The Morobe Provincial Education Board [PEB] have advised that this year, parents of students in the province will be asked to pay school fees as part of the PEB’s 5 year Education Plan.
Morobe Provincial Education Program Advisor, Mr. Keith Tangui said parents will now have to take ownership for their children’s education and pay a portion of the school fees.
Its understood that the Morobe Governor has also pledged to assist with the school fees for this.
Tangui added that the schools will be going through reforms under the 3-6-6 and 1-6-6 structure, which will see the need for funding to build enough infrastructure to cater for these changes.
“Many of our schools are going through the reform, so what we have decided was that parents must also take ownership.”
“There is a lot of infrastructure that will be constructed in schools such as libraries whilst many of our schools have been earmarked for junior high school status and we will also need to construct early childhood learning schools as well.”
“With Grades 12 & 10 selections for tertiary and secondary schools in Morobe done and dusted, selections for Grade 8 have commenced and should be completed before the end of the week.”
Mr. Tangui further stated that they should be done by the end of today or tomorrow, following that the listing for student selections will be endorsed and put up in schools around the province.
“We have completed selections for tertiary and secondary schools, we are now doing the grade 8 selections and as soon as we’re done we hope to put it up by Friday when the PEB endorses it.”
Upon the completion of the 5 year plan, the PEB will be set to meet with the Morobe Governor to hold talks regarding how the Provincial Administration can assist in the PEB’s implementation plan.
He added that the governor, at an undisclosed date will be meeting with the board before the resumption of school next month, to seek ways in which they can meaningfully assist in the implementation process.
“As soon as the governor has given his input then we will give a copy to every stakeholder and we will launch it.”
“As it stands the Morobe PEB have completed the education implementation plan, which will see many positive changes to the outlook of many schools in the province with regard to infrastructure and learning.”