Grade 8 certificates and results of a primary school in Wampar Local Level Government in Huon Gulf District, Morobe will be held back.
This is to ensure parents cooperate with the school to apprehend suspects alleged to have involved in a break and enter incident. The break and enter incident happened at Erap Primary school just before the new year.
Two computer desktops, two printers, and other valuables totalling K15, 000 worth were stolen by criminals on the 30th of December, 2022.
The computers contained financial information of the school for 10 years. Head teacher Herman Agregum said a formal conplaint has been lodged with police to investigate.
He said that’s why the school has come up with a workable alternative to make communities cooperate with the school to apprehend the suspects which is to withhold grade 8 certificates.
Agregum said grade 8 certificates and results will be kept at the district education office and will not be released to school. One of the students’ parents, Jennifer Muhepe, said the announcement is unfair. She said the break and enter has nothing to do with the grade 8s.
She further added that keeping students’ certificates and results would be an act of denying students rights to have access to education. She is calling for authorities to intervene and address this matter.
Meanwhile, the provincial education department said grade eights results and certificates will be released to District education offices this week.