Teaching Archives - Australia Awards in PNG

Celebrating higher education in Papua New Guinea with the Somare-Whitlam Awards

1 Apr, 2025 | In-PNG, Maritime Scholarship, News, Nursing Scholarship, Primary Teaching Scholarship, Whitlam Somare Award

We were pleased to celebrate the Australia Awards In-PNG scholarship 2025 Somare-Whitlam scholars at ceremonies in Madang and Mt Hagen recently as they commence their academic year. The In-PNG scholarships support Papua New Guineans to study education, nursing and...

STEM teacher leads by example

15 Feb, 2024 | In-PNG, Secondary Teaching

In observance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the achievements of educators like Paula Niandros Polume, whose commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education is making a positive impact on student learning...

Surviving the tsunami and became a teacher

4 Oct, 2023 | In-PNG, Primary Teaching Scholarship

Gethrude Amunti survived the tsunami that swept away the whole Sissano village in West Sepik Province 25 years ago. She obtained a Diploma in Primary Teaching through an Australia Awards Scholarship and is now teaching at Olbrum Primary School. The school currently...

Breaking through cultural barriers

22 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG, Secondary Teaching

Gaining an additional educational qualification means ‘breaking through a cultural barrier’ for Muhaveso Bathsheba Korano. Holder of a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science, Muhaveso says she decided to pursue a qualification in teaching so she...

Passionate to educate

21 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG

Joshua Yowani saw the lack of teachers in his village as an obstacle to a better future for his people. “I wanted to be a teacher so I could educate students in my society, and they could contribute to developing our province.” Apart from teaching the children, he...