The National Written Expression Examination for Grade 12s was held this morning and out of 38, 716 Grade 12 students from 238 secondary and 6 National Schools of Excellence throughout the country, a total of 127 students from La Salle Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby also joined the rest. According to Principal Brother (Br.) Antony Samy Pancras, all students were present today and sat for their exam. Prior to that, Br. Antony said the school received the booklets last week and their English Department went to work preparing the students for months for the exam. “All are present today. We got the booklets last week and our English department had been working with the students, preparing them for their exam, and we are confident the students will do well.” Br. Antony stared, “Our students are well disciplined and are focused on their exam studies. They always give their best in everything they do. They have shown their seriousness in their studies throughout the year prepping for the exams.” He is confident the students performed well in this exam and should secure spaces in the tertiary institutions for next year. Out of the 127 grade 12 students, 63 are males and 64 are females.