From Ratio Nationalis

3.7.3     Pre -Propaedeutic Seminaries and Propaedeutic Seminary 1     
3.7.3.1  Given the poor state of secondary education in PNG and SI, those who have successfully completed Grade 12 or Form 6 will in almost all cases lack the academic skills, the general knowledge and the mastery of English that are the pre-requisites for tertiary study. It is also likely that they will have been poorly catechized and will have fallen – and perhaps even developed bad habits – with regard to sex, alcohol/tobacco/betel-nut/narcotics, and/or violence.    
3.7.3.2 Such men will do up to two years of supplementary secondary education, which in PNG is normally referred to as the Pre-Propaedeutic year and Propaedeutic Seminary 1. This does not correspond to the propaedeutic year of The Gift of the Priestly Vocation, the requirement for which is met by what in PNG and SI is called the Spiritual Year or Propaedeutic Seminary 2.

At St. Fidelis, our programs are designated as Year 1 and Year 2. The Year 2 curriculum emphasizes advanced coursework in English and religious studies, building upon the foundational subjects covered in Year 1.

Year 1 program and classes

Year 2 program and classes