1 9 6 6 ▁Hel u ▁registered ▁ ʻ A ten isi ' s ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁le ased ▁a ▁ ▁par cel ▁in ▁T uf u eng a , ▁a ▁western ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁T ong an ▁capital ▁of ▁Nu ku ' al of a . ▁The ▁par cel ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁below ▁sea ▁level ▁and ▁students ▁often ▁speak ▁of ▁the ▁sw amp us ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁a ▁small ▁university ▁joined ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁its ▁first ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁arts ▁degrees ▁being ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁followed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁degrees . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁some ▁master ▁of ▁arts ▁degrees ▁– ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁degree ▁– ▁were ▁awarded ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁▁ ʻ A ten isi ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁many ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁T ong a , ▁and ▁the ▁few ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁either ▁an ▁economic ▁or ▁academic ▁el ite . ▁To ▁fill ▁the ▁gap , ▁ ʻ A ten isi ' s ▁high ▁school ▁assumed ▁a ▁popul ist ▁st ance , ▁offering ▁in exp ensive ▁and ▁innov ative ▁education . ▁Yet ▁academic ▁standards ▁were ▁high ; ▁for ▁example , ▁whereas ▁other ▁schools