The key objective of this policy is to guide, protect, and promote healthy measures for all
school children in Papua New Guinea. The policy will address these key areas: 1. Effective collaboration and partnership between NDoH, DoE, and other stakeholders; 2. Promoting school health education programs, health promoting schools and providing school medical; 3. Proper nutrition for school aged children; 4. Sexual reproductive education for upper primary and secondary schools; 5. Ensuring all schools in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are drug, alcohol and tobacco free; 6. Promote oral health amongst all school children; 7. Providing school base vaccination; 8. Provision of sick bays for all schools and first aid training programs; 9. Ensure all schools have clean safe drinking water and proper sanitation facilities; 10. Providing equal opportunity for marginalised children.