PNG Education Dept announces Fee Structure for 2020
The Papua New Guinea Department of Education has released the fee structure for 2020.
The Tuition Fee Free Education Policy has been changed by the Marape/Steven government and
it will now be called the Government Tuition Fee Subsidy (GTFS) Policy, from 2020 and
onwards.
The Marape/Steven Government is profoundly convicted that education is the powerful tool that
will transform and sustain our prosperity. We want to see that quality education is provided to
all students irrespective of background through an affordable and sustainable policy. Hence our
stand for an education system underpinned by a shared responsibility charter.
The Marape/Steven government is committed to ensure every student receives quality education
under a standard based education system with a quality standard based curriculum, a 1-6-6
school structure, a robust standards assurance system and schools operations have sustained
funding from both government and parents.
GOVERNMENT TUITION FEE SUBSIDY POLICY
The Government has reviewed the TFFE policy in order to make parents responsible for their
children’s education.
The Government is shifting the last Government’s TFF Policy to what it will be called the
Government Tuition Fee Subsidy (GTFS) Policy to make education of our children a partnership
between governments, parents, churches and the local communities.
We have over the last 6 years made our people lazy, detached parents from schools and
systematically removed their interest in schools. We want to disengage and cut out the
dependency syndrome that we have systematically allowed into our PNG culture. The shift in
the school financing policy by the Marape/Steven government is deliberate to get parents and
communities to plough soil and work hard, and contribute to reviving the economy and to take
back PNG than creating a ‘handout culture’ and a dependency syndrome.
Papua New Guineans are naturally hard working, resilient and self-reliant. The GTFS policy will
re-establish the missing link between the parents and schools while the Government will invest
in raising the quality of education, building more schools and making school managers more
accountable.
In the 2020 budget, we have increased the budget of the school inspection system by K10million
from K1milion, increased the curriculum budget to about K30million and examinations and
assessment will receive K18million. We will ensure a world class standards based curriculum
is in place by 2020, starting with one textbook per student policy with Grade 3 to 6 Science
and Mathematics national textbooks and give emphasis to quality assurance by making our
inspectors more mobile and productive, and roll out the early childhood education and the
Schools of Excellence policies.
3. 2020 BUDGET ALLOCATION
The total budget allocation of the Government Tuition Fee Subsidy Policy (GTFS) for 2020 is
K486,351,600 compared to K616,187,000 in 2019. Hence, there is only a cut of 21 percent
(%) that is K129,835,400. Of the K486,351,600 the GTFS will have two components – A School
Operations and Functional Grant of K388,351,600 (80%) and a Commodity component of K
98,000,000 (20%).
4. 2020 NEB MAXIMUM FEE LIMITS
In 2020, parents will be contributing 36.6% of the total Maximum School Limit set by the
National Education Board. The fees by sectors will be as shown in Table 1. In Table 2, the
overall estimated budget allocation for each component by sector is given.
The Tuition Fee Free Education Policy has been changed by the Marape/Steven government and
it will now be called the Government Tuition Fee Subsidy (GTFS) Policy, from 2020 and
onwards.
The Marape/Steven Government is profoundly convicted that education is the powerful tool that
will transform and sustain our prosperity. We want to see that quality education is provided to
all students irrespective of background through an affordable and sustainable policy. Hence our
stand for an education system underpinned by a shared responsibility charter.
The Marape/Steven government is committed to ensure every student receives quality education
under a standard based education system with a quality standard based curriculum, a 1-6-6
school structure, a robust standards assurance system and schools operations have sustained
funding from both government and parents.
GOVERNMENT TUITION FEE SUBSIDY POLICY
The Government has reviewed the TFFE policy in order to make parents responsible for their
children’s education.
The Government is shifting the last Government’s TFF Policy to what it will be called the
Government Tuition Fee Subsidy (GTFS) Policy to make education of our children a partnership
between governments, parents, churches and the local communities.
We have over the last 6 years made our people lazy, detached parents from schools and
systematically removed their interest in schools. We want to disengage and cut out the
dependency syndrome that we have systematically allowed into our PNG culture. The shift in
the school financing policy by the Marape/Steven government is deliberate to get parents and
communities to plough soil and work hard, and contribute to reviving the economy and to take
back PNG than creating a ‘handout culture’ and a dependency syndrome.
Papua New Guineans are naturally hard working, resilient and self-reliant. The GTFS policy will
re-establish the missing link between the parents and schools while the Government will invest
in raising the quality of education, building more schools and making school managers more
accountable.
In the 2020 budget, we have increased the budget of the school inspection system by K10million
from K1milion, increased the curriculum budget to about K30million and examinations and
assessment will receive K18million. We will ensure a world class standards based curriculum
is in place by 2020, starting with one textbook per student policy with Grade 3 to 6 Science
and Mathematics national textbooks and give emphasis to quality assurance by making our
inspectors more mobile and productive, and roll out the early childhood education and the
Schools of Excellence policies.
3. 2020 BUDGET ALLOCATION
The total budget allocation of the Government Tuition Fee Subsidy Policy (GTFS) for 2020 is
K486,351,600 compared to K616,187,000 in 2019. Hence, there is only a cut of 21 percent
(%) that is K129,835,400. Of the K486,351,600 the GTFS will have two components – A School
Operations and Functional Grant of K388,351,600 (80%) and a Commodity component of K
98,000,000 (20%).
4. 2020 NEB MAXIMUM FEE LIMITS
In 2020, parents will be contributing 36.6% of the total Maximum School Limit set by the
National Education Board. The fees by sectors will be as shown in Table 1. In Table 2, the
overall estimated budget allocation for each component by sector is given.
Overall budget
PROJECT FEES
Schools will be allowed to collect Project Fees, but must follow very strict approval guidelines.
The Provincial Education Board is the only authority to approve a project fee for schools, after it
has received a SLIP Plan, the Project Plan, Scope and Budget and a P&C Association agreement.
Where projects fees are to be collected, it must be less than 20 percent of the Maximum Fee limit
per student rate set by the National Education Board as shown in Table 3.
CHURCH AGENCY FEES
Church agency fees are to be paid by each student attending a church agency school per the
Education Act,1983. Provincial Education Boards will set and approve the fees, but it must not
be above the maximum limits set below.
(a) Preparatory/Elementary – K5.00
(b) Primary – K7.00
(c) High/Secondary and Vocational – K10.00
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