Department warns Gr12s against cheating

MORE than 31,000 Grade 12 students sat the national examination Mathematics Paper One yesterday, with education secretary Dr Uke Kombra warning them of the consequences of cheating.
Kombra warned schools and students that they would be found out as there was a system to identify cheaters.
He wished them the best however in the exams.
“Believe in yourselves, stay focused, and remember that all your hard work will pay off. You have the knowledge and skills to excel in your exams,” he said.
At Tokarara Secondary School in Port Moresby, more than 300 Grade 12 students sat for their exam.
Among them was Science student Malakai Kameso, from Tsak in Enga, who lives with his parents at the June Valley settlement.
Kameso said life had not been easy for him being from a poor family and because he was the oldest, he had to look after his siblings.
“I completed my Grade Eight at Ororo Primary in 2019 and when I did my Grade Nine in Tokarara, I started little sales for our bus fares and lunch money every day,” he said.
Deputy principal Lucy Lapan introduced a programme to help unfortunate students in the school including Malakai.
“School representative councils came up with the programme involving students cleaning the school area for 30 minutes to get K5 every afternoon. And if the students are punctual, they get K10 for every clean up,” Lapan said.
Yesterday was Malakai’s birthday and he expressed his wish to be a doctor in the future.
“I have faced many challenges in my life but God is number one. Family and education are my priorities,” he said.