333. The Council is particularly pleased to hear from the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory that the Administering Authority has made education a "top priority". The Council notes that although there has been significant progress during the past five years in student academic achievement, the overall standard is still lower than that in schools in the United States. Higher education 334. The Council is pleased to note the determination of the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau to support 'a unified College of Micronesia system”, by combining a number of liberal arts, vocational and occupational post-secondary colleges in the three entities. 335. It notes further the view of the representative of Palau that funding for the colleges involved should come from outside the compact. It asks that the Administering Authority give consideration to this. 336. The Council is pleased at the increasing number of Trust Territory students engaged in post-secondary education in the United States and other countries. It is particularly encouraged at signs that Micronesia graduates are beginning to return to the Territory to put those skills to good use locally rather than working overseas. 337. The Council urges the territorial Governments to seek more pl,aces for their students at both the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of the South Pacific at Suva, Fiji. It recognizes that this may recruire the universities to relax their fore ign student quotas and urges the Administering Authority to intercede on the Territory's behalf with the Governments concerned. Elementary and secondary education 338. The Council is pleased to hear that elementary enrolment in the Marshall Islands increased by 7 per cent in 1984 for public schools and by 17 per cent for private schools, although it hopes that the increasing trend towards private school 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the development of education in the Trust Territory, specifically in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. It discusses the priority given to education, the establishment of a unified College of Micronesia system, and the enrollment of students in post-secondary education. The text also touches on the need for more places for students at universities in Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

**Category**
Education