The La Salle Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby city on Wednesday 2nd July officially opened a new 8-in-1 classroom building to cater for its large number of students, reaffirming the school’s commitment to providing a conducive learning environment for the students.
A generous funding of K600, 000 from the Department of National Planning and Monitoring greatly assisted in enabling the school to pursue this project.
Principal of La Salle, Brother Antony Swamy, extended his heartfelt appreciation tọ Mr. Roger Kara, Deputy Secretary of the Department of National Planning and Monitoring for the financial contribution.
“Your generous sponsorship gave us hope to start this project and has laid foundation for the school’s aspirations.”
“Your dedication to enhancing education, particularly for our people’s secondary schools is a testament to your vision for a brighter future for our youth in Papua New Guinea.”
He thanked the Department of National Planning and Monitoring for investing in La Salle Technical Secondary School.
“Thank you for allowing us to provide to them with the facility the truly deserve.”
The school currently has 1, 100 students and will no doubt increase in numbers to approximately 1, 300 students by 2026.
La Salle Technical Secondary School was ranked number one in the country’s Grade 10 National Examinations in 2024.
“Our commitment to academic excellence, competitive teaching methods and dedicated educators has paved the way for such an achievement.”
La Salle strives to maintain its position as the top performing school in both Grade 10 and 12 National Examinations as well in 2025.