Warm Pacific Greetings
Welcome to the Australian Pasifika Educators Network (APEN)
We are a community of Pasifika and non-Pasifika educators, students, and allies committed to advancing equity, representation, and culturally responsive education in Australia.
Our work is grounded in love, respect, and relationality, with deep recognition of, and solidarity with, First Nations peoples — the original educators and knowledge-holders of this land.
Join us in shaping an inclusive and innovative future for Pasifika education through collaboration, professional development, advocacy, and connection. Together, we’re building a platform that centres Pasifika ways of knowing, being, and doing in all spaces of learning.
Advancing Pasifika Excellence
APEN is also a channel through which community, educational institutions, local and national government and policymakers can access Australian Pasifika perspectives, advice and strategic direction to enhance policies, strategies, and programs that impact Pasifika learners in Australia.
Moana Women Rising
Moana Women Rising is an anthology of writing on climate, culture and change by women educators of the Moana. Grounded in lived experience across Samoa, Tuvalu and the Pacific diaspora, these stories carry the knowledge, grief and leadership of Pacific women who teach, and who are shaping how their communities respond to loss and damage. Published by the Australian Pasifika Educators Network as part of Voices Across the Water.
APEN Membership
APEN welcomes members living in Australia with Pacific Islander and Māori ancestry and heritage and we seek diverse perspectives working together toward a common goal. The network commits to working collaboratively with Australian Indigenous and Pacific Indigenous peoples locally, regionally and globally.
Our vision is to empower Pasifika educators, learners and communities to thrive in Australian society.
