Morobe’s Dregerhafen Secondary School administration has denied allegations regarding a ‘wild spree’ by its students after last week’s national examinations. The administration in a circular
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Author: Jacinta Cohlee
Jacinta is a Reporter with Pacific Star Limited (The National) in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Schools should be PLWD accessible, says Principal
A principal in Morobe says respective authorities in-charge of people living with disabilities (PLWDs) should be checking and identifying schools that can cater for people
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Tuition subsidy for school, says MP
The Government’s tuition fee subsidy is not for school staff or administration but for the school, says Wau-Waria MP Marsh Narewec. During a recent development
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Primary schools in Tewae-Siassi to have inspector
Primary schools in Tewae-Siassi, Morobe, will now have a school inspector after operating without one for a while, an official says. Provincial education adviser Keith
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University students accused of consuming alcohol in public
A District Court in Lae cautioned and discharged three university students charged with drinking alcohol in public on Friday. Magistrate Isaac Tjipet told the Papua
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Teachers’ college unable to accommodate students
Morobe’s Balob Teachers College (BTC) will be accepting only 150 non-school leaver students from the 300 that were selected online for this year due to
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Unitech offering online courses
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech), despite having limited classroom and accommodation space, has been reaching out to more students through its online
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Mom of nine tops accounting class
A mom-of-nine, absent from education for almost 20 years, graduated with a diploma in accounting from the International Training Institute in Lae last week. From
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Morobe school to hold exams despite earthquake damage
A school in Morobe will still sit for the grade 12 national examination despite suffering damages from Sunday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake, an official says. Wawin
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Student found with weapon and live ammo
A 20 year-old male student who was charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon and live ammunition was fined K500 by the Lae
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