Public Consultations Set to Revive Scaling in Fiji’s National Exams

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced that the Cabinet has agreed to conduct public consultations regarding the potential reintroduction of scaling in national examinations for both primary and secondary schools. In his statement, PM Rabuka indicated that a final decision on the matter will be made following the consultations. He noted that the scaling system was first implemented in 1979 for the Fiji Seventh Form Certificate Examination and in 1989 for the Fiji School Leaving Certificate Examination. This system was designed as a fair approach to ensuring subject equivalence but was discontinued in 2015.