Liahona Students and Faculty

The studentbody numbers 1100 with 66 faculty and 12 support staff.  This is a four year high school with a full fledged course offering.  All classes are taught in English.  The goal is to teach students business computers, math, science, Tongan studies, social studies, seminary, and vocational all in English so the students will be conversant in the universal language of the church and internationally.  

The teachers must be temple recommend holders and often these people are hired as teachers and then they work on their teaching certificate.  The quality of teachers, and thus the quality of teaching, is improving each year due to the International Teacher Education Program (ITEP), which is what our calling is all about.  Each year ITEP helps teachers earn their teaching certificate through BYU-Hawaii.  There are two senior missionary couples at Liahona High.  One couple from Rexburg is focused on the vocational programs, which is very critical for the school and the students, and we are focused on all the other areas.  The church has high expectations of the teachers and with consistent coaching from the high caliber of administration and the missionaries, The Church Education System in Tonga (And all of the Pacific - Somoa, Fiji, Kirabati) is above the level of the neighboring government high schools and other church (Catholic, Wesleyan, Methodist, and Adventist) schools.  We are really proud to be associated with Liahona, which is the flagship church school in the Pacific.