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...
Gov’t lists which schools will reopen fully, plan for rotating classes
The Ministry of Education has announced the plan for reopening schools for face-to-face classes on September 6, when the new...
Children returning to schools will be assessed on learning gaps, well-being
As children return to schools for face-to-face learning either full-time or on a rotational basis, they will undergo a diagnostic...
NGSA results may be available by end of October
The Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson says that the results of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA)...
Grade Six children, in most cases, will attend face-to-face classes every day
As Grade Six children prepare to sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) tentatively in July 2022, the Chief Education...
Seven secondary schools reopening for all grade levels
Seven secondary schools are being reopened for all grade levels while the remaining 126 secondary schools will be reopened on...
Some nursery schools reopening fully, others will operate on rotational basis
When the 2021/ 2022 academic year commences on September 6, some 41 of the 348 nursery schools across Guyana will...
Grades 2, 4 & 9 assessments will not be done in new academic year; NGSA may be in July
The annual assessments conducted for children in Grades Two, Four and Nine will not be done in the upcoming 2021/...
‘It is important that children return to school’ – UNICEF rep.
There are numerous risks children may be exposed to if they are kept out of schools for long periods of...
Texila American University to host annual career day-open house
Prospective students will have the chance to learn more about various degree programs and career-building opportunities available at Texila American...
Pfizer vaccines only for children now- Manickchand says as GTU plans to make request
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Mark Lyte said that some teachers, who are not yet vaccinated, are interested...
More than 5,000 given parental permission to get Pfizer vaccines
By Vishani Ragobeer As the rollout of the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines got underway for children on Thursday, Minister of...
Some unvaccinated teachers interested in Pfizer vaccine; GTU to advocate for free COVID-19 tests
There are some teachers who have not taken a COVID-19 vaccine as yet but have signalled their interest in taking...
Some 536 pupils were absent from NGSA
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that some 536 pupils were absent from this year’s sitting of the National Grade...
‘Do the responsible thing’- Manickchand encourages GTU to help safeguard children’s health
There have been concerns over the Guyana Teachers’ Union’s support for certain vaccination requirements to ensure the safe reopening of...
Employees without vaccination card, negative PCR test asked to leave Education Ministry building
The Ministry of Education has confirmed that a few employees were asked to leave the ministry’s 21 Brickdam office on...
Unvaccinated children will be allowed to attend physical classes – Manickchand
Though the Ministry of Education is strongly encouraging parents to give consent for their children to get the Pfizer COVID-19...
20 years later: persons can now apply for teaching positions online
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) launched its online application process for teachers on Tuesday, ending 20 years of lengthy manual...
Unvaccinated teachers to submit weekly PCR test; union disagrees with vaccine requirements
Schools are expected to open on September 6 and the Ministry of Education says that teachers who do not wish...
