Situating Decolonisation of Languages and Literacies Education in the South Pacific

The chapter seeks to unsettle the negative consequences of colonisation in education and the need for decolonising the teaching materials. It argues that in the Pacific Island countries, the most common forms of educational inequalities concern the curriculum, lack of resources, language of instruction, shortage of teachers, as well as gender inequalities in schools. The chapter also brings to light the impact of poor infrastructure and the gap between urban and rural schools as some of the key contributors to educational inequalities. It concludes with suggestions on how the identified forms of educational inequalities might be addressed.