Sawau District School

Dakuibeqa Village, Beqa Island

A student writing on the blackboard at Sawau District SchoolClose-up of solar panels on a school roof in Fiji

Sawau District School is in Dakuibeqa Village on Beqa Island. It has 87 students from kindergarten to Year 8, taught by 5 teachers.

Before solar, the school used a portable generator for limited power during the day. The teachers' homes, the hostels and the accommodation for boarders' families (who take turns each week to cook for the boarders) relied on a mix of small portable solar, kerosene lanterns and small generators. The 6.6 kW system we installed in 2023 gives all of them 24-hour power, and gives the school the valued option of night study.

A donor also gave the school a new LED data projector and 20 kg of library books on sustainability.

Installed2023
Upgraded
Students
87
Teachers
5
Solar array
6.6kW
Battery storage
22.8kWh

Photos

The ground-mounted solar array in the school grounds at Sawau District School
The battery modules in their cabinet at Sawau District School
The battery cabinet and inverter at Sawau District School
Students at their desks in a classroom at Sawau District School
Students perform a traditional dance in a classroom at Sawau District School
Close-up of solar panels on a school roof in Fiji

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