Parents in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province have questioned the online selection system for grade 12 students despite it being praised by the Higher Education Minister last Friday.
The parents of two grade 12 students from Goroka High School have questioned why their children, both scoring 3.8 GPA and choosing to study law at the University of PNG next year were not selected.
The parents, Liam Wani and Thompson Harokaqveh (former Goroka MP), questioned the Higher Education Department why their children were not selected but placed in the admission pool.
“We called the Office of Hgher Education last week and asked an officer from the office who asked us to travel to Port Moresby so that he can show us the right people to see,” they said.
“We have realized that the students who have been placed in the admission pool will have to pay their way into universities and tertiary institutions.”
The parents acknowledged the online selection, describing it as a way forward for students but said there are loopholes in the system which paved way for corruption.
The parents called on the department to also publish the GPA scored by each students next to their names and the institutions where they will further their studies.
The students who missed out are Quin Tessa Harokaqveh, who is the 2018 head girl at the school, and Joshua Wani.
Meanwhile, Minister for Higher Education Pila Niningi said in a statement last Friday that students who have not been selected but meet the minimum requirements should access the admission pool within the online selection system and manually fill in their spaces.
Source: Post Courier newspaper
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