A SCHOOL in Port Moresby wants regular police patrols to stop the harassment of students and teachers by hooligans. Sacred Heart Primary School headmistress Sheila Sabarei, in a report to parents and students on May 1 said students in Grade Seven and Grade Eight were even chased out of their classrooms by drunkards. “They threw stones into the classrooms from outside through the fence,” Sabarei said. “The students were brought down to the assembly area under the trees and were kept there for their safety the whole day. “Police in Hohola were called to assist but none came.” No comment could be obtained from police. SEMIN Primary School in Southern Highlands was the first school in the country to install and launch a free Standard-based Curriculum (SBC) Wi-Fi system recently. Head teacher Job Mel thanked Chayil Information Technology for solving their issue of textbook shortage. He said the school had paid about K75,000 for the installation and it was worth the cost because it would last a long time. “We have issues with SBC materials to teach and the company has helped solve these issues,” Mel added. “We don’t have to spend money every year paying for the materials. “It is new, but the team has also provided training and we are currently accessing it. “For a remote school like us, we are privileged to have been introduced to the system.” The school is located in Nenbi- Plateau local level government area in Nipa-Kutubu, and is a three-hour drive from town. Chayil operations manager, Joe Chinau said the installation of the system would reduce some stress the school was going through in terms of material shortage. “Many schools don’t have the SBC materials to teach, which is affecting the students and so we have many dropouts every year,” he explained. LIFE was not that easy for Hipson Homai Aiyopa after losing his mum and dad, but he fought through the odds overcame the challenges and accepted the fact that everything happens for a reason. Hipson, 27, from the Tepi local level government area in Hela, is the fourth born in a family of five. He comes from a polygamous family which his mum (Roselyn Aiyopa) was the third of eight wives. He spent most of his life growing up with his father (Aiyopa Lape) than with his mum. Aiyopa was adopted when he was 11 and has been looked after by parents Sawi Sitapai and Tabitha Suwae. He graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with a bachelor’s degree in political science and is looking forward to doing his honours. He explained that him graduating with a degree was a rare and special moment, especially coming from his village. “In the family, I am the second child to graduate with a degree after my big sister graduated in computer science.” Hipson was born and raised in the nation’s capital and begun his early education at Philip Aravure Primary School at Gerehu from 2005 to 2013. ENGA Governor Sir Peter Ipatas has appealed to the warring tribes in the province to lay down their weapons for the sake of their children’s education. “I am appealing again to those engaged in tribal fighting to give up what you are doing for the good of your children,” he said. Sir Peter made the appeal in Wabag town when giving out six vehicles to school standard officers in the province’s six districts. He said it did not make sense when small people in the villages were destroying each other in tribal fights, affecting the education of their children. Sir Peter said this was happening when educated elites and business people were enjoying life in the cities, with their children attending good schools. “Your criminal action in tribal fighting does not affect the well-to-do Engans who live in the urban centres,” he said. “You are destroying your own families, and the education of your children. THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) will begin a review of teachers’ pay increments, allowances and other issues concerning the welfare of teachers in the country. TSC said this comes after receiving documentation on teachers’ welfare issues from the Papua New Guinea Teachers Association (PNGTA) recently. This would be the first round of negotiations by both organisations in addressing teachers’ issues in the country, according to TSC. PNGTA vice-president Shenell Kou said some of the issues captured in the document included teachers’ housing allowances, salary fixation, training and other important issues. TAKING after her mother, Magdalene Edwina Owiti Webster walked down the podium with a Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery during the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) graduation on Friday. Her mother is the school of medicine and health sciences associate professor Florence Muga. “It has been my childhood dream to pursue a career in the medical fraternity, taking after my mother,” she said. “Little did I know; I would graduate one day with this achievement.” Her father, Dr Thomas Webster, is the former National Research Institute director. “I have been waiting for this moment for a long time with a lot of blood, sweat and tears and this achievement paid off,” Magdalene said. “I dedicate this achievement to my hardworking parents and family for their endless support, they deserve everything.” Born to parents from East Sepik Province, Ms Karen Watnawi like many attending the University of Papua New Guinea, has successfully graduated from the institution last week. Enduring four years of sleepless nights and long days at UPNG where she has now graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science Degree majoring in Biology. Ms Watnawi although from East Sepik was born and raised on Misima Island, in the Samarai Murua District of Milne Bay Province and now calls home. Like many who have grown up in adopted towns and provinces where work has led their parents to settle, Ms Watnawi was born in 1999 at the Misima District Hospital on the island when her dad was first serving as a police officer on the island. “We moved to Alotau town where I started school in Alotau Elementary then transferred back to Misima Island where I did grades four to eight at Bwagaoia Primary School from 2010 - 2014. The National Department has released the following statement on the content coverage for Standard Based Curriculum Examinations for Grade 12.
All schools, stakeholders, students and parents are to take note of the following.
ON the remote Trobriand Islands of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea is a teacher who is having a significant impact on his community through his passion for agriculture. Nathan Kabisawali, a teacher at the Kiriwina High School, is devoted to teaching his students about sustainable farming practices and food security. Kabisawali’s upbringing in the Trobriand Islands and his firsthand experience of the challenges his community faced due to climate change had inspired him to study agriculture at the University of Environment and Natural Resources. “I want to assist the people on the island,” he said. MORE than K1 million has been released for students attending tertiary institutions in the country under the Kokopo scholarship programme. Officer in charge of the rollout programme, Fidelis Nicholas, said that this year’s programme saw more than K1 million being rolled out for 745 students attending tertiary institutions. “Out of the 745 students, 292 were from Kokopo-Vunamami Urban, 173 from Raluana, 128 students were from Bitapaka, 72 from Duke of York Islands while 80 students were from other provinces, but long-time Kokopo residents,” he said. “For the sponsored students attending universities, the approved 2023 subsidy is K2,000 per student, with exception being the University of Papua New Guinea’s Kokopo Open campus students who would receive K1,000 each.” |
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