Grade 11 Selection for 2024 School Year (PNG Grade 11 Selection list 2024 PDF Info an Update)

The Department of Education (DoE), through the General Education Services (GES) Division, has officially announced the dates for the Grade 11 National Selection for the 2024 academic year. The selection will take place from December 4th to the 8th of 2023, with the following schedule:

• National Schools of Excellence Grade 11 Selections: December 4th - 5th (Two Days Only)
• All Provincial Secondary Schools Grade 11 Selections: December 6th - 8th (Three Days Only)

The online selection process will align with the previous year's benchmark, as detailed in the Education Secretary's Circular #3/2020. Principals of Secondary Schools and National Schools of Excellence (NSOE) will be part of the selection panel and are required to have laptops with internet connectivity.

Update 12 DEC 2023: 

• Do you think the Education Department should include the dates for the publication of Grade 10 and 12 examination results and Grade 11 selection on the Education Department Calendar? Let us know what you think here.

• With the results release date pegged to the 8th Dec 2023, GES will have to adjust the Grade 11 selection dates. Here is the latest on this topic.

The 2024 Grade 11 Selection Lists are NOW OUT & AVAILABLE HERE (Released 20/12/2023):

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Highlands Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Southern Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for NGI Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for MOMASE Region

• >> Grade 11 Selections for NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Recommended article: How Does Grade 11 Selection Take Place?

 

Selection Venues and Requirements

The selection venues are as follows:

• Diowai Conference Room at the Port Moresby National School of Excellence: GES, MSD, GD, ICT Technical Team, and NSOE Principals
• Recommended venues in provincial capitals: In collaboration with principals of secondary schools and guidance officers

Principals are instructed to bring the following to the selection venue:

• Total number of students to be selected
• Boarding spaces
• Gender requirements
• Grade 10 SLFS E-Copies (manual copies will not be accepted)

Principals will receive passwords, internet data, links, and regional hotline/help desk information by the 5th of December 2023 to facilitate the online selection.

Instructions for Students Selected to NSOE

Students selected to NSOE will be required to travel to their respective schools. Top academic students will be designated to pursue the STEM curriculum at NSOE. The SLF (School Leaver Forms) must reach GES by November 2023.

Final words

This information is from the recent Grade 11 National Selection Committee chairperson's circular. The message aims to ensure a streamlined and efficient process for Grade 11 National Selection for 2024 academic year.

Key Points (png grade 11 selection list 2024 PDF)

• Grade 11 National Selection for the 2024 academic year will take place from December 4th to the 8th of 2023.

• The online selection process will align with the previous year's methodology.

• Selection venues are the Diowai Conference Room at the Port Moresby National School of Excellence for GES, MSD, GD, ICT Technical Team, and NSOE Principals, and recommended venues in provincial capitals for provinces.

• Principals are instructed to bring to the selection venue the total number of students to be selected, boarding spaces, gender requirements, and Grade 10 SLFS E-Copies.

• Principals will receive passwords, internet data, links, and regional hotline/help desk information by the 5th of December 2023.

• Students selected to NSOE will be required to travel to their respective schools. Top academic students will be designated to pursue the STEM curriculum at NSOE. The SLF (School Leaver Forms) must reach GES by November 2023.

When will Grade 11 selection Lists 2023 for 2024 PDF Come out?

The Department of Education (NDoE) has YET to release the Grade 11 selection Lists 2023 for 2024 PDF. The selection is going on at the moment after the release of the Grade 10 exam results on the 8th of December 2023. You can download the PDF files for Secondary Schools and National Schools of Excellence at the Department of Education website when the selection is complete.

Here is some information you should know as you anticipate the release of this year's Grade 11 selection list.

The 2024 Grade 11 Selection Lists are NOW OUT & AVAILABLE HERE (Released 20/12/2023):

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Highlands Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Southern Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for NGI Region

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for MOMASE Region

• >> Grade 11 Selections for NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Do you think the Education Department should include the dates for the publication of Grade 10 and 12 examination results and Grade 11 selection on the Education Department Calendar? Let us know what you think here.

When will the Grade 11 selection list for 2023 for 2024 come out?

Last year, despite a one-week delay in the release of Grade 10 exam results, the Grade 11 selection lists were published relatively early. However, this year's Grade 11 selection process, initially scheduled for 4th - 8th December, encountered further delays due to the Grade 10 exam results. (Here is more information)

Rest assured, the Grade 11 selection, unlike previous years, will be completed within a week. Considering the time required to finalise the selection list and upload it to the Education Department website, expect the list to be published by mid-December.

Here are the past release dates compared to the 2023 Grade 11 selections and release date.

     Year  – Release Date

• 2023 – Wed 20th December 2023
• 2022 – Mon 19th December 2022
• 2021 – Wed 22nd December 2021
• 2020 – Wed 23rd December 2020
• 2019 – Tue 24th December 2019
• 2018 – Thur 20th December 2018

Here is an article on Grade 12 selection lists and admission pool you'll find interesting.

How to Download the Grade 11 Selection List 2023 PDF for 2024?

Check out the NDoE website to download the PDF file. You can also visit the links to download the files. 

Note that we do not produce the Grade 11 selection lists PDF, we ONLY make them available via the links AFTER the selection lists have been released.

