1. Social & Religious Studies
Course: Foundation of Social Works
Assessment:Write-up
Lecture: Mr. Mahap
Student Name: Robert Mor
Student ID #: 11

2. EDUCATIONINPAPUANEWGUINEA
INTRODUCTION
Educationisone of the most importantkeytohuman developmentthatwe musthave inour country,
due to educatedpeople ourcountryisdeveloping. Educationplaysapivotal role indeterminingwhether
PapuaNewGuineancitizenswill notice andreportcorruption.
EducationinPapua NewGuineaismanagedthroughnineteenprovincesandtwodistrictorganizational
units. Inthe 1980s, upto year 12 (matriculation)there were:
 2600 communityschools - grades1 to 6
 120 provincial highschools - grades7to 10
 5 national highschools - the onlyinstitutionsofferingfull-timegrades11 and12
 the College of Distance Education - grades7 to 10
 the Institute of Distance andContinuingEducation(matriculationstudies)
 Limitedprivate educationprovision - pre-school tograde 12.
Thisare the listof schools inPapuaNew Guineafora partial listingof preschools,primary schools,
secondary schools,vocational education and university bodies'bothpublicandprivate in PapuaNew
Guinea.
In 2013 there are six UniversitiesinPNG.These Universitiesare accreditedunderthe PNGOffice of
HigherEducationandhave establishingActsof Parliament.The six Universitiesandthe maincampusof
each - in alphabetical order:
 Divine WordUniversityinMadang
 PacificAdventistUniversityinPortMoresby
 Universityof GorokainGoroka
 Universityof PNGinPort Moresby
 Universityof Natural ResourcesandEnvironmentinVudal withassociatedcampusesin
Popondetta,KaviengandSepik
 Universityof Technology(Unitech) inLae.

3. Educationisto be promotedbyachievingthe goal of universalprimaryeducationinall the developing
countriesby2015. Healthandeducationare to formpart of a long-termhumandevelopmentstrategy
for buildinghumancapital,achievinggreatergenderequity,andanimprovedqualityof life.
BODY
It ismost commonlyknownthateducationislimitedwithinthe rural areasof PapuaNew Guinea,due to
lessinfrastructure developments.The pressure onthe educationsystemhadbeenbuildingformany
yearsand stemmedforthe dilemmathathasalwaysfacedthe system.
The dilemmaisthatthe educationsystemisbeenexpectedtoprovide arelevanteducationformany
differentsectionsof society. The governmentshoulddomore forthe educationsectorthanjustfree
education.The policyisof greathelptothe strugglingparentsandthe studentswhowould be
unfortunate.Howeveritneedstodomore.It shouldalsobuildmore schools.Some primaryand
elementarystudentsinremote areastravel veryfartoschool.Some provincessuchasMadang do not
have enoughhighschoolstocater formore Grade 8 and 10 school leavers. There hasalsobeingaless
numberUniversitiesinthe countrytocater forthe students withinthe country.
In the same way ourcurrent universitiescanonlyselectahandful of somany applicants.Itshouldalso
improve andmaintainschoolsinfrastructures,andbuildmore sothatstudentsandteachersteachand
learnwell inagood and upto standard environmentandfacilities
Alsothe more studentswouldbe able toenroll atuniversities.Inadditionitmustincrease the salaryof
teachers.PNGstill lackteachersinall schoolsandthe major reasonisunsatisfactorysalary.
If all of these issuesare addressedthanPNGwill have aqualityeducationsectorandmostPapuaNew
Guineanswouldbe educated.
"Educationisa rightforall childrenof PapuaNew GuineaandourGovernmentmust continue to
implementreformtoensure ourchildrencanattendschool regardlessof theireconomicsituation."
There are manychallengesyettobe metbythe educationdepartmentthese challengesinclude:
improvingretentionthroughthe yearsof basiceducation;improvingdeliveryof educationservicesin
rural andremote areas;strengtheningthe vocational educationandtrainingsectortosupport
appropriate coursesandto make betteruse of partnershipswith the private sectorandcommunity
agencies;andsecuringadequate governmentbudgetsupportforthe reformtomanage the enrolment
growth.
The lack of majorincreasesinthe provisionof publiceducationmay,inpart,explainthe increase of
private educationandtrainingproviders,asparentsandstudentsseekalternatives.Asthisnew Plan

4. emergesoverthe nexttenyears,the processof registering,supportingwithschool fee subsidiesand
monitoringprivate educationproviderswill needtobe reviewed.There willalsobe aneedto
collaborate more closelywithandencourage strategicpartnershipswithnotonlyprivate education
providers,butcommunityorganizations,churchgroups,othergovernmentorganizationsandprivate
enterprise suchasminingcompanies,inpastseveral yearsthiscanbecome anissue tothe Department
of EducationinPNG.
SUMMARY
Accessingqualityeducationisan ongoingchallengeforparentsinPNG.Bypartneringwithcommunities
we empowerschool leaders,teachersandchildrentoshape theirownfuture.Educationneedsto
distributedwell throughoutthe country,we asPapuaNew Guineancitizensneedtohave fairand clear
ideathat we needmore educatedleadersinthe government,inorderforusdevelopintoabetterand
prosperousnation.
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Parentsmustalsocontribute tothe educationof theirchildrenbyassistingteacherswithDiscipline.
Parentsmustinstill intheirchildrenself-discipline.Theymustdeveloptheirchildren’svaluesand
attitudesfromanearlyage basedonsoundreligiousandChristianprinciples.Theymustassistin
developingrespectforthe communityandtheirheritage.Parental participationmeansmore thanjusta
casual involvement.Itisthe consciousactof sharingresponsibilitieswithteachersforthe development
of the youngergenerationinorderthattheybecome avibrantforce inour nation’sdevelopment.
As social workersitis importanttoimprovingdeliveryof educationservicesinrural andremote areas;
strengtheningthe vocational educationandtrainingsectortosupportappropriate coursesandtomake
betteruse of partnershipswiththe private sectorandcommunityagencies;andsecuringadequate
governmentbudgetsupportforthe reformtomanage the enrolmentgrowth.
Our visionisintegral humandevelopmentachievedthroughanaffordable educationsystemthat
appreciatesChristianandtraditional values,andthatprepares literate,skilledandhealthycitizensby
concentratingonthe growthand developmentof eachindividual’spersonal viabilityandcharacter
formation,whileensuringall cancontribute tothe peace andprosperityof the nation

5. Referencing
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September102015, fromhttp://www.slideshare.net/cecillemmc/issues-in-outcomes-
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Human DevelopmentChallengesinPapuaNew Guinea: Key Policy Issuesin Health and
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