Education in Nauru

In 2011, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reported that 3,026 children were enrolled at Nauru's schools.

[9] Education in Nauru was first formalised by the work of Protestant missionaries in the early twentieth century.

The first schools were established by missionary Philip Delaporte, teaching children literacy in the Nauru language.

In 1923, the joint administration of the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand made education compulsory and established a curriculum based in the English language.

[10] Australia's AusAID funded an $11 million refurbishment of Nauru Secondary School beginning in late 2007.