page_title: Motufoua Secondary School
section_title: Government school
hierarchical_section_title: Motufoua Secondary School / Government school
caption_attribution_description: Català: Vista de Vaitupu, de Tuvalu, des de satèl·lit Deutsch: NASA-Astronauenbild der Insel Vaitupu, Tuvalu English: Vaitupu Island atoll, Tuvalu, from space
context_page_description: Motufoua Secondary School is boarding school for children on Vaitupu atoll, Tuvalu.
  As of 2000 it is the largest high school in Tuvalu. As Tuvalu consists of nine islands, the students reside on Vaitupu during the school year and return to their home islands during the school vacations.
  Vaitupu received worldwide attention in March 2000, when a fire in a dormitory at the school killed 19 girls and an adult supervisor. It was later discovered that the fire was caused by a student using a candle to read during the night. The school celebrated 100 years of education in 2005.
context_section_description: Motufoua Secondary School is operated by the government of Tuvalu, while retaining a connection with the Church of Tuvalu through the use of the Motufoua School Church and with a chaplain as a member of the school staff. The students attend services at the Motufoua School Church.
caption: Vaitupu Island
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