Ewa_District,_Nauru
Ewa District, Nauru
District in Anetan, Nauru
Ewa is a district in the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, located in the north of island.
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Ewa | |
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 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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 446 |
| Time zone | (UTC+12) |
| Area code | +674 |
It covers an area of 1.2 km2 and has a population of 300. Ewa is part of the Anetan Constituency.
The northernmost point of Nauru is in the Ewa District.
- 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.
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).[1]
There is a private Catholic school,[2] Kayser College, in Ewa.[3] It serves infant years-year 8;[1] and it served years 1-11 as of April 2002.[4] A new three classroom building opened on 8 May 2015.[5] As of 2002[update] the Nauru Department of Education gives the school 80% of its funds.[4]
- Marcus Stephen, appointed President of Nauru in 2007
- 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.[...]"
- "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).
- 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).
- "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.
