A total of 80,015 grade 10 students from 489 high and secondary schools nationwide have been nominated to sit for this year’s Written Expression Examination on Thursday, June 6, 2024. All provinces and schools have received their exams, according to the nomination data received by the Measurement Services Division in Port Moresby. Dr. Uke Kombra, Secretary for Education, encouraged all students, teachers, and provinces to do their best and ensure that the exams are conducted fairly and to the best of their God-given abilities. "I call on all the citizens of Papua New Guinea to support and abide by the fair administration of the exam." The Secretary has also requested that all schools have their Registration Documents filed with the Department's School Registration Committee, as no school will be permitted to take the objective examinations without proper registration. Dr. Kombra has also warned all schools against any mal practices relating to the national examinations. ” The Department has a zero-tolerance on cheating or any mal-practices as evident in the de-registration of Goroka Syntax Secondary School in Goroka, Eastern Highlands after investigations by officials from the National Department of Education, Provincial Division of Education and the Police found irregularities by the school in the 2023 National Examinations.” Students and schools are being warned of serious consequences which include non-certification for students, termination from teaching for teachers and banning of the schools involving themselves for a minimum period of 3 years. “We have eliminated cheating in examinations; therefore, results are based on hard work and offer better education benchmarks.” “I wish all the grade 10 students ‘best of luck' in their first national examination for 2024 on Thursday, June 6.”