Summary of publication

The document outlines the findings, lessons learned and recommendations from the final evaluation of the Samoa School Fees Grant Program 2010-2015. The scheme was a SAT$12.5 million, five year program jointly funded by the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and Samoa. Australia contributed A$9.4million towards the program. The intended outcomes of the program were to ensure that:

1. financial barriers to primary school education were removed;
2. all Samoan children achieved higher learning outcomes;
3. all Samoan primary schools were able to offer a quality education;
4. all Samoan children completed a full cycle of primary schooling; and
5. goals were met in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Full publication

• Samoa School Fees Grant Scheme End of Programme Evaluation [PDF 780 KB]
• Samoa School Fees Grant Scheme End of Programme Evaluation [Word 450 KB]