All education in the islands came under the supervision of the Colonial Education Department whose aims were to educate native boys for employment in government and commercial work, and to standardize the level of education throughout the colony.
Toda a educación nas illas estivo baixo a supervisión do Departamento de Educación Colonial, cuxos obxectivos eran educar aos raparigos nativos para traballos comerciais e gobernamentais, e estandarizar o nivel de educación ao longo da colonia.