Media Statement by JACOB YAFAI - Chairman of the School BOARD
The Yangoru Secondary School [YSS] in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea recorded its best academic performance in its 47-year history when 21 students were selected directly to Universities from the year 2021 Grade 12 students.
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| JACOB YAFAI - Chairman of the School BOARD[photo supplied] |
Since it’s establishment, the school has never delivered more that 10 students to Universities in any one year. This is a 100 percent improvement from any previous academic results in the history of the school in only one academic year.
This is the first time in the history of the school to achieve such results as the school also pioneered the District School of Excellent [DSoE] concept. DSoE is the brainchild of former Minister for National Planning & Monitoring and MP for Yangoru Saussia, Hon Richard Maru. DSoE concept aims to improve the quality of education in rural PNG schools.
YSS is made up of the original Yangoru Secondary School [Day School] and the YS District School of Excellence [Boarding School]. 2021 saw the pioneer 31 students pass out of YS District School of Excellence.
We have 14 students from the School of Excellence and 7 students from YSS who have received offers from Universities. It is a milestone for the school to send students to Universities at this rate. This only shows the District School of Excellence has merits as a concept.
The people of YS have to thank the people and Government of Australia for funding the K18 million YS District SoE facility.
The school is not comparing itself with other schools, but by self-evaluation, against its own past performance based on the number of placings its students got at tertiary institutions.
The university entry rate of 45% [14/31] by the pioneer students shows that the District School of Excellence concept in every District is the strategy that has the potential to improve quality of education for rural Districts. And give disadvantaged kids opportunities to realise their potential.
In addition to the 21 students who got accepted by Universities, we are still getting more acceptance letters of our students from colleges. The results will be published once we finalize the list.
As the Chairman of the Board of YSS, as well as the CEO of YSDDA, I want to express my immense gratitude to our MP Hon. Richard Maru for trialling the District School of Excellence concept in YSS. I thank the YSDDA Board for its continuous assistance to the School.
I equally express my gratitude to the Principal Mrs Lucy Silam and all the hardworking teachers of YSS. I thank the Board of YSS and former Board Chairman Fanston Yaninen for their work which I continued from.
Finally, I thank the students and parents of YSS for doing their best. It takes a village to raise a child. This is only the beginning. Together, We Can do more and better.
All our efforts are futile without God. All honor and glory to God for the great things He has done.
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