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...
Edu. Ministry dismisses claims students at Anna Regina school are COVID positive
See below full press release issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education rejects untruths being peddled on...
‘We cannot close schools’ – Pres. Ali says amid Omicron surge
There have been concerns raised about reopening of schools amid a surge in the number of people infected with COVID-19...
CORRECTION: Mabaruma school was not shut down
The Mabaruma Primary School in Region One was not shut down on Wednesday because teachers tested positive for COVID-19, an...
Education Ministry receives thousands of protective equipment
The Ministry of Education today received a quantity of COVID-19 personal protective equipment from Sewa International Guyana. Some 80,719 face...
‘Constant monitoring’ as schools re-open with Omicron concerns – Health Minister
The Health Ministry will be “constantly monitoring” the health situation as schools reopened for the new academic term Monday as...
Full face-to-face class for Grade Six, most secondary school students in January
All children in Grade Six and those students in secondary school, except those in Form One (Grade Seven), will return...
Plaisance Primary gets a library
The Plaisance Primary School, East Coast Demerara, is now the recipient of a well-provisioned library compliments of the Spread the...
UG sets out to boost Guyana’s capacity to test for variants, study diseases
The University of Guyana (UG) through its College of Medicine is seeking to boost Guyana’s capacity to test for variants...
UG, CPCE & technical schools should return to face-to-face classes in 2022
With efforts being made to transition students into physical classrooms, Education Minister Priya Manickchand expects that tertiary institutions will return...
About 70% of teachers vaccinated ahead of return to face-to-face classes for secondary schools
More than 70 per cent of the teachers in public schools across Guyana have received their COVID-19 vaccines, according to...
Some children dropped out of school to work; Education Ministry sending them to secondary schools
The Ministry of Education has been able to engage some of the families of the more than 500 children who...
‘Get certified’ – Education Ministry pushes for 100% trained teachers
As part of its 2022 work programme, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is looking to have all teachers across the...
UG hopeful for blended reopening in March but COVID concerns linger
The University of Guyana (UG) has commenced a phased return to some in-person activities but with the enduring pandemic placing...
11 students win US$1,000 each in Guyana-China youth competition
One student each from every educational district in Guyana wAS awarded US$1,000 (GY$200,000) along with a trophy on Friday at...
Need for more schools, facilities in Reg. 3 – Education Minister
With a growing population in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that more schools and...
No more ‘online school’ for nearly all secondary students from January
From January, secondary school students in all levels, except Form One (Grade Seven), will make a full return to face-to-face...
CAPE now offered at West Demerara secondary school
Fresh off the heels of CAPE being launched in Region Two at the Anna Regina Secondary school last Friday, Region...
Ministry probes lewd videos at Christ Church Secondary School
The Ministry of Education says it is investigating a number of videos involving students at one of the “top secondary...
