SALAMAUA PROVINCIAL HIGH GRANTED SECONDARY STATUS BUT NEEDS MORE INFRASTUCTURE
CAPTION: Salamaua Provincial High School Grade 10 Graduands. INSET: Head Teacher Mr. Norman Apul
“Commitments have been made by the Huon Gulf DDA but funds have not been given, and I see that we will not get Grades 11 and 12 in the next four to five years,” Mr Apul said.
By BRADLEY MARIORI
SALAMAUA Provincial High School in Huon Gulf, Morobe, has been granted secondary school status, but it still needs more infrastructure to cater for the change.
Head Teacher, Norman Apul, said this in an interview during the school’s 29th Grade 10 graduation yesterday, where 229 students graduated.
He said there is still a need for teachers’ houses, classrooms, a science laboratory, a computer laboratory and other facilities before the school can take in Grades 11 and 12.
Mr Apul said they need support from the Huon Gulf DDA and the Provincial Government to get these infrastructures in place.
He said if there is no help, they will not get Grades 11 and 12 in the coming years, as they have not met the requirements to be a secondary school despite getting the secondary status.
“Commitments have been made by the Huon Gulf DDA but funds have not been given, and I see that we will not get Grades 11 and 12 in the next four to five years,” Mr Apul said.
