![]() SCHOOLS in Port Moresby suspended classes yesterday morning following a citywide outbreak of street fighting sparked by disgruntled supporters of General Election 2022 (GE22) candidates over the counting of ballots. “After watching a few video clips on social media (Facebook) on the street fighting featuring bush-wielding assailants in the city, we have directed school principals and head teachers in the vicinity of the city to suspend classes and send school girls and boys home,” National Capital District (NCD) education assistant secretary Sam Lora told The National. He said the safety of the students was paramount so “we have advised school administrations to assess the situation closely and carefully before releasing the students home”. “We have been monitoring live updates on social media and also keep up with the news to assess the situation to help us reach a decision on the next step to take from today on. ![]() The Department of Education has deferred the Grade 12 Written Expression Examination by two weeks. The Grade 12 written expression was scheduled to be conducted on Monday 1st of August which is next week. This examination is now deferred to Monday 15th Monday, August, 2022. The deferral of the examination is due to election related issues the country is facing now.
Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra said most students around the country did not turn up to their schools and receive their examination reading materials yesterday (25the Monday, July). "We would like to provide conducive enrolment for our children'. We have now deferred the Grade 12 Examinations by two weeks" ![]() MAPEX Training Institute aims to become a technical university to provide alternative education and skills training for students in the future, chief executive director Marcus Kara says. Speaking during the graduation of its first batch of diploma and certificate students, Kara said from its humble beginning, the institution had been working towards achieving its goal. The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) has suspended classes due to the election related violence and killings in Port Moresby. The university released the following circular on the suspension of classes.
![]() SCHOOLS affected by the election should report to the Education Department for further direction, Education Minister Jimmy Uguro says. Uguro said this when responding to questions from The National yesterday relating to whether the affected schools would resume classes today. He said those schools, especially in the highlands and some parts of the coastal region, must report the issues to their education boards in consultation with the department. Uguro said election disruptions should not be an excuse for classes to be delayed, all schools must resume as scheduled in the education calendar.“ ![]() SCHOOLS in Enga will resume classes after all counting and declarations for the province are concluded, education adviser Lowatina Was says. “The situation in the province has worsened and it has become very risky for students to attend classes,” he said. Was said a secondary and a high school were destroyed with properties burnt to the ground. “The situation is hostile and although schools are expected to start classes for term three this week, we cannot risk their lives,” he said. He said counting for the province had not started so students were expected to remain at home until the situation improved. ![]() Schools around the country are facing disruptions resuming their Term Three (3) classes due to the national elections. All schools were supposed to start on Monday this week. As a consequence of disruptions, Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra has issued a circular to all Provincial Education Boards, advisors and education service providers to take charge, assess the situation on a case by case basis and decide on a date for resumption of Term Three (3). ![]() A NON-GOVERNMENT organisation (NGO) is working with authorities in PNG to ensure children in disaster stricken areas or in communities impacted by emergencies such as disease outbreaks are still able to receive an education. Save the Children PNG says it has been working in partnership with the Education Department through funding from United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to help teachers continue classes following emergencies or disasters such as the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. ![]() A platform will enable education researchers and academics to publish various studies and interact with counterparts from across the different levels of education to influence change and development in the education system in the country. The Online Papua New Guinea Journal for Education (PNG JE), previously known as the South Pacific Journal of Education, was launched at the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (NRI) on Friday. The editor of the PNG JE and senior research fellow and programme leader of the education research programme at NRI, Dr Kilala Devette-Chee said that this was the third and biggest revival of this platform. The National Department of Education has releases the following statement on the resumption of term three classes.
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