By PATRICK SAKAL
THIS year’s results for students selected to higher learning institutions shows rural schools have done poorly in grade 12 examinations last year.
The top five schools from the urban centers have performed exceptionally well across the nation to secure most spaces in the higher learning institutions from more than 180 higher schools in the country.
They are Port Moresby National High School, Sogeri National High School, Mt Hagen Secondary School, Mt Hagen Day Secondary School and Goroka Secondary School which have most of their students being selected to top universities and colleges.
However, according to the comparative performance results released from department of education, most rural schools have done poorly with no students or few being selected to the higher learning institutions this year.
The Kombolopa Secondary School in Baiyer district, Western Highlands province is one amongst other rural schools around the country that performed poorly.
Principle, Joseph Paraka recently told PNG Bulletin that most rural schools in the country have done poorly due to unavailability of proper learning facilities because most of the poorly performed rural high and secondary schools were newly established.
Mr Paraka said the newly established or top up schools lack proper teaching and learning materials and not conducive for students.
He said most of the secondary schools were established recently by the government to ensure every student is not left out to complete year twelve.
The school principle highlighted that teachers do not have proper teaching materials such as teachers’ manual and other support resources like internet facilities to source latest teaching materials.
Meanwhile, he said the students also have no proper and enough learning resources such as text books for each student to support learning effectively.
He added that most of the students also live in improper boarding and messing facilities with poor quality of food.
He said these are the contributing factors to students’ poor performance to secure places in top learning institutions in the country.
Paraka urged the national and the provincial governments to quickly look into these problems and ensure proper facilities are provided to make the teaching and learning environment effective in producing best students next year.
THIS year’s results for students selected to higher learning institutions shows rural schools have done poorly in grade 12 examinations last year.
The top five schools from the urban centers have performed exceptionally well across the nation to secure most spaces in the higher learning institutions from more than 180 higher schools in the country.
They are Port Moresby National High School, Sogeri National High School, Mt Hagen Secondary School, Mt Hagen Day Secondary School and Goroka Secondary School which have most of their students being selected to top universities and colleges.
However, according to the comparative performance results released from department of education, most rural schools have done poorly with no students or few being selected to the higher learning institutions this year.
The Kombolopa Secondary School in Baiyer district, Western Highlands province is one amongst other rural schools around the country that performed poorly.
Principle, Joseph Paraka recently told Sunday Bulletin that most rural schools in the country have done poorly due to unavailability of proper learning facilities because most of the poorly performed rural high and secondary schools were newly established.
Mr Paraka said the newly established or top up schools lack proper teaching and learning materials and not conducive for students.
He said most of the secondary schools were established recently by the government to ensure every student is not left out to complete year twelve.
The school principle highlighted that teachers do not have proper teaching materials such as teachers’ manual and other support resources like internet facilities to source latest teaching materials.
Meanwhile, he said the students also have no proper and enough learning resources such as text books for each student to support learning effectively.
He added that most of the students also live in improper boarding and messing facilities with poor quality of food.
He said these are the contributing factors to students’ poor performance to secure places in top learning institutions in the country.
Paraka urged the national and the provincial governments to quickly look into these problems and ensure proper facilities are provided to make the teaching and learning environment effective in producing best students next year.
