The Badihagwa Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby will no longer be accepting any more transfer in students as the school is already full to capacity across all grades.
Principal Mr. Maru Bala made this statement after a good number of parents have been turning up at the school since week one of the academic year looking for space to transfer their children from other schools.
The school has 34 classes with at least over 50 students in one class.
“Normally we are supposed to have 45 students in one class but due to the Free Education Policy, we have seen an increase of student numbers which has forced us to have around 50-60 students per class”
Mr Bala also clarified that National Selection for grade 11 is over and no parent should be looking for grade 11 space at Badihagwa without an offer letter.
“Any parent that is looking for grade 11 space must bring their child’s offer letter to be considered or put on waiting list”
He said it is the same with grade 9 and 10 with some students re-enrolling after withdrawing from school last year due to COVID-19.
“We have told those students who wanted to withdraw last year that their space for this year will not be guaranteed so now we already have over-crowding in the classrooms with grade 10 continuing students and those who will repeat”
Meanwhile teachers have already started lessons as the Academic heads into the 4th week of schooling.