NEARLY HALF OF THE SCHOOLS IN GOILALA CLOSED

Goilala District in Papua New Guinea’s Central Province has 38 Community and Primary Schools. Out of these 38 Schools, 11 are Primary Schools while 27 are Community Schools.

15 schools out of these 38 schools are closed.
The reasons for these schools been closed range from no teachers, to no classrooms to no Teachers houses. Even some  schools are closed because of security reasons.

Out of these 15 schools, 3 are Primary schools while the rest are Community Schools.

Omu Primary School [Guari LLG], Tavuniav Primary School[Tapini LLG], Garime Primary School and Garime Primary Schools [Woitape LLG] are closed. While Rupila, Koega, Kamulai, Givena, Kileipi, Iruavai, Minalu, Koruavu, Erume, Belavista and Poromania Community Schools are all closed.

It must be noted here that most of the schools in Goilala are managed by Catholic Church Agency  – Bereina Dioceses.  The only schools thats governed outside of this arrangement is Tolokuma Primary Schools which is directly managed by Tolokuma Gold Mine.

It is unclear who is supposed to help re-open closed schools and also it is unclear who is supposed to be ensuring the concerns and various Administration issues raised and faced by respective schools in Goilala is addressed.

The Catholic Church Agency thinks its the fault of the Provincial Education Board. The Provincial Education Board reckons its the District Administration Education sector and the District Education sector assumes its the responsibility of the Teaching Services Commission.

The Teching Services Commission obviously has the whole Country’s Education agenda to be concern about so at the end of the day, who is GOILALA?

This mystery keeps victimizing the poor helpless school ages children in Goilala year in, year out.