Motufoua Secondary School
| Motufoua Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 7°29′24″S 178°41′37″E / 7.49000°S 178.69361°E |
| Information | |
| Type | boarding school |
| Denomination | Church of Tuvalu |
| Established | 1905 |
| Founder | Motufoua |
| Headmaster | Fineaso Tehulu. |
| Teaching staff | 55 (2012) |
| Gender | Boys, girls |
| Enrollment | 570 (2012) |
Motufoua Secondary School is a 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.
The school 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.