Ewa District, Nauru

Ewa is a district in the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, located in the north of island.

Ewa
District
A Catholic church in Ewa
Ewa District within Nauru
Coordinates: 0°30′17″S 166°56′8″E
Country	Nauru
Constituency	Anetan
Area
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	537[1]
Time zone	(UTC+12)
Area code	+674

Geography

It covers an area of 1.2 km^{2[citation needed]} and has a population of 537.^[1] Ewa is part of the Anetan Constituency.

The northernmost point of Nauru is in the Ewa District.

Buildings and structures

• Kayser College - A K-10 school. Named after German missionary Alois Kayser, who lived on the island for forty years.^{[citation needed]}
• Capelle & Partner - a department store that is the largest business in Nauru.
• An Australian rules football playing ground is to the east of Capelle & Partner; it is a bare patch of crushed coral.
• Christ the King Church is located in the town of Arubo.

Education

See also: Education in Nauru

The primary and secondary schools serving all of Nauru are Yaren Primary School in Yaren District (years 1-3), Nauru Primary School in Meneng District (years 4-6), Nauru College in Denigomodu District (years 7-9), and Nauru Secondary School (years 10-12).^[2]

There is a private Catholic school,^[3] Kayser College, in Ewa.^[4] It serves infant years-year 8;^[2] and it served years 1-11 as of April 2002.^[5] A new three classroom building opened on 8 May 2015.^[6] As of 2002^[update] the Nauru Department of Education gives the school 80% of its funds.^[5]

Notable people

• Marcus Stephen, appointed President of Nauru in 2007

See also

• Geography of Nauru
• List of settlements in Nauru

References

1. Nauru 2021 Population and Housing Census - Analytical Report, Noumea: Pacific Community (SPC) and Government of the Republic of Nauru (Nauru) 2023, 9 August 2023, p. 27, archived from the original on 7 September 2023, retrieved 3 May 2024
2. Document by the Archived 2018-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." OHCHR. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is comprised of 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12.[...]"
3. "Attitudinal Survey Report on the Delivery of HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health Education in School Settings in Nauru HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health Education in School Settings in Nauru Archived 2018-07-04 at the Wayback Machine." UNESCO, 2015. P. 4 (pdf P. 12).
4. "Education Statistics Digest 2015 Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine." Department of Education (Nauru). Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47).
5. Brandjes, Denis (preparer). "Page 1 THE COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING School Networking in the Pacific Island States An Environmental Scan and Plan for the Establishment of Schoolnets for the Pacific Island States Archived 2018-07-03 at the Wayback Machine." April 2002. p. 49 (PDF p. 51).
6. "Nauru - Opening of the New Building at Kayser College Archived 2019-07-12 at the Wayback Machine." MSC Mission Office Australia. 26 May 2015. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.

Ewa Beach

External links

Media related to Ewa at Wikimedia Commons