Access and download the PDF list for NGI, Southern, Momase and Highlands regions via the links:

• >> Grade 11 Selection List for NGI Region
• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Southern Region
• >> Grade 11 Selection List for MOMASE Region
• >> Grade 11 Selection List for Highlands Region
• >> National Schools of Excellence (National High Schools)

How does Grade 11 Selection Take Place?

Here is a brief of how the grade 11 selection takes place, starting with the students taking the exams until the release of the Grade 11 selection list in PDF.

The 6 pointers will help you to understand the selection process as you await the list to come out this year.

• 1. Students do the Grade 10 Exams in schools in the provinces.
• 2. Teachers mark the Grade 10 Students’ exam scripts in the provinces.
• 3. The provincial examination supervisor (PES) sends the marks to the Education Department in Port Moresby (MSD deals with the online Grade 10 results/marks).
• 4. MSD and General Education Services (a section of the National Department of Education) facilitate the selection.
• 5. Provincial reps, principals and education officers meet in the provinces and use the Grade 10 students’ final results to select the 2023 Grade 11 students for national and secondary schools in the country.
• 6. The education department published the Grade 11 selection 2024 PDF lists on its website.

How Do You Check Your Selection Status?

The students on the Grade 11 selection lists PDF are arranged by the Grade 10 School Leaver Number, SLF. Watch the video to find out how to, quickly, check your selection status using the SLF number.

How Grade 11 Selections Are Done in PNG

2024 Grade 11 Selection for National High Schools and Secondary Schools in the country will be done online. The Grade 11 online selection follows an initiative of the National Department of Education.

This education blog reproduces the Education Secretary's circular in brief for parents, guardians and stakeholders (alike) to understand the  Grade 11 selection process. 

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How Grade 11 Selection Is Done in 2023

• Measurement Services Division (MSD) will provide the final results for Grade 10 to the Information and Communication Division (ICD).
• ICD will run the Grade 11 Selection.
• General Education Services will coordinate the selection process with all the principals from secondary and national high schools.
• Inspections and Standards Division (ISD) and Guidance and Counselling Division (GCD) will assist principals in the provinces. Principals are asked to enter and verify data in the provinces.

YOU CAN SEE THE EDUCATION SECRETARY'S CIRCULAR (PDF) ON GRADE 11 SELECTIONS VIA THE LINK >> CLICK HERE. 

Duration of 2023 Grade 11 Selections

The Department of Education expects the (actual) selection to be done in 2 - 3 days as it will be done online. 

However, the data entry is done in the provinces and the selection process will take two weeks.

• Grade 11 selection - 2 weeks
• Principals to start selecting students - in 2  weeks
• The selection listing for Grade 11 to secondary and national high schools is expected to be released around mid-December.

Check out the National High School Ranking Here

Grade 11 Selections Cut-off

The selections for Grade 11 to national high schools and secondary schools will be based on the Education Board's National Standards Requirements.

• National High Schools Selection: The school of excellence concept requires that Grade 10 students with Distinctions or Credits are selected for National High Schools. The eligible students are pre-selected based on their intention on the School Leavers Forms.
• Secondary Schools Selection: Students with x7 Upper Passes or a percentile score of 77 points or higher to be selected for Grade 11

Grading, Subject Weighting and Results

Grade 10 students in the country study x7 subjects. Hence, the results are based on all the subjects taken by every student. 

Here is a screenshot of Information on Grading, Subject Weighting and Grade 11 selection results. 

Source: Education Secretary Circular (13/2020) - Click here to watch the video that explains all these.

6 Factors for non-selection of students to Grade 11

• Fail to apply
• Bad Character 
• Below School Quota
• No School leavers form
• Parents not requesting a transfer 
• Gender equity in case of a tie in the selection

The Grade 11 selection for 2023 takes a new approach where principals and education offices do the selection in the provinces, instead of Port Moresby. 

This blog advocates for transparency in the selection of Grade 11 students. 

At the same time, we hope that the new Grade 11 online selection initiative of the NDoE is as effective and efficient and can deliver the results on time. 

Past Grade 11 Selections - Port Moresby

The Grade 11 selections used to take place in Port Moresby. Principals and education officers from the provinces gathered in the capital city for weeks on end to do the selection. 

It can take up to 2 weeks for them to select students for the national high and secondary schools.

The principals and education officers from the provinces work with MSD and GED (two divisions of the National Department of Education) to finalise the selections. 

The final selection listing would be given to the education secretary to sight and sign and made available on the Department of Education website. 

The principals also inform the newly selected Grade 11 students of their schools for the new academic year. 

This was the past where things were done manually. 

Data Entry and Verification

The principals and a provincial selection committee would meet in the provinces and do the 2023 Grade 11 selection. 

They then verify students' eligibility and enter their data online. (An important function, now done in the provinces) . Data verification and entry will take two (2) weeks. 

The Grade 11 selection is a mandatory function of the National Education Board (NEB). 

The selection of Grade 11 students is not a provincial function, it still remains a national function. This implies that the cleansing of data (if any) and final (quality) checks will be done by the NEB before the 2023 Grade 11 selection listing comes out to the public.

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