Vatu Rural Training Centre
Choiseul Province
Vatu (meaning 'stone' or 'black') is a residential centre, formerly operating as Corpus Christi, at a different site. It is owned by the Family Community School Committee on North East Guadalcanal, and supervised by the Catholic Church.
| Course duration | 2 years |
| Annual fee | $250 |
| Courses | Agriculture, Carpentry, Life Skills, Mechanics |
| To apply | Applicants must have completed Standard 6 or Form 3, and be aged 17 to 25. Please send a letter from your priest, pastor or minister, and a letter from your village chief or catechist with your application |
| Contact | James Manengelea, Principal, Vatu Rural Training Centre, Rere, PO Box 909, Honiara. Or Education Secretary, Archdiocese of Honiara, PO Box 237, Honiara |
| How to get here | It's a three-hour journey by outboard motor from Honiara. Or one-and-a-half hour's walk inland from Rere Village, on the coast of Guadalcanal |
