The Status of Education in the Markham District in Morobe province has rapidly transformed because of the good accessibility to basic services. 

District Education Inspector Jacob Hosea said Markham has improved a lot over the years by passing good number of students to tertiary institutions because of good support prioritize by District Development Authority (DDA) under the chairmanship of their Member for Parliament (MP), Koni Iguan. 

"We have produced a good number of students because we have teachers teaching in schools. "

"Teachers fully spend time in classrooms because we have better road links throughout the district," Mr. Hosea said. 

Mr. Hosea said apart from road links, Markham has high schools in all Local Level Governments (LLGs) with a complement of secondary schools in the area unlike other districts in the province. 

He revealed that a good number of students are now in colleges and universities throughout Papua New Guinea basing on the data collection from last year's district scholarship. 

According to Morobe Provincial Education office, Wantoat High School, Ragiampun Adventist High School and Markham Valley Secondary School have been labeled as the top five performing schools in province. 

And according to the district scholarship data from last year (2025), 98 students have registered to study at the University of Goroka. 20 students registered at University of Papua New Guinea, 21 students registered at Papua New Guinea University of Technology, 17 students enrolled at Pacific Adventist University, and 17 students enrolled at Divide Word University. 

Markham Valley Secondary School on record passed a total of 74 students directly to tertiary institutions throughout the country. 

Schools in Markham are the only remote schools in Morobe competing strongly with schools in the capital, Lae city.