DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2025 Education Theme: Accessible Quality Education Pathways For All"    ****     PNG Education Transformation Vision 2075: Transforming our dreams into reality in the next 50 years    ****     " Leave No Child Behind "    ****    

2025 MPS On GFEP

The Marape/Rosso Government has education as one of its top priorities, because education is foundational for economic prosperity, social justice, and the overall well-being of a society.  Hence, the Government Free Education Policy (GFEP) translates the government’s desire to share our collective resources with every citizen and without prejudice of tribal connections, religion, gender and geographical or political associations.

The Marape/Rosso government has since 2022, expanded the budget with the inclusion of a project fee grant component to further relieve families from the burden of economic hardships. This special intervention will continue in 2025.

Every child has the right to education. Therefore, this government outlaws and bans any head of schools and school board from refusing, restricting and removing any child from school due to non-payment of school fees and project fees.


Please refer to the MPS No. 1/2025 for detailed information about this Policy.