[Published on Tuesday, 5 May 2026]
BY RODRICK DESURI
Auki
The Su’u National Secondary School in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, is facing water challenges.
This is an ongoing problem in which authorities are being called on to address.
Low pressure of their water source, which pumps water to the school area, forces students and staff to walk down to a nearby river for bathing.
School teacher Steven Olia told Island Sun on Monday that this is challenging the school and needs to be addressed.
He said they have water reaching their school, but it does not cater for the large population of the school.
He said that it sometimes causes frustration during event organising or government officials’ visits.
“This is a big problem for us here at school. We have water storage, but it is too little to serve the large population of the school. Because of that, we have to preserve it,” he said.
“So, what we usually do is preserve the water that reaches us for ablution, washing, and cleaning,” he added.
He said that because of the water problem, students and staff have to go down to the nearby river to swim and do their laundry.
“Every day, we have to go down and up the hill to the river for swimming and to do our laundry,” he said.
Meanwhile, he appeals to responsible authorities to support them.
He said that since affording water tanks is not possible, they prefer an engineer to conduct a land survey for any possible borehole.
“We prefer any engineer to come and do a survey here at the school. It might be possible to dig a borehole here,” he said.
The paper understands that Su’u National Secondary School is situated a few meters high up the Ura hill.
Photo credit: Steve Olia
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