Enga governor wants cheating claims in schools investigated

ENGA Governor Grand Chief Peter Ipatas has called on the Department of Education to immediately carry out an investigation into the alleged cheating by students in three secondary schools in his province and other parts of the highlands region.
Ipatas said he had spent all his resources on education in Enga and he was disappointed that the department had failed to inform him of the alleged cheating.
He had learned of it through the media.
He said if cheating had taken place, his provincial government condemned it.
He called on the department to immediately investigate how the cheating took place. More than 900 students would be affected by the allegation.
He said only through an investigation would parents and stakeholders know how the cheating took place and the persons responsible.
“The allegation is that everyone cheated. This is very serious.
“For me, to say that everyone cheated is unbelievable as most of the students from my province come from rural background and do not have access to answer sheets,” Ipatas said.
“The MSU is responsible for the examination package and, therefore, it should investigate
now.”
Ipatas said the department should take ownership and investigate as he had already engaged independent investigators with the police fraud squad to investigate and hold those responsible accountable if there was cheating in the schools.