Education in Papua New Guinea

Education in Papua New Guinea

Education in Papua New Guinea is managed through nineteen provinces and two district organisational 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
*4 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.

"See 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.

External links

* [http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/papua_new_guinea/contents.html Education For All - Assessment 2000 - Papua New Guinea Country Report] provides a comprehensive report
* [http://www.nationmaster.com/country/pp/Education Nationmaster Education in PNG]
* [http://www.unitech.ac.pg Papua New Guinea University of Technology]
* [http://www.uog.ac.pg/ University of Goroka]
* [http://www.upng.ac.pg/ University of Papua New Guinea]
* [http://www.dwu.ac.pg/ Divine Word University]
* [http://www.pngarnet.ac.pg/ PNGARNET]
* [http://www.pau.ac.pg/ Pacific Adventist University]


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