09/06/2026
URGENT PUBLIC NOTICE: HAGARA PRIMARY SCHOOL - CHILDREN SENT HOME, NO WATER, K100K DEBT
To all parents, BoG, of Education PNG, Teachers, Poreporena Village Motu Koita community, and National Government + Education Minister:
After Saturday night’s drinking at the Head Teacher’s residence, I conducted a full inspection of Hagara Primary staff housing, school land, and school operations.
My findings are shocking and totally wrong:
#1. NO TEACHERS = CHILDREN SENT HOME
Students arrive at 8am but sent back at 10am-12pm because there are no teachers. Only 3 teachers reside on site. 5+ houses occupied illegally by non-teachers + outsiders. No teachers living here = no teachers present to teach.
2. WATER CRISIS + K100K DEBT
Illegal settlement built on school land is using school water. Result: Outstanding water bill over K100,000. No proper water for students or remaining teachers. School cannot operate normally when water is cut due to debt.
3. LAND + BOUNDARY BREACH
White line on map = official school boundary. Huge portion of Education land. Inside: illegal structures, pig pens, scrap metal, broken fences, open access roads. This is an informal settlement on school property, not teacher housing.
THE IMPACT ON OUR CHILDREN
This is why Hagara has suffered for far too long:
- Children come 8am → sent home 10am-12pm daily. Losing 2-3 hours of learning
- Teachers late or absent because they don’t live on site
- No water, no supervision, no security
- Drinking + illegal activities next to classrooms
Our children deserve better. They deserve full school hours + water + teachers present.
ACTION - URGENT BOARD MEETING THIS FRIDAY
Chairman Ken Leza has called a BoG meeting this Friday. I will attend with this inspection report + all evidence.
We will demand 5 things:
1. SCHOOL HOURS: Restore full teaching hours. No more 10am/12pm send-home
2. Safety: Stop drinking + illegal activities in staff housing
3. Housing Audit: Evict 30+ illegal occupants. Return houses to legal teaching staff. All makeshift structures must be removed
4. Water: Separate water meter + stop illegal use. Clear K100k debt plan with Eda Ranu
5. Protect Land: Land/boundary audit + remove illegal structures from school land
CALL TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT + EDUCATION MINISTER + of Education PNG:
This matter has gone on for far too long. Hagara Primary is a government school on government land. The National Government + Education Department must step in now. Investigate, audit, and enforce the law to protect our children’s education and school assets.
To our teachers: You deserve safe housing + water on site.
To our students: You deserve full school hours + teachers present every day.
To Poreporena Village Motu Koita: This is school land + school water. Let’s protect it for our children.
Hagara children’s education + basic services are non-negotiable. Something must be done Friday.
Hon Graeme Nao Boge
Mandated Leader, Mirigini Electrate Ward MKA
"Our children, our future"
PHOTO EVIDENCE: 8 photos attached - Ground inspection + Satellite map. White line = school boundary.
NO MORE SILENCE. FOR FAR TOO LONG.
Mirigini Community Forum