Social & Religious Studies

Course: Foundation of Social Works

Assessment: Write-up

Lecture: Mr. Mahap

Student Name: Robert Mor

Student ID #: 11

EDUCATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

INTRODUCTION

Education is one of the most important key to human development that we must have in our country,

due to educated people our country is developing. Education plays a pivotal role in determining whether

Papua New Guinean citizens will notice and report corruption.

Education in Papua New Guinea is managed through nineteen provinces and two district organizational

units. In the 1980s, up to year 12 (matriculation) there were:

2600 community schools - grades 1 to 6

120 provincial high schools - grades 7 to 10

5 national high schools - the only institutions offering full-time grades 11 and 12

the College of Distance Education - grades 7 to 10

the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (matriculation studies)

Limited private education provision - pre-school to grade 12.

This are the list of schools in Papua New Guinea for a partial listing of preschools, primary schools,

secondary schools, vocational education and university bodies' both public and private in Papua New

Guinea.

In 2013 there are six Universities in PNG. These Universities are accredited under the PNG Office of

Higher Education and have establishing Acts of Parliament. The six Universities and the main campus of

each - in alphabetical order:

Divine Word University in Madang

Pacific Adventist University in Port Moresby

University of Goroka in Goroka

University of PNG in Port Moresby

University of Natural Resources and Environment in Vudal with associated campuses in

Popondetta, Kavieng and Sepik

University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae.

Education is to be promoted by achieving the goal of universal primary education in all the deve loping

countries by 2015. Health and education are to form part of a long-term human development strategy

for building human capital, achieving greater gender equity, and an improved quality of life.

BODY

It is most commonly known that education is limited within the rural areas of Papua New Guinea, due to

less infrastructure developments. The pressure on the education system had been building for many

years and stemmed for the dilemma that has always faced the system.

The dilemma is that the education system is been expected to provide a relevant education for many

different sections of society. The government should do more for the education sector than just free

education. The policy is of great help to the struggling parents and the students who would be

unfortunate. However it needs to do more. It should also build more schools. Some primary and

elementary students in remote areas travel very far to school. Some provinces such as Madang do not

have enough high schools to cater for more Grade 8 and 10 school leavers. There has also being a less

number Universities in the country to cater for the students within the country.

In the same way our current universities can only select a handful of so many applicants. It should also

improve and maintain schools infrastructures, and build more so that students and teachers teach and

learn well in a good and up to standard environment and facilities

Also the more students would be able to enroll at universities. In addition it must increase the salary of

teachers. PNG still lack teachers in all schools and the major reason is unsatisfactory salary.

If all of these issues are addressed than PNG will have a quality education sector and most Papua New

Guineans would be educated.

"Education is a right for all children of Papua New Guinea and our Government must continue to

implement reform to ensure our children can attend school regardless of their economic situation."

There are many challenges yet to be met by the education department these challenges include:

improving retention through the years of basic education; improving delivery of education services in

rural and remote areas; strengthening the vocational education and training sector to support

appropriate courses and to make better use of partnerships with the private sector and community

agencies; and securing adequate government budget support for the reform to manage the enrolment

growth.

The lack of major increases in the provision of public education may, in part, explain the increase of

private education and training providers, as parents and students seek alternatives. As this new Plan

emerges over the next ten years, the process of registering, supporting with school fee subsidies and

monitoring private education providers will need to be reviewed. There will also be a need to

collaborate more closely with and encourage strategic partnerships with not only private education

providers, but community organizations, church groups, other government organizations and private

enterprise such as mining companies, in past several years this can become an issue to the Department

of Education in PNG.

SUMMARY

Accessing quality education is an ongoing challenge for parents in PNG. By partnering with communities

we empower school leaders, teachers and children to shape their own future. Education needs to

distributed well throughout the country, we as Papua New Guinean citizens need to have fai r and clear

idea that we need more educated leaders in the government, in order for us develop into a better and

prosperous nation.

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Parents must also contribute to the education of their children by assisting teachers with Discipline.

Parents must instill in their children self-discipline. They must develop their children’s values and

attitudes from an early age based on sound religious and Christian principles. They must assist in

developing respect for the community and their heritage. Parental participation means more than just a

casual involvement. It is the conscious act of sharing responsibilities with teachers for the development

of the younger generation in order that they become a vibrant force in our nation’s development.

As social workers it is important to improving delivery of education services in rural and remote areas;

strengthening the vocational education and training sector to support appropriate courses and to make

better use of partnerships with the private sector and community agencies; and securing adequate

government budget support for the reform to manage the enrolment growth.

Our vision is integral human development achieved through an affordable education system that

appreciates Christian and traditional values, and that prepares literate, skilled and healthy citizens by

concentrating on the growth and development of each individual’s personal viability and character

formation, while ensuring all can contribute to the peace and prosperity of the nation

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