According to the Education Calendar, the Day falls on Thursday, December 1, on the second last week of Term 4.
In a statement, the Education Department said: “All the schools and national institutions in PNG are issued the Education Calendar at the beginning of each year.
“The World AIDS Day is one of the important activities featured on the Education Calendar, and therefore, all schools, including the national institutions, must have planned on their school programs the 1st of December World AIDS Day to be celebrated.”