At 22, Kolly beats his disabilities to finally graduate from primary school

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It seems very difficult for a person with hearing and speaking disabilities to pursue education, however, that is not the case with Henry Kolly, says a teacher.
The programme coordinator for Callan Services, Belinda Sausi, said Henry was determined and would never give up and performed very well like any normal student would do.
He completed his primary education at Boreboa Primary School and graduated last week.
Henry, 22, is from the Ialibu-Pangia District in Southern Highlands.
He loves schooling and wanted to be educated but due to communication barriers with teachers and other students he left school in grade 3. After 10 years he decided that he should study again. He left his home and went to Port Moresby to see if he could return to school.
Callan Services at Gerehu enrolled him through their special education programme and he was able to complete grades 3, 4 and 5. Callan Services provides support to special-needs children in schools.
Henry was the first to be taught in the organisation’s centre. He was enrolled at Boreboa where he did grades 6, 7 and 8.
It was very challenging when they first tried to enrol him at the normal primary schools as most of the schools did not want to enrol him because they did not have specialised teachers.
Miriam Aniso, a teacher of special-needs children, was willing to take him in at Boreboa. Aniso taught him from grade 6 to 8. At garde 8, Henry performed lower than usual because it was difficult for him to adjust to different teachers teaching different subjects.
Despite that, Aniso kept close to him and made sure he did well, and he did. Henry was a good student, behaved well and was helpful. He became class captain and school prefect.