"You are going to see Universal Secondary Education by 2025" – Minister Manickchand

-        Yarrowkabra Secondary School is ahead of schedule with 65% of work completed

(October 10, 2022) – With the construction of new secondary schools across Guyana, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that Universal Secondary Education will be a reality by 2025.

$566.9M contract signed for reconstruction of North Ruimveldt Secondary School

(August 24, 2022) – On June 19, 2021, the North Ruimveldt Secondary School was destroyed by fire. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the school will be rebuilt. Today, a contract with a project sum of $566.9M was signed for the reconstruction of the school.

COVID-19 vaccination for students who are 12 years and above

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all aspects of our country, inclusive of health, economic and the education sector. Most clinical research and expert opinions indicate that vaccination is the only way for us to leave this pandemic and return to some level of normalcy.

FIRST SMART CLASSROOM IN REGION TWO

Charity Secondary School Today Thursday test-runs its new smart classroom with students working past maths papers on the interactive screen.

Guyana is being represented at the 19th Science and Technology Forum in Japan

(October 2, 2022) - The Advisor to the Minister of Education, Ms. Africo Selman, is currently in Japan to participate in the 19th Science and Technology Forum as well as the 19th Science and Technology Ministers' Roundtable, October 1, 2022, to October 4, 2022.

Ketley Primary School retains title as Literacy Bee champions

(May 14, 2022) – The Ketley Primary School in Georgetown retained the title of Literacy Bee Champions today at the National Cultural Centre following their win back in 2020 at the first edition of the competition.

Ministry of Education and Intercultural Bilingual Education Organization and Wapichan Communities celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Quality Bilingual Education Programme

(October 9, 2022) - The Ministry of Education joined the Intercultural Bilingual Education Organization (IBEO) for the 4th anniversary celebration of the Quality Bilingual Education Programme (QBEP) in Sawariwau, South Rupununi.

Ministry of Education met with the Guyana Teachers’ Union

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education met with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) again to give attention to the Teachers’ Appraisal Instrument that is being finalized.

MoE continues ESL Training for teachers to support migrant children

(September 14, 2022) - The Ministry of Education’s Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Support Unit recently concluded a two-day English as a Second Language (ESL) capacity-building workshop in Region Three, with the attendance of 28 teachers from 18 schools in Regions Three and Seven.

National training for renewed curriculum begins

(June 25, 2022) – The Ministry of Education has begun training teachers and pupils representing a wide cross section of schools at the primary level about the renewed curriculum.

$ 5.5 million Smart Classroom commissioned at St. Stanislaus College

(October 20, 2022) -The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Thursday afternoon commissioned a Smart classroom at St. Stanislaus College.

$ 74.4B budgeted for education sector

– several new schools to be built, others reconstructed

$140 million state of the art building to be constructed at GTI

(May 10, 2022) – In the next nine months, students attending the Government Technical Institute will benefit from a brand-new state of the art building.

$140 million state of the art building to be constructed at GTI

In the next nine months, students attending the Government Technical Institute will benefit from a brand-new state of the art building.

$161 million the Early Childhood Centre of Excellence commissioned

(November 28, 2022) – Early childhood education is on the trajectory to be transformed with the commissioning of the Early Childhood Centre of Excellence at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus.

$19M in steel pans handed over to 3 secondary schools

The Three Miles Secondary School in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni); the New Amsterdam Secondary School in Region Six

$28.4 M new wing for St Therese primary school

The St. Therese Primary School in New Amsterdam, Region Six is expected to get a new wing at a cost of some $28.4 million which will allow more students to be accommodated at the institution.

$2B budgeted for national school feeding programme

─ over 85,000 nursery, primary students to benefit

$3.2B in school children grants not limited to uniforms, school items – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Priya Manickchand says parents/ guardians will not be limited to purchasing school items with the Government’s $3.2B Because We Care and school items cash grants.

$566.9 Million Contract signed for rebuilding of North Ruimveldt Secondary School

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand witnessed the signing of the contract. She said the fire which gutted the school has had a devastating impact, even in the school being forced to reduce its intake.