History:

Rasekai Tanoa Visawaqa (Historian).

HISTORY OF NAKAUVADRA

The Province of Ra decided that there should be a High School for Ra to cater for the Ra people. The District Elders which consists of the four district Nalawa, Nakorotubu, Rakiraki and Saivou then decided to built the school known as Ra high in the Nalawa district. To fund for the school each district had to donate a substantial amount of money to the province. The eleders of Rakiraki then met and decided that it was not to their advantages to send their children to Ra high school because of the long distance travelled and costs they have to meet. So they gave their contribution to the province of Ra for the Province High School and went on to built their own school.

The school first under the name of Rakiraki Central School was opened 1965 at Navunidawa near Navolau to cater for classess 7and for fijian students within the locality.

On 5th of February 1962, 41 students were admitted to the Rakiraki Central School. The school was located between Navolau No1 and Namuaimada. However after two years of operations the school was completely destroyed by the 1966 cylone.

Between 1962 and 1969 the school was shifted twice owing to a hurricane that completely destroyed the original site. A shed was errected in the Rakiraki District School compound where the classess continued. In 1970 while still under Rakiraki Central, the school was shifted to its present site at Korowaqa about 3km from vaileka town along the kings road towards suva.

By 1970 277 students had been admitted. Nakauvadra Junior Secondary School was started at the present site. The Provincial Secondary School, Ra Junior Secondary School to cater for students of Rakiraki Tikina because of the long distance travel and expenses.

The school was a multiracial school admitting not only Fijians, but also Indian students.With the continous and ever increasing keenees for better education, coupled with the famous slogan of the people of Ra "MAE NA MAE". The late Tui Navitilevu Ratu Emori Bolobolo and his people got together to re-establish the school beside the already existing Rakiraki District School temporarly until a suitable location was sought.