Standard Based Education reintroduced in Wau

By SAMPSON BONAI

THE reintroduction of Standard-Based Education (SBE)  will improve the education of the school children at a young age,says Bulolo school inspector Mufuanu Zurete.

He said this when launching the SBE curriculum syllabus at Wau Primary School on Tuesday Sept 11.

Bulolo school inspector Mufuanu Zurete (centre) cutting the ribbon to launch  the Standard Based Education curriculum syllabus at Wau Primary School on Tuesday.Looking on is head teacher Mathew Humango and school board chairman Maru Bati with Wau Lutheran Day Elementary teacher-In charge.~Picture by SAMPSON BONAI

"The standard of education has dropped in the past 15 years when SBE was phased out with the introduction of Outcome Based Education (OBE)," Zurete said.   

"The Government realised the mistake it had created due to the decline in the standard of education in PNG.

"It will reintroduce SBE in 2020 to improve the standard of education in this country.

"The standard-based education  system will be rolled out throughout the country in 2020."  

Zurete said many students who passed through the OBE could not write and speak  English and understand basic mathematics.

He said that was the reason why the Government had to remove OBE and reintroduce SBE back into education system in PNG.

Zurete said the Education Department would also implement the new structural change of 1-6-6 system in all the schools in 2020.

Wau Primary School head teacher Mathew Humango thanked Zurete for  launching the SBE curriculum syllabus.

He said an in-service training for all teachers would be conducted from Sept 24-28 to train teachers on the SBE system.

The launching was witnessed by all teachers and students during opening of the three-days sports carnival on Tuesday.