MORE than 170 grade 8 students in Madang did not sit their examinations two weeks ago because students were scared after two murders.
Josephstaal Primary School in Middle Ramu reported 24 grade 8 students and Bau Primary School reported 150 students missed the examinations. Josephstaal Primary School headmaster Linus Geven said two murders occurred in the school area which scared and disturbed the children just before the exams. Geven said a teacher allegedly murdered her husband in their garden near the school. The Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology plans to implement an online tutorial system to cater for students who cannot make it into tertiary institutions.
Department Secretary Jan Czuba told the National Development Forum at Laguna Hotel in Port Moresby last week that the issue of a large number of students not securing places at tertiary institutions due to space availability needed to be addressed. TWO Papua New Guinea students studying in Malaysia under a Central government scholarship received awards during the Seri Stamford College graduation in Kuala Lumpur at the weekend. Trevor Shane Miles, from Abau, graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours). Tess Ashleigh Tavaperry graduated with a foundation studies in business. IT was all smiles for children from the Caritas Learning Centre in PNG when members of the Malaysian Association of PNG delivered 15 cartons of Besta tinned fish, 300 mini solar lights and a cheque valued at K100,000 to the centre last Friday.
Though it was a short visit, the children received the group with a song. The group was happy to officiate at such an occasion and was glad to see the progress of the school since its establishment in 2007. PAPUA New Guinea Teachers’ Association Highlands regional secretary John Melson is calling on provincial governments in the region to pay teachers’ leave fares on time for their travel.
Melson said that over the years, leave fares were not paid on time and cut by more than half on several occasions. Villagers burnt down a school and attacked a head master and his wife after a fight broke out over a lake in East Sepik, provincial police commander Superintendent Robert Gesa says.
“The fight broke out last Friday between the Torembi and Korogu villagers in the Gawi district over a lake where both villagers usually fish. During the fight they slashed the head master and his wife and burnt down all the classrooms and teachers’ houses. And it looks like the school will be closed next year,” Gesa told The National yesterday. The Ministry for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology wishes to inform all Grade 12 students, parents, secondary schools, and the general public, of the only one National Online Application System (NOAS) for Grade 12 School Leavers for 2018 administer by my Department. In 2017 my Ministry, through the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST), made great strides in improving transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Last year, we run the national selection for the first time and it was very successful activity. This year through the public announcement, I invited all Higher Education Institutions including Universities to provide my Department with comments, inputs and suggestions to enhance the software to meet Higher Education Institutions expectations. All recommendations and suggestions made were incorporated into the software. I am convinced that we have well developed National Online Application System. MORE than 30 units of the Education Department are showing the public what they do during a two-day exhibition at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra said the various units wanted to tell the public who they were and what their role in the education department was. MORE than 50,000 grade 12 students will not find places in tertiary institutions because of space limitation, according to Education Minister Nick Kuman. Out of the 72,000 who sat for national examinations this month, only 18,000 were guaranteed a place in tertiary institutions because tertiary institutions could cater for only 25 per cent of the student population, he said. THE subject of citizenship and Christian value education (CCVE) will have to be taught by teachers who practise Christian principles every day.
Education Secretary Uke Kombra said the CCVE, which will be taught in schools from next year, is a practical subject and teachers teaching it should demonstrate what they teach in the classrooms as well as outside. |
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