The period from October 2023 to January 2024 holds great excitement for students in Papua New Guinea as they await the release of the 2023 Exam Results and the commencement of the 2024 Selections.
Students in Grade 10, Grade 12, and Grade 8 eagerly anticipate the opportunity to progress in their education.
The 2023 Exams Results and 2024 Selections Dates
For Grade 10 students, this means transitioning to Grade 11 or vocational centres, where they can further their academic pursuits or acquire practical skills.
Grade 12 students, on the other hand, aspire to secure admission into tertiary institutions, which will pave the way for their higher education journey.
Similarly, Grade 8 students eagerly anticipate moving up to Grade 9, marking a significant step in their educational progression.
Alternative Pathways
However, it's important to note that some students may explore alternative options, such as enrolling in programs like the Flexible Open and Distance Education (FODE), or in some cases, returning to their hometowns to pursue other avenues. Each student's unique circumstances and aspirations play a role in determining the path they choose.
Overall, this period is marked by anticipation and optimism as students in Papua New Guinea strive to continue their educational journey and unlock new opportunities for personal and academic growth.
2023 Grade 10 National Exam Results and Selections
The Grade 10 national yearly exam results are usually released just before the Grade 11 Selection Conference on the first week of December.
In hindsight, the 2023 Selection lists for National High and Secondary Schools are, likely, to be published 2 weeks after the release of the results. That means that the selection committee will take a week to finalize the selection, and the education department will take the other week to publish the list.
2023 Grade 12 National Exam Results
The Education Department through the MSD will release the 2023 Grade 12 exam results to the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (DHERST) around the second week of December.
The Education Department (MSD) conducts the exams, coordinates marking, compiles students' exam marks and sends them to DHERST.
DHERST then uses the marks to select students for higher institutions.
2023 Grade 12 Selections Date
The Grade 12 students can check their examination results on/around December via the Education Department's (NDoE/MSD) website called My PNG Exam Results.
Note that DHERST does not process the marks.
DHERST usually takes less than a week to process the selection listings for tertiary institutions in the country.
It works in collaboration with universities, colleges, and other tertiary institutions to do the selection. But, first, the institutions MUST tell DHERST their quota - how many students they will accept for the academic year 2023.
So, unless the institutions provide the quotas on time DHERST will not release the listing.
It is important to note that the higher institutions NOT sending the quotas often resulted in delays.
2023 Grade 9 Selection
The Grade 8 exam marking, results, and Grade 9 selection are the responsibility of the respective provinces. The Department of Education passed this responsibility to the provinces.
The education department will send the Grade 8 certificates to the schools/provinces before the end of December every year. However, many provinces have failed to issue Grade 8 certificates to students.
Read about this failure and how the Education authorities Do the Grade 9 Selections.
2023/2024 Important dates Dates & Expectations
PNG INSIGHT UPDATES: Here are some important dates for examinations, results, and selections in Papua New Guinea. The expected dates are in reverse order and based on the past dates since 2021.
- NDoE/MSD publishes Grade 10 national exam results: Late Nov - Early December 2023
- Grade 10 and 12 Exam Marks and Data Cleansing: Completed by late Nov 2023 in time for the release of 2023 exam results to students, selectors and stakeholders.
- Grade 8, 10 and 12 Exam marking: October - Nov 2023
- Grade 10 National Examinations: October 2023.
- Grade 12 National Examinations: October 2023.
- Grade 8 National Examinations: 24th to 27th October 2022.
When is 2023/2024 Grade 11 Selection list coming out?
Based on the dates above we can infer that the Grade 11 selection lists will be released before the end of December 2023 or the first week of January 2024.
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