Tapasā

The history and context of Tapasā

Pacific parents, families, and communities highly value education, and choose to migrate to Aotearoa New Zealand to educate their children and communities and enable them to reach their full potential.

Pasifika Success Compass – Where has it come from?

The Pasifika Education Plan 2013–2017 (PEP) supports educational success for Pacific learners by enabling them to participate, engage, and contribute fully in their learning through collaborative, culturally relevant, and meaningful learning experiences and processes.

Pacific and Pasifika terminology

The terms “Pasifika” and “Pasifika peoples” are umbrella terms that are unique to Aotearoa, and were coined by government agencies to describe both migrants from the Pacific regions and their descendants.

Why Tapasā?

The Ministry of Education, partner agencies, and the wider education sector recognise that they must engage with, and respond to the shared identities, languages and cultures unique to each Pasifika group by drawing on the processes, methodologies, theories, and knowledge of each group.