Kids are Loving it - Pee Wee Fishing at Royal Papua Yacht Club First Saturday Every Month

Pee Wee Fishing at the Royal Papua Yacht Club (RPYC) is a lot of fun for both children and parents. The kids and parents fun event is held on the first Saturday of every month. Fishing usually starts at 2.00 PM and lasts for 2 hours. 

You can find out about the event at the Yacht Club Facebook page. They usually create an 'event' for the Pee Wee Fishing on their page, so keep an eye out for it or message RPYC before hand.

View from the jetty

A fantastic group of volunteers dedicated their first Saturday of every month to organising this event. The event is made possible by 10 corporate sponsors and runs from February to November. Children are free to get a helping of snacks during fishing. Prizes are also given out after the fishing.

The prizes are awarded to the top three children. So kids and parents, make sure you catch the biggest fish or the most fish on the day. Small-talk on the jetty has it that stingrays, baramundis and crabs have been caught there, as well as fish pulled out of the water in numbers. 
There were also sightings of a 'big' sea snake just around the rockery recently :). You never know what you can catch at the RPYC Pee Wee Fishing event. Sunscreen, hat and water are a must to take with you. 

If you are a parent looking for somewhere to take the children out or kids wanting to have fun, this would one day of the month you wouldn't want to miss. Thank you and hope this helps to get the kids outdoor. 

Sponsors 2017

Fishing rods provided - you can also bring yours

Nov 11th 2017...not the 4th

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Examinations 2017 Results: Education Department Acknowledged 28 Schools out of 301 Grade 10 and 164 Grade 12 Schools

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THE Education Department has recognised 28 high and secondary schools in the country who have put in a lot of effort to improve their academic performance.

Secretary Dr Uke Kombra presented the Best Academic Performing School and the Most Improved School awards to the schools based on the grade 10 and grade 12 examination results.

The top 10 academic performing schools for grade 10 are:

1. Oksapmin High School in West Sepik, 
2. St Charles Lwanga High (NCD), 
3. Gordon Secondary School (NCD), 
4. Cameron Secondary School (Milne Bay), 
5. Jubilee Catholic Secondary (NCD), 
6. Manus Secondary (Manus), 
7. Busu Secondary (Morobe), 
8. Mercy Secondary (East Sepik),
9. Mt Hagen Secondary (WHP) and
10. *not indicated from the source.

The five most improved schools for grade 10 are:

1. Kompiam High School (Enga), 
2. Sacred Heart Tapini Secondary (Central), 
3. Misima High (Milne Bay), 
4. Kiriwina High (Milne Bay) and 
5. Yano High (Central).

The 10 Academic Performing schools for grade 12 are: 

1. Port Moresby National High (NCD), 
2. Marianville Secondary (NCD), 
3. Kerevat National High (ENB), 
4. Wawin National High (Morobe), 
5. Sogeri National High (Central), 
6. Aiyura National High (EHP), 
7. Cameron Secondary (Milne Bay), 
8. St Ignatius Secondary (West Sepik), 
9. Passam National High (ESP), and 
10. Mt Hagen Secondary (WHP).

The five most improved schools for grade 12 are:

1. Utmei Secondary (ENB), 
2. Busu Secondary (Morobe), 
3. Ecom Secondary (Manus), 
4. Manggai Secondary (New Ireland) and 
5. Buin Secondary (AROB).

“We want to recognise those schools which are making more effort to make a difference in the students’ life and academic life, so we want to reinforce schools to put in more effort towards students’ education” Kombra said.

“Out of the 301 high and secondary schools that sat for the grade 10 national examinations and 164 secondary schools that sat for the grade 12 exams, we know there are many challenges that are affecting schools in their own contexts.”