We have just received notification from the Deputy Head Teacher at Moita Boys’ Secondary Boarding Schools, that the two pupils sponsored through The Meserani Project, who sat their national examinations at the end of last year, have both achieved results that will allow them to continue to further education.

Lucas Dalash achieved a Division Two pass, and will be allocated a place at High School to study A’ Levels. The government will inform him in April where they have placed him, and he will begin his studies in July.

Lucas’ mother died in 2008. His father is old and unemployed. He has three sisters and one brother. He wants to be a doctor.

Elibariki Thomas achieved a Division Three pass, and will be allocated a place at High School to study A’ Levels or Technical College to follow a vocational course. The government will inform him in April where they have placed him, and he will begin his studies in July.

Both of Elibariki’s parents are unemployed, and in his final years at Moita School, the headteacher was supporting him financially to complete his secondary education. He has one sister, Nembris, who was in Standard Six at primary school in 2013. His twin brother is at home, and without an education – he did start secondary school, but now cannot afford the fees. He has an older brother who is married. He wants to go to High School, and his ambition is to be a doctor. His favourite subject is English. His teachers predicted that he will get the necessary examination results to be offered a place at High School.