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The distribution of the School Grant continued on Monday in Regions Five and Six. Under the School Grant, teachers will be given $4,000 per child on the Coastland and $5,500 per child in the Hinterland per term. For schools with less than 56 students enrolled, a standard amount of $224,000 per term will be granted. This means […]

The Ministry of Education launched a new literacy app, ‘Animal Friends Learning’ on Friday at the Tuschen Nursery School. The app was conceptualised to provide a work-based programme to develop children’s word recognition skills and expand their vocabulary. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in her address highlighted that technology if used properly can be vital […]

Alex Muntaz is Guyana’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student. The 17-year-old Anna Regina Secondary School student received Grade Ones in 23 subjects and four Grade Twos. Muntaz’s exceptional performance was revealed by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand at a special exam release ceremony on Thursday. This is the second year in a row that the […]

The East Ruimveldt Secondary School has undergone a multimillion-dollar expansion to facilitate more students and Education Minister Priya Manickchand encouraged the students there on Thursday to care for the new facilities. Due to extreme overcrowding at the school, the Samuel B. Moffatt Wing was established as part of much-needed expansion works. In commissioning the $172.6 […]

esterday afternoon, 1,796 teachers graduated from the CPCE, the largest cohort ever, according to the Ministry of Education. It was also said to be the largest  in the Caribbean, according to a release from the Ministry of Education. This is another step towards the Ministry of Education’s goal of having 100 per cent trained teachers […]

The Ministry of Education (MoE)  yesterday launched its Education Management Information System (EMIS) which it says promises to be a game-changer. The main function of the software will be to store key information about students  and will enable teachers and education officers to efficiently manage data therein. In delivering her keynote speech at the launch, […]

The Ministry of Education’s Literacy and Robotics programme was on Wednesday launched at the Enterprise Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara by the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand. The Enterprise Primary School is the first school in Region Four to benefit from the programme and the fifth in the country. The programme which […]

As part o fits efforts to provide  universal education, the Ministry of Education has announced that three new schools will be built in the Barima-Waini region (Region One). The schools will be constructed in Huradiah in the Moruca subdistrict, Waramuri and Kwebana, a release from the ministry said. According to the release, following consultations with […]

The Sister Hazel Campayne Block at the St Rose’s High School was yesterday commissioned by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand. A release from the Ministry of Education said that the $515.07m three-storey building is equipped with ten classrooms, a furnished Information Techno-logy laboratory for research and development, a library for advanced document research, a new  […]

The PPP/C Administration is focusing heavily on ensuring the nation’s children receive quality education that sets them up for a successful future that aligns with the growth and development of the country. To this end, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Friday announced that the construction of a new secondary school at Tuschen, East Bank […]