Government Tuition Fee already paid: Education Secretary
Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra has confirmed that Government Tuition Fees were paid to school accounts last week.
He said as of 16th May, funds for the schools from decentralized provinces were paid but fell short of confirming the total amount.
Dr. Kombra said Bank South Pacific and Kina Banks have credited funds to schools that have bank accounts with them. For schools banking with Westpac Bank, funds have been credited to all elementary schools in the first batch of payments. In the second batch, payments will be made to National Schools of Excellence, secondary schools, and vocational centers.
"I appeal to all school heads to keep the schools open because the funds have already been credited by the banks, not all schools will be getting their payments because many of them have various issues to do with the closure of their bank accounts,” education secretary said.
He further urged all the schools that have issues with their bank accounts to sort them out so they would receive their government tuition fees.
“Schools that may have missed out on this payment must see the Provincial GTFS Coordinator to sort their accounts or submit their latest School Census forms to the office or email to the GTFS Unit on email address Betty_Napil@education.gov.pg,” Dr Kombra said.