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The government has announced that computer tablets are being distributed to students in 20 Primary State, Church and Independent Schools around Malta and Gozo, as part of the One Tablet Per Child initiative.

About 350 students, 32 teachers and 21 learning support assistants (LSAs) are taking part in the Pilot Project which will determine what kind of tablet should be adopted and how it should be deployed for all students in State, Church and Independent Schools as from Year 4 in the Primary Classroom.

The participating State Schools are Siġġiewi, Msida, Gżira, Marsascala, Cospicua, Għajnsielem-Sannat-Victoria in Gozo, Pieta’, Paola, Mellieħa, Żurrieq, Baħrija and the Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre. The Church Schools are St Albert the Great, St Joseph Mater Boni Consiglii and De La Salle College. The Independent Schools are Thi Lakin, Chiswick House Schools and San Anton.