Adi Cakobau School in Fiji, was founded in 1948 by the Fijian government to provide an education for Fijian girls which was grounded in indigenous culture and traditions but which produced leaders who could address global challenges for Fiji.
By Peceli Naviticoko, FBC News | 20232806 The Late Taufa Vakatale. Opposition Leader Inia Seruratu has expressed his condolences on the passing of a giant in Fiji’s history, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Taufa Vakatale. Seruiratu says late Vakatale was a woman of firsts. He adds she was Fiji’s first female Deputy Prime Minister; the first ever Fijian woman elected as a Cabinet Minister; the first indigenous woman appointed as a
TALEBULA KATE | 3 July, 2023, 4:16 pm Fiji’s first woman deputy prime minister Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale was farewelled by close friends and family at the John Wesley Mission Church in Suva last Friday. Ms Vakatale lived most of her life in the civil service as an educator, politician and also became the first female acting prime minister for Fiji. Former and current Adi Cakobau School students, Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Kaba Ratu
“Small in stature but a giant in every other way” Rest in Peace: Mereia Taufa Vakatale 1938-2023 The Adi Cakobau School family is in mourning following the sad news of the passing of former student, teacher, principal, former President of the Old Girls Association, the late Dr. Mereia Taufa Vakatale. Ms Vakatale was one of the pioneer students who was selected from across Fiji to study at Adi Cakobau School in 1948, 75 years ago.
A pioneer on several fronts, Taufa Vakatale was among the first cohorts of students at Adi Cakobau School. She went on to be the first indigenous woman to pass international examinations, first indigenous woman to be head of a secondary school, first indigenous woman to be a Fijian diplomat and also to be deputy Prime Minister of Fiji.
