PNG’s STEM Education is NOT in Crisis. By Dr Clement Waine, PhD There is a load of hogwash and half truths floating around! Here are some facts to demystify, clear the confusion and help people understand. 1. The concept of the National Schools of Excellence and STEM Education was a brainchild of the then Education Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, in Somare Cabinet in 2009 in a NEC Decision that was made in Wabag, Enga Province.  2. ⁠It took a decade before the policy was translated into realities and implemented.  3. ⁠Hon. Marape became PNG’s 8th PM in 2019 and launched the STEM Education Policy in 2020.  4. ⁠My Team designed and built the STEM Education Curriculum in earnest in 2020 and rolled it out in 2021.  5. ⁠The two peak bodies in Australia - ACER and ACARA - reviewed the curriculum and gave glowing remarks and supported its introduction. (In fact, Australia has already adopted PNG’s STEM Curriculum).  6. ⁠STEM Education was introduced to PNG ...