READ PNG

Abstract*

The objective of the Reading Education Project for Papua New Guinea is to improve the reading skills of elementary and primary education students. The recipient shall maintain until completion of the project within its Department of Education (DOE), a classroom library reference group chaired by the secretary of education, and including representatives from the national library service, and other key stakeholders, to meet quarterly to provide overall... Show More

Development Objective

The objective of the project is to promote better teaching and learning of reading skills in elementary and primary education.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P105897
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Binh Thanh Vu
Borrower 2
Department of Treasury

Country
Papua New Guinea
Disclosure Date
June 14, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 2, 2011
Effective Date
October 28, 2011

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 19.20 million
Implementing Agency
Department of Education
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 19.20 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2015

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 5, 2024

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education50%
- FY17 - Education Financing50%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Pacific Sub-region Free-standing Trust Fund Program	19.20

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	N/A

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	19.20
Total Project Cost**	19.20

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-12-29
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2015-12-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-28-2016
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-25-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Proportion of primary school teachers using supplementary readers during reading instruction in a sample of 1800 classroom libraries, as defined by classroom observation checklists	Value	ICB process in place	Partly completed. Approx. 1,820 classroom observa	100% of sample (approx. 1,800 classrooms)
	Date	March 25, 2014	December 2, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Improvement in student's average scores in 3 EGRA sub-tests in Madang province( reported by gender)	Value	Various - see breakdown	Completed. Indicators achieved.	Various - see breakdown
	Date	March 25, 2014	December 2, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Improvement in students' average scores in 3 EGRA sub-tests in Western Highlands Province - WHP (reported by gender)	Value	Various - see breakdown	completed. indicators achieved.	Various - see breakdown
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Madang Sub-test 2: Phonemic Awareness	Value	Boys: G3=53% G4=59%; Girls: G3=46% G4=56%	Boys:G3 = 85%G4 = 89%;Girls:G3 = 85%G4 = 89%	Boys:G3 = 57%G4 = 65%;Girls:G3 = 50%G4 = 61%
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Madang Sub-test 3: Letter-sound identification	Value	Boys:G3=28G4=36Girls:G3=26G4=30	Boys:G3 = 73G4 =88Girls:G3 = 82G4 = 86	Boys:G3 = 31G4 = 39Girls:G3 = 29G4 =33
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Madang Sub-test 4: Familiar word reading Value Boys:G3=31G4=45Girls:G3=30G4=47 Boys:G3=34G4=53Girls:G3=41G4=57 Boys:G3=32G4=45 Girls:G3=33G4=50
Date March 25, 2014 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment
WHP Sub-test 2: Phonemic Awareness Value Boys: G3 = 43% ; Girls: G3 = 43% Boys: G3 = 80%; Girls: G3 = 82% Boys:G3 = 50%;Girls:G3 = 49%
Date March 25, 2014 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment
WHP Sub-test 3: Letter-sound identification Value Boys: G3 = 24Girls: G3 = 21 Boys: G3 = 49. Girls: G3 = 57 Boys:G3 = 28.7 Girls:G3 = 27.0
Date March 25, 2014 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment
WHP Sub-test 4: Familiar word reading Value Boys: G3 = 17.5Girls: G3 = 16.6 Boys: G3 = 31.57 Girls: G3 = 39.09 Boys:G3 = 32Girls:G3 = 33
Date March 25, 2014 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Vernacular reading materials in 2,500 elementary classrooms (grades EP-E2) Value 0.00 1062.00 2500.00
Date February 1, 2011 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment

Number of students in primary (P) schools with access to learning and reading materials in their classrooms provided by the project	Value	0.00	783115.00	720000.00
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Number of teachers in primary (P) schools who participated in professional development activities provided by the project.	Value	0.00	24592.00	25000.00
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

At least 2 post-assessment reading intervention pilots designed and completed	Value	0	Analysis of results and dissemination of post-asse	Final report approved by the government and the Ba
	Date	April 5, 2013	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

2 teams of coaches and 22 teams of provincial classroom library trainers trained by the project	Value	0	Indicator Achieved. 2 teams of coaches completed	2 teams of coaches and 22 teams of trainers
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Classroom libraries established Value 0.00 21825.00 18000.00
Date April 5, 2013 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment
Learning material kits and teacher guidelines to use kits in Grade EP-E2 classrooms Value 0.00 4425.00 15000.00
Date April 5, 2013 November 18, 2015 December 31, 2015
Comment

At least one national public reading event during the life of the project	Value	0	Indicator achieved.Launch event for EGRA reports	Support to provincial education officers to carry
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Up to 4 events to disseminate results and findings from provincial EGRA surveys to NDOE, provincial officers and other stakeholders	Value	0	Indicator achieved. Events were held.	4 events held
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Up to 4 EGRA provincial surveys and results reports completed from baseline assessments	Value	Baseline assessment in Madang	Indicator achieved. Complete all 4 EGRA (Madang, N	4 EGRA results reports endorsed
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Number of students in elementary (E) schools with access to learning and reading materials in their classrooms, as provided by the project.	Value	0.00	112342.00	375000.00
	Date	March 25, 2014	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment

Number of teachers in elementary (E) schools who have participated in project professional development activities, as provided by the project.	Value	0.00	0.00	4500.00
	Date	April 5, 2013	November 18, 2015	December 31, 2015
	Comment