Wawin National High School

Wawin National High School

Wawin National High School (NHS) is one of the Papua New Guinea's School of Excellence located outside Lae in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The school caters for only Grade 11 and 12 students.

​The student population is about 900 and teaching staff of 50 teachers. It is a boarding school and is a government school.  Students from all over the country study at Wawin National High School. 

Wawin National High School offers courses similar to most secondary schools and other national high schools offer. Students are streamed to Science and the Arts courses. 

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Subject Combination 

Science Subject 

• ​Language & Literature
• Applied English
• ​​Advanced Mathematics
• ​Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Applied Science
• Geology

​Science Subject Combination 

• Students who take up science study up to five science courses.  Some top science Combination students should take are
• Language & Literature , Mathematics A, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
• Applied English, Advance Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
• Language & Literature, Advance Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography
• Language & Literature, Advanced Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Geology.

Arts Subjects

• ​Language & Literature
• Applied English
• ​General Mathematics
• ​Economics
• Accounting
• Business Studies
• Legal Studies
• History
• Geography
• Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Arts Subject Combination. 

• Language & Literature, Advanced Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Business Studies
• Language & Literature, General Mathematics, Accounting, Business Studies, ICT
• Language & Literature, General Mathematics, Economics, Business studies, Geography
• Language & Literature, General Mathematics, History, Economics, Legal studies, 
• Language & Literature, General Mathematics, Geography, Geology, History 

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Entry Requirements  for Wawin National High School ​

The entry requirements for Wawin  National High School is Grade 10 with good grades. The following entry requirements  may apply.

• must complete  Grade 10 with Credits (Cs) and Distinctions (Ds)
• must indicate national high school when filling out the Grade 10 School Leaver form
• must write to School principal requesting for selection (optional)
• transfers are not allowed from Secondary to National high Schools while transfer between National High schools may be allowed. 
• School Fee Structure for Wawin National High School

The fee structure for Wawin National High School varies from year to year but following is an estimate cost.

• Boarding : K1500 - K2000
• Day  K1000 - K1500

Note that this is the parents component after the HECAS (TESAS) component is met by the government.  Students are provided with travel tickets to and fro their provinces annually.  

• Selection List for Wawin National High School.

The Selection lists for Wawin are usually produced by the PNG Department of Education  annually. 

What you need when Studying at Wawin National High School 

If you are going to study at Wawin National High School,  you will require the following:

• English Dictionary
• Scientific Calculators
• Exercises books
• pens and pencils
• Extra clothings,
• Sleeping mats
• Eating utensils 
• Working Tools

Lae is the second largest city in Papua New Guinea and students and teachers easily access the city with land transport.  Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) fares cost   about K10 from the school to the city center. 

Contact Addresses for Wawin National High School 

Below is the contact addresses for Wawin National High School. 
Wawin National High School
National Department of Education 
Private Mail Bag, Lae , Morobe Province
Phone : (675) 4749390   
Fax: (675) 474 9394
email : 
Website: 

School vision : Academic Excellence & Good Citizenship 

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• Aiyura National High School 
• Passam National High School 
• Kerevat National High School 
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