Grade 10s sit for exam – The National

Ready for exam … Students from Drekikier Technical Secondary School in East Sepik were among others from 47 schools in the province that sat for the grade 10 written expression exam yesterday. The school had faced many challenges in recent years due to its remote location. – Picture supplied.

By LORRAINE JIMAL
MORE than 74,000 grade 10 students nationwide sat for their written expression examination in their schools yesterday.
The grade 10 written expression examination questions this year centred around two narrative essays – one relating to students adherence to three school rules and the other based on an imaginary story in a household setting.

Pens down … Grade 10 students from Lae Secondary School in Lae, Morobe waiting patiently for their written expression exam papers to be collected by the invigilators after the exam yesterday. – Nationalpic by MALIKAI BALANDU

Gordon Secondary School principal George Kenega said he expected their students to do well based on the results of mock exams they conducted before the examination.
“We have a total of 408 students, 216 girls and 192 boys who sat for the examination. I expect them to do well because they have done well in their mock exams,” he said.

Grade 10 students of Mt Hagen Park Secondary, Western Highlands, sitting for their written expression examination yesterday. They were part of about 74,000 students throughout the country that sat for exam.

Waigani Christian Academic College principal Abakure Kaupa also expected the same for their students, saying he was positive that the students would do well.
He said though the school had given a second opportunity to students, they had shown their academic potential by performing well in their internal assessments this year and also in the previous years.

**The 143 grade 10 students of Butuka Academy sitting for their written expression. – Nationalpicby KENNEDY BANI**

“We give second chance to students to come and enroll in our school and they are performing extremely well. Some of our students have gone to the national school of excellence,” Kaupa said.
He said teachers had covered most of the topics and students were prepared for the examination.
A total 159 grade 10 students sat for the examinations yesterday.