PNG TSC Opens 42,000 Teaching Positions for 2027 School Year

PNG TSC Opens 42,000 Teaching Positions for 2027 School Year

The Papua New Guinea Teaching Service Commission has launched the recruitment process for the 2027 academic year, advertising 42,000 teaching positions across schools and national institutions throughout the country.
The nationwide exercise follows the release of Circular Instruction No. 8 of 2026, with teachers and eligible graduates being urged to submit their applications before the end of July as the Commission prepares for teacher appointments ahead of next year.
Acting Teaching Service Commission Chairman Maini Mike Ugaia said the vacancies comprise 25,147 base-level teaching positions and 16,853 promotional positions covering primary, high, secondary and vocational schools, including national institutions.

Mr Ugaia said the Commission has assumed full responsibility for all teacher appointments after receiving legal advice from the State Solicitor confirming that the Teaching Service Commission remains the sole employer responsible for teacher employment matters in Papua New Guinea.
He said the move also reflects directives from the PNG Prime Minister for the Commission to fully manage all teacher appointment processes.
According to Mr Ugaia, the vacancies were identified following an extensive review and cleansing of teaching positions undertaken by the Commission to address longstanding appointment issues and protect teachers' salaries.
He encouraged all serving teachers eligible for base-level appointments, along with certified 2027 graduates and 2026 admitted graduates holding a TSC Admission Certificate, to apply for the advertised positions.
Applications close on July 31, 2026, with completed forms required to be submitted to the relevant Provincial TSC offices before the deadline.
Teachers seeking promotional appointments have also been instructed to include their official inspection reports and eligibility certificates with their Form 30 before lodging applications through their Provincial TSC and Provincial Education Offices.
The Commission said retired teachers, those who have resigned, and officers currently on long service leave are not eligible to apply.
Provincial Education Boards have also been directed to comply with the timetable outlined in Circular Instruction No. 8 and ensure their memberships remain valid before appointment exercises begin.
Mr Ugaia said appointments in Hela, Manus and Gulf provinces were cancelled during 2026 after Provincial Education Boards failed to meet required administrative obligations, warning that similar failures would not be accepted during the 2027 appointment process.
He said provinces with expired Provincial Education Boards should immediately appoint or reinstate their boards, otherwise the Commission's head office in Port Moresby would take over and manage teacher appointments directly.
Mr Ugaia said immediate compliance was needed to ensure payroll records and school occupancy data were updated before the first teacher pay cycle of 2027, preventing unnecessary salary delays or suspensions.
"Teachers' welfare, terms, and conditions of employment are of paramount importance, and as such, the Commission will not tolerate administrative failures that affect all teachers."

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