![]() PNG Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra said heads of two public schools in the National Capital District have been penalised for not complying with the directive not to charge school and project fees. He said the principals have been suspended without pay. Dr. Kombra told NBC News that they are investigating reports of other schools charging fees, and the principals of these schools will also be suspended. "So far in Port Moresby, I'm aware that we have suspended two heads of schools. One of the Principals at Morata Vocational Centre and Limana Vocational. Those two principals have been suspended." "We have also issued instructions for a number of national Schools of Excellence principals to be suspended. The process is still going on." "We have to get Inspectors to the schools to effect the suspension. Instructions have been given for them to do that," said Dr. Kombra. Meanwhile, Dr. Kombra has called on all Provincial Education Divisions to assist their schools send in their enrolment data so they do not miss out on payments.
He said schools that have not submitted their enrolment data in the last two years will not be paid. The Education Secretary said the response rate from provinces is a concern because many schools are missing out on payments. He's urged every Provincial Education Divisions to improve their response rate by submitting their data on time. "Our call to Provincial Education officers is to make sure that every school complete their school census forms. Once they have completed, they have to make sure that the information they provide is correct." "The assistant secretary or the PEA signs off on all the forms that they've been vetted and corrected and forward them to the Department of Education as soon as possible." "Our deadline for all forms to come in is the 31st of March, 2023." "So all school census forms must be submitted by the deadline," said Dr. Kombra. NBC News / PNGfacts Next : Firsts Quarter TFF School Fees Paid Into School Accounts Comments are closed.
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