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Northern Islands High School (NIHS) is a secondary school in
Wotje Wotje Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) is a coral atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Geography Wotje's land area of is one of the largest in the Marshall Islands, and en ...
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Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
. It is a part of the
Marshall Islands Public School System Republic of Marshall Islands Public School System (PSS) is the public school system of the Marshall Islands, headquartered in Majuro. It was established in November 2013 by Public Law 2013-23. It is a part of the Ministry of Education, Sports and ...
. The school serves the following atolls and islands in the north of the country: Wotje,
Ailuk Ailuk Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) is a coral atoll of 57 islets in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. It is located approximately north from Wotje. Its total land area is only , but it en ...
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Aur AUR, or aur, may refer to: * Acute urinary retention * African Union of Railways * Alliance for Romanian Unity * Alliance for the Union of Romanians * American University of Rome * Arch User Repository * Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands * Auriga const ...
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Likiep Likiep Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) is a coral atoll of 65 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. It is approximately northwest of Wotje. Its total land area is only , but that enclos ...
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Maloelap The Maloelap Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) (also spelled Maleolap) is a coral atoll of 71 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its land area is only , but that encloses a lagoon of ...
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Mejit Mejit ( Marshallese: , , or , ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Unlike most of the other islands of the Marshall Islands, Mejit is a stony island rather than a coral a ...
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Utrik Utirik Atoll or Utrik Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) is a coral atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only , but it encloses a lagoon with an area ...
. It has a boarding program for students from distant atolls and islands.


History

Anil Construction built the building. The construction plans were finalized in 1991. The school was scheduled to open in 1998.TIME FOR EDUCATION CHANGE IN MARSHALL ISLANDS: DEBRUM
" '' Pacific Islands Report''. November 19, 1997. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.


References

Boarding schools High schools in the Marshall Islands Educational institutions established in 1998 {{Marshalls-stub