Laloki Secodary School (LASEC), at 15 miles, in the Central Province is pleased to see the opening of a Brand-New Double Duplex teachers houses yesterday, Monday 01st December, ,2025 at the school vicinity.
The double duplex was built from a donation funding of K200,000, which was donated to the school by the Department of National Planning during the 2024 graduation ceremony.
LASEC Principal Mrs. Carol Tsinabi stated that when the funds were donated to the school, the school administration decided that it will be best if the money was given back to the teachers by building teachers houses.
“Laloki Secondary is grateful for the funding given by the Department of National Planning. Because of your funding we will now have two brand new houses for our teachers”, said Mrs. Tsinabi.
Speaking also at the opening of the duplex was Deputy Principle -Administration Peter Elesave, who highlighted also that the two other units will be built right underneath the duplex soon, so there will be four units.
“Hopefully we start building the units underneath by next year”.
He also stated that the two new houses were built by the school carpenter with the help of students and teachers’ families to minimize cost.
The principal further added that this is such a relief, out of the 30-teaching staff, 16 live on the campus and now with these two new additions, it brings the total number of staff with housing to 18 living on campus, with 12 still with no proper houses.
“Most of the houses on the campus are from the 1980s when the school was formally a Corporative College; however, when the Corporative College changed to Laloki High School in 1983, the staff houses where part of the buildings handed over to the school.”
Mrs. Tsinabi further added that recently the school itself built 3 additional houses from the TFF funds and from school fundraisings. However, this is the first ever donation given to the school to date and that is why it is put towards building two new houses for the teachers.
“This is my 25 years teaching here in Laloki Secondary and my first year being the Principle for LASEC, and on the top of my 3 main agender to achieve is to build more houses for the teachers, as well as renovate all the old houses on campus.”
“Funding has always been the issue, we have written letters seeking assistance but never received any, even our local member since the 1980s until today has not even given any support nor show face in our school.”
“Schools like Yarowari is receiving so much funding, so much has been done for that school and others whilst we have been looked past every year, we are in need of housing for our teachers as well as our auxiliary staff.”
Mrs. Tsinabi is hopeful that the Central Education Department, the Central Provincial Government, Office of the Central Governor and the Hiri Koiari Office as well as other donor agencies or business houses can come on board and offer help to Laloki Secondary school.
