Ministry of Education

Trench cleaner’s son, who topped country, is first in family to complete high school

Uotam Heeralall, a teenage boy from Affiance on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), wants to be a surgeon and a politician- both careers he believes will make a difference in his community and region.

TSC fully constituted with swearing in of last two members

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali on Friday administered the Oath of Office to two members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) at the Office of the President (OP) thereby fully constituting the Commission.

Tucville secondary school closed; classes back online as electrical issues being investigated

The Tucville Secondary school in Georgetown has been closed as the Ministry of Education investigates complaints of hazardous electrical issues at the school.

TVET departments of 10 secondary schools boosted with safety equipment

THE Ministry of Education through the office of the Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam, handed over safety equipment to 10 secondary schools that offer the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes.

Twelve teachers complete Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education

(March 20, 2023) – Twelve teachers from schools across the coast are the first batch of persons who have completed their Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education offered by the Indira Ghandi Open University (IGNOU) through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL.)

Two hinterland schools being readied for CAPE

The Port Kaituma Secondary School in Region One, and the St. Ignatius Secondary School in Region Nine have been identified by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to become senior secondary schools, and to offer Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) subjects.

UAE to train 150,000 Guyanese in coding; Pres. Ali offers CARICOM similar opportunity

Guyana, with assistance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be training at least 150,000 Guyanese school children in coding for Information Communications Technology (ICT), and President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said he would be pushing for students in sister-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to also get similar trading.

UG to confer Honourary Degree on Black Panther star

The University of Guyana will Wednesday confer an Honourary Degree, Doctor of Letters, on renowned Guyanese movie star Letitia Wright.

UG, Merundoi receive UNESCO grants

January 12, 2023 – The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand this morning handed over grants for the UNESCO participating programmes 2022/2023.

UG, Public Schools closed for another week over COVID-19 concerns

As the efforts are made to step up the fight to stop the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana, the Ministry of Education has extended the closure of schools by another week.

UG’s Faculty of Education and Humanities goes online with the launch of the International Centre of Excellence - Teachers no longer need release to study at UG

(June 1, 2022) – The Ministry of Education and the University of today Guyana launched the International Centre of Excellence in Educator Innovation, Learning and Development (ICEEILD) within the Faculty of Education and Humanities (FEH).

Unclaimed cash grants to be distributed later this month- Manickchand

Though the Ministry of Education organised a massive countrywide exercise last week to distribute the $30,000 schoolchildren’s cash grant, just over 10,000 of those grants have not been collected.

UNHCR donates sanitary supplies to Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education on Thursday received a number of sanitary supplies from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Guyana arm as preparation continues for the reopening of school on September 6.

UNICEF Representative meets at the Regional Special Education Needs/Disability Diagnostic and Treatment Centre

UNICEF Representative Nicolas Pron yesterday met with Keon Cheong, Coordinator at the Regional Special Education Needs/Disability Diagnostic and Treatment Centre and his team in Guyana

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Uniform and school supplies voucher programme launched

More than 160,000 school children across the country will now receive a $4000 uniform and school supplies voucher to assist with the purchasing of school supplies and uniform.

Unit of Allied Arts/Nexgen Golf Completes PE Workshops in Region 6

Kaieteur News – A two-day session hosted by the Ministry of Education Unit of Allied Arts for 13 Secondary schools and 22 PE Teachers concluded with a bang on Friday at the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary,

Untrained teachers urged to get enrolled at CPCE

The Ministry of Education’s call for untrained teachers to be enrolled at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is a move that will ensure educators are in a better position to deliver quality education even as Guyana moves towards a first-class education system.

Update on the Good Hope Secondary School

The Ministry of Education wishes to update the public on the status of the new Good Hope Secondary School. It was hoped that the school could have been opened physically but unfortunately, there have been several setbacks with the physical infrastructure not being completed due to the previous contractor failing to deliver.

Update on the Good Hope Secondary School

The Ministry of Education wishes to update the public on the status of the new Good Hope Secondary School. It was hoped that the school could have been opened physically but unfortunately, there have been several setbacks with the physical infrastructure not being completed due to the previous contractor failing to deliver.

Update on the review requested from CXC for CSEC and CAPE 2020 results

Following the release of the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), the Ministry of Education received several complaints regarding the grades that were awarded to students.

Trench cleaner’s son, who topped country, is first in family to complete high school

TSC fully constituted with swearing in of last two members

Tucville secondary school closed; classes back online as electrical issues being investigated

TVET departments of 10 secondary schools boosted with safety equipment

Twelve teachers complete Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education

Two hinterland schools being readied for CAPE

UAE to train 150,000 Guyanese in coding; Pres. Ali offers CARICOM similar opportunity

UG to confer Honourary Degree on Black Panther star

UG, Merundoi receive UNESCO grants

UG, Public Schools closed for another week over COVID-19 concerns

UG’s Faculty of Education and Humanities goes online with the launch of the International Centre of Excellence - Teachers no longer need release to study at UG

Unclaimed cash grants to be distributed later this month- Manickchand

UNHCR donates sanitary supplies to Education Ministry

UNICEF Representative meets at the Regional Special Education Needs/Disability Diagnostic and Treatment Centre

Uniform and school supplies voucher programme launched

Unit of Allied Arts/Nexgen Golf Completes PE Workshops in Region 6

Untrained teachers urged to get enrolled at CPCE

Update on the Good Hope Secondary School

Update on the Good Hope Secondary School

Update on the review requested from CXC for CSEC and CAPE 2020 results

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