Education
Skeldon Linepath Secondary School student wins SHOUT4Change 2026
Read full press release from Recovery Guyana: Randy Mangal of Skeldon Linepath Secondary School is this year’s ‘Top National Youth Environmental Advocate’ after winning Recover Guyana’s SHOUT4Change Competition. The four-phased competition, open to secondary schools across Guyana to engage more youths in environmental protection and preservation, concluded on World Environment Day, Friday, June 5, 2026....
Disciplinary hearings for teachers seen mistreating child at David Rose school to be completed in 10 days
In about 10 days, the disciplinary hearing process involving two teachers seen mistreating a child at the David Rose Special...
Pupils undertake reading assessment in braille
See below the full release from the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education has achieved a historic milestone in...
Job training for New Guyana School students as agreement inked with El Dorado Offshore
Responding to the need for career preparedness, The New Guyana School and El Dorado Offshore signed a memorandum of understanding...
Breakfast prog. launched for 25 primary schools in Region 5
More than half of the 73 Grade Six pupils attending the Belladrum Primary School in Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) require...
Every school child will be screened for visual problems – Dr Hutson
Recognising the need for intervention for visually impaired children, the Ministry of Education will be teaming up with the Ministry...
St. George’s High school to be rebuilt at same location
Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Monday said that the St. George’s High school will be reconstructed at its original location...
Changes to the current NGSA placement system being explored – Manickchand
The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) is Guyana’s secondary school placement examination but Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that reforming...
Full education access achievable by 2025 with new schools across the country
A number of new secondary schools will be constructed before 2025 as the government pushes to achieve full secondary education,...
Science lab, more classroom space for St. Winifride’s secondary school students
A sum of $85 million is being spent to expand the St. Winifride’s Secondary school at Garnett Street, Georgetown, so...
US teaching positions available for Guyanese teachers
Guyanese teachers can now take advantage of the opportunity to work in full-time, salaried positions within the US educational system...
More comfort for East Ruimveldt students with $175M expansion
Some 300 students of the East Ruimveldt Secondary school in Georgetown should attend classes more comfortably in about five months’...
GPF engages nursery children on Road Safety
In observance of Road Safety Month 2022 under the theme “Safe Driving Saves Lives”, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on...
New online courses for teachers with support from Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is supporting Guyana’s National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) – the agency responsible for...
Despite oil finds, no technical training programmes launched from 2017-2019
There has been growing demand for key technical and vocational skills in Guyana, primarily attributed to the nascent oil and...
Education Ministry failed to distribute thousands of textbooks between 2017-2019
The Education Ministry failed to provide thousands of textbooks to schools in need between January 2017 and December 2019. A...
CXC approves vocational qualification for secondary schools across Guyana
Recently, the Caribbean Examinations Council granted conditional approval for the implementation of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in secondary schools...
Aquatic therapy for children living with disabilities
Aquatic therapy and access to a sensory room will soon be available for children living with disabilities, Coordinator of the...
Works progressing on Amelia’s Ward/Bamia Primary School
The construction of the Amelia’s Ward/Bamia Primary School in Linden, Region Ten is on schedule and will house some 800...
$5.5 million Smart Classroom commissioned at St. Stanislaus College
The Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Thursday afternoon commissioned a Smart classroom at St. Stanislaus College. In addition to...
Nutritional breakfast now offered at Region #3 primary schools
Focused on improving the lives of students, the Education Ministry on Tuesday launched the Edu-Trition breakfast feeding programme at the...
