Ramu Valley Secondary School in Usino-Bundi in the Madang province has made history with its first Grade 12 class sitting the national written expression exam. The school opened in 2013 with just one classroom and two teachers — Mr. Dion and Mrs. Ceslyn Dion. It became a high school in 2014, graduating its first Grade 10s in 2018. Last year saw its first Grade 11s, and this year marks its first Grade 12s. The school now has 15 teachers and 10 classes. Deputy Principal Administration, Mrs. Ceslyn Dion, said the moment was a proud one. “It has been a journey full of challenges, but seeing our first Grade 12s sitting their exam today makes all the hard work worth it,” she said. Infrastructure has been a challenge, but the school has added new classrooms, teachers’ houses, and a science lab project now nearing completion.