![]() MORE than 70,000 teachers in the country are to receive their three per cent pay increment next year, it was announced yesterday. The increments would be backdated to Jan 1, 2023. The announcement came during the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Teachers’ Salaries and Allowances Determinations 2023 – 2025 between the PNG Teachers’ Association (PNGTA) and Teaching Service Commission (TSC) before the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) in Port Moresby. TSC chairman Samson Wangihomie said the agreement would have to go through several processes before it could be effective. ![]() The PNG EDUCATION secretary Dr Uke Kombra has announced school terms, holidays and examination dates for next year. He said term one for 2024 would start on Jan 22 for teachers, head teachers, principals and heads of institutions and students would resume classes on Jan 29. He said term one would have 10 weeks and would end on April 5. Term one holidays would be from April 18 to April 12. “Term two will begin on April 15 and would have 10 weeks. It would end on June 21 with its holiday from June 24 to July 5. Term three has 11 weeks from July 8 to Sept 20,” Kombra said. ![]() The Divine Word University (DWU) has announces the fees and acceptance list for continuing students for 2024 academic year. The university released the following information. *** The following notice to continuing students contains vital information for students to prepare for registration and others in 2024. The Student Progression list for 2024 shows names of students who have successfully completed studies in 2023 and eligible to continue studies in 2024. ![]() The Papua New Guinea Department of Education has a new-looking website which was launched by the Secretary for Education, Dr. Uke Kombra, PhD, OBE in a small but significant ceremony on Wednesday, 29 November. The Department has been using the old website which was developed by the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Division in 2005. The project to upgrade the website was coordinated by the Media and Communication Unit of the Department in close consultation with the ICT Division. ![]() BEING the youngest in a family of five children and losing both his parents while still studying, did not stop Altus Binawaiya from achieving his dreams of becoming a high school teacher. On Friday, Dec 1, 23-year-old Binawaiya stood proudly as he receive his bachelor’s degree at the 7th graduation of the St Peter Channel Catholic College of Secondary Teacher Education in Kokopo, East New Britain (ENB). From Basima village in the Duduna ward of Esa’ala’s Dobu local level government, Milne Bay, Binawaiya told The National that his older siblings did not continue to colleges and tertiary institutions because of school fee issues. Their parents were subsistence farmers and could not afford the fees. “After completing Gr12 in 2019, I was accepted to do civil engineering at the University of Technology in Lae, Morobe,” Binawaiya said. “However, the fees were too high so I ended up at the St Peter Channel College where the fees were reasonable. ![]() FROM the 31,252 Grade 12 students who sat the Upper Secondary School Certificate Examinations in PNG this year, only 18,900 will secure spaces in tertiary institutions, leaving 12,352 by the wayside. Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (Dherst) acting secretary Fr Jan Czuba said the quota had increased by almost 4,000 over the last five years. “We are increasing the quota slowly, but to increase it, we need to have more qualified lecturers and build enough staff houses,” he said. “We need to build more classrooms, dormitories and having big dining facilities to cater for the increased student population and better access to e-library. “Also, we have to secure funding for salaries to pay the lecturers.” The Department of Education has announced the top performing students of 2023 academic year. The list below shows students who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the various subjects studied at secondary school. Also check out of top students in STEM Examination
![]() The Papua New Guinea Department of Education has recognised top performing students in the Grade 10 examinations with Ministers Awards. The secretary of Education, Dr. Uke Kombra announced the awards when launching examination results for the 2023 academic last Friday. According to the secretary, the there were over 70,000 Grade 10 who sat the examinations this year (2023). For the first time, the department is recognizing the top performing students in each of the subjects offered at Grade 10 level. 'He said, the awards will be now called Ministers Awards. The students will get special certificates and other awards from the Education Minister Hon. Jimmy Uguro The Ministry of Education in Papua New Guinea has awarded the top performing students in the STEM Examination.
The students will be also awarded scholarships to study in the United States of America. The Minister's awards were given to three students from each subject who ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in one of the STEM subjects. ![]() The Education Department has announced the top performing Secondary Schools and Schools of Excellence . Below are the top performing schools based on their performance in Grade 12 Examinations. The Mean rating Index (percentage) was used to rank the schools. Top 10 System Schools - Grade 12
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