EDUCATION secretary Dr Michael Tapo said K13 million for Tuition Fee Free for this year still remained in the bank because of wrong information from schools.
During the recent 54th graduation ceremony for Papua New Guinea Education Institute, Tapo warned teachers going back to schools that they should not trick the system by blowing up students’ enrolment, listing ghost teacher or school names to get the TFF funds. “Schools try to blow up their student’s enrollment figures just to get more money because now the funds are going directly to the schools’ account and the schools have far more money than before,” he said. “So those graduands going back to schools, please make sure you provide the right information and so the government gives the right amount of money to you and that you will not depend on the provincial government or Waigani office for funds.” He said the funds received from TFF should be used wisely and accurately and reports of their spending should be made to the boards of managements and provincial education boards. “A school with about 800 to 900 students gets over K2 million a year and this must not be used to buy school trucks or tractors but teaching resources for the teachers and student resources. He added that next year, given the undertaking by National Executive Council, compulsory education was another policy to make sure that every boy and girl went to school and that the government was to make sure every thing from infrastructure to providing quality education was in place. “That’s why money for school infrastructure should be given by provincial members as the funds are allocated as district services improvement project funds of which K2 million will be for Education and another K2 million for Health.” PNG Facts / The National Comments are closed.
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