test performance and functional literacy rates remained unsatisfactory. Large numbers of students did not complete primary education, the primary curriculum was outdated, and many teachers needed technical support to implement the new secondary curriculum and adopt new teaching methods. Other priority issues included a shortage of instructional materials, a lack of bilingual teachers, substandard infrastructure, and limited management capacity of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture. A secondary focus of the project was to improve government-led coordination and effectiveness of externally assisted and nationally funded programs.
Kramer Ausenco acted as the design and construction supervision consultant for 9 Secondary schools, 3 Secondary colleges, 1 Secondary school (Fagaloa School as a pilot community center) and 4 new teacher houses.
ADB Education Sector Phase II
