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Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that the St George’s High School which was destroyed by fire in July this year is to be rebuilt