Primary Teachers’ Colleges

The Department of Education (DoE) wishes to inform the general public that the following Primary Teachers’ Colleges are the only recognized Teacher Training Providers/Colleges by the Department of Education and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

NoName of CollegeLocation
1Dauli Teachers’ CollegeHela Province
2Holy Trinity Teachers’ CollegeWestern Highlands Province
3Enga Teachers’ CollegeEnga Province
4Melanesia Nazarene Teachers’ CollegeJiwaka Province
5Simbu Teachers’ CollegeSimbu Province
6Madang Teachers’ CollegeMadang Province
7Balob Teachers’ CollegeMorobe Province
8St. Bendedict’s Campus of DWUEast Sepik Province
9Gaulim Teachers’ CollegeEast New Britain Province
10Rabaul Campus of DWUEast New Britain Province
11Sacred Heart Teachers’ College – BomanaNational Capital District
12Sonoma Adventist College (SDA)East New Britain
13Papua New Guinea Education Institute (PNGEI) – for Elementary Teacher Training National Capital District
14AOG Jubilee Institute of Higher EducationNational Capital District
15Rev Maru Teachers’ CollegeEast Sepik Province
16St Peter Chanel College of Secondary Teacher EducationEast New Britain Province

The general public is WARNED not to enroll their children in colleges that are not listed above because the Department of Education and the Teaching Service Commission do not recognize them as approved Teacher Training Institutions.

Graduates from other institutions that are not recognized by the system will not be certified by the Secretary of Education and will also not be admitted into teaching by the TSC.

For those who are interested in applying to Primary Teachers’ Colleges, the entry qualification is strictly Grade 12 with ‘C’ Grades or a GPA of 2.00 and above.


DR UKE KOMBRA, PhD
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION