This post provides information relating to the 2026 Non-School Leavers (NSL) Application for the six Papua New Guinea universities. Since 2019, PNG Insight received an overwhelming request for the non-school leavers’ (NSL) application forms. The post aims to give feedback on the requests of the visitors on the PNG Insight Blog. An important change starting in 2024 is that BOTH the Grade 12 school leavers and Non-school leavers will apply ONLINE via the NOAS (National Online Application System).
Non-school leavers application via NOAS
In the past, the PNG universities (see the list below) uploaded the NSL application forms on their websites, students:
- download the application forms,
- complete them,
- pay the non-refundable fees and
- submit the completed NSL application forms to the universities (and colleges)
THIS IS A THING OF THE PAST AS OF 2024!
The 2025/2026 non-school leavers’ application for the 6 PNG universities (UPNG, UoG, Unitech, DWU, UNRE and PAU) is now online via NOAS.
Here are some information about the application from prior to 2024 via the universities website:
- Divine Word University (DWU) Madang
- PNG University of Technology (UNITECH) Lae
- Pacific Adventist University (PAU)
- University of Goroka (UoG), E.H.P
- University of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
- University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE)
Non-school Leavers NOAS Inclusion
As mentioned earlier, the NSL can NOW apply via the NOAS, instead of applying directly to universities of their choice. For those who may not know, here are the various groups of NSLs.
- Diploma students wanting a degree program at university.
- Grade 12 students with good marks, but missed out on uni selections in the last 5 years.
- Also, Grade 12 students upgrade their marks and meet the national matriculation requirements mentioned above.
- Grade 10 students doing Grades 11 and 12 at university centres.
- Pacific Islanders and other nationals.
School Leavers Applications
The school leavers are the current Grade 12 students. The Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) deals with SL applications for university placements.
In the past, the Grade 12 students used to complete the *manual* School Leavers Forms (SLFs). Schools in the country send the students’ SLF to Port Moresby. There, the selectors from universities select their first-year students.
The completion of SLF changed in 2017 when DHERST started doing online SLF through the National Online Selection System (NOAS).
The DHESRT is implementing online SLF and online selection. The national high, international and secondary schools only guide students with their university choices online. This is followed by the selection which is also done electronically.
The grade 12 students will get the results online, unlike in the past when the university selection list was published in print media.
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Any update for UPNG Non School leavers acceptance list for School of Business and Public Policy.
No. Not at the moment.
Any update on the acceptance name list for Goroka Technical College 2020?
Thanks very much.