The Education Department has announced the schedule for Grade 11 selections. General Education Director Mr. Rayappan released the following statement on the Grade 11 selections. The Grade 11 National Selection is scheduled to take place from 04th to 08th December, 2023 The alleged circulation of PNG Examination Results 2023 and Mean Rating Index (MRI) for schools on the internet and social media are fake. The Education department has warned the general public to avoid getting access to fake information regarding examination results and school ratings as those are not genuine results. CENTRAL’s Vanuamai Primary School is just one of the many rundown schools in the province.
Head teacher John Koifa said classrooms continued to deteriorate, there were no proper desks or tables for students. “About four students share a broken desk, some students only put their books on them and write while standing,”Koifa said. “Students have no proper toilets, the pit toilets have water during the rainy season which makes it difficult to use so they use the nearby bushes instead.” A TEACHER at Vatugoro Primary School in Rigo, Central, says the increase in the prices of goods has been a burden for people in the country. Dulcie Taisu said this had put more pressure on citizens to provide for daily needs especially those living in the rural areas. “Those in the rural areas are experiencing a double or triple of the increased prices in urban centres,” she said. “As a working class person serving in a rural area, I tend to rely more on locally grown food than from shops.” NEW Zealand’s University of Auckland (UoA) has expressed a wish to establish a long term partnership with the University of Papua New Guinea(UPNG) through the opportunity of debate competition. UoA pro vice-chancellor Prof Jemaima Tiatia-Siau said this during a recent visit to Auckland by students from the UPNG. The winning team of the 2023 UPNG SRC Luther Wenge Debate Competition travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, last week. The trip was hosted by the UoA, and the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), for a week-long activity such as panel discussions, campus tours, and cultural activities. The engagement was supported by the office of the pro vice-chancellor Pacific, for both UoA and AUT, which resulted in both universities showing interest in seeing this programme grow in the future. THE Papua New Guinea Education Department recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Humanlink International Manpower Agency in the Philippines to recruit skilled Philippine teachers to teach at vocational centres throughout the country. Education Minister Jimmy Uguro said: “I am pleased with the MoU signing and our talks with the technical education skills development authority (Tesda) which is the technical and vocational education training authority in the Philippines.” PROFESSORS from the South Dakota State University (SDU) in the United State (US) had a week-long tour, visiting the country’s four national schools of excellence last week. According to the SDU’s staff, they were able to visit the Port Moresby, Sogeri, Aiyura and Wawin National School of Excellence but did not get to visit Kerevat and Passam. SDU assistant vice-president for international affairs Jon Stauff said the purpose of the visit was concerning the 30 Papua New Guinean science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) students that were currently studying various engineering courses at the university. University of Papua New Guinea’s Kairuku-Goilala students association recently donated 110 solar panels to schools in Central as part of its yearly donation drive. Association president Stephanie Jeffery said many secondary and primary schools in Central relied on generators for lighting and they encountered problems when they ran out of fuel. “Mainohana Catholic Secondary, which is the only secondary school in the area, usually puts off the generator at 10pm to preserve fuel, making it hard for boarding students to study,” Jeffery said. “We donated 10 solar censor panels to Mainohana Secondary and 50 each to Inawabui and Vanuamai primary schools. “We were not able to help the other two schools due to not enough funding.” THE Bougainville Technical College (BTC) in Tinputz, received more than K2.2 million teaching facilities from the Australian High Commissioner last week. High Commissioner Jon Philp said giving high school graduates the skills to live productive lives and providing high-quality industry relevant training were the way forward for Bougainville. “Australia has supported BTC under the Australia Pacific technical coalition programme since 2020 as we know BTC is the key institution that is providing trade skills in Bougainville,” said Philp. Teaching staff and the 600 students of BTC were excited and proud to receive new classrooms and office facilities, including conference rooms and offices. ENGA Governor Sir Peter Ipatas says the biggest victims of tribal warfare are children. Sir Peter said this when presenting a cheque for K300,000 to the Wabag Primary School last Thursday. “This is a reality for many and the people involved in tribal fights are turning a blind eye to this,” he said. The six-term governor said tribal fights affected Engans living in the province and this was a hugely concerning. |
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