The Wapenamanda District Development Authority has endorsed the continuity of its Tertiary Students School Fee Assistance Scheme this year.
Wapenamanda MP Miki Kaeok (pictured) confirmed that the Wapenamanda District Development Authority (WDDA) will continue its program of subsidizing tuition fees for all Wapenamanda students attending tertiary institutions throughout the country. This was confirmed yesterday.
Kaeok who is the WDDA Chairman, emphasised the importance of integral human development, reaffirming the obligation to assist parents with their children’s tuition fees.
“I believe that one day elites of Wapenamanda District will be in charge of important and critical roles in all sectors throughout the country and this will be possible through the power of education so it is my obligation to assist in subsidizing school fees,” Kaeok said.
“I am always a proud man when I see elites of Wapenamanda working in the public and private sectors throughout the country, and this must continue,” he said.
He confirmed that officers from the WDDA will be conducting purity checks for the 2026 School Fees Assistance Program beginning with tertiary institutions in the Highlands Region starting in Mt Hagen and will eventually reach all tertiary institutions throughout the country.
“The team will visit respective schools to verify student enrollment (purity check), so it is a prerequisite for students who applied to be present on campus,” Kaeok said.
He added that only students who are physically present and verified will be considered eligible.
“All submitted applications and lists will be confirmed on-site, and absentees will not be considered as this process ensures fairness and transparency and that assistance reaches the rightfully enrolled students,” Kaeok concluded.
Call for the applications for the 2026 Tertiary Students School Fee Assistance Scheme was made early this year with screening and selections taking place this month, thus ensuring students are already enrolled and attending classes as to avoid students withdrawing after subsidized fees are paid by WDDA.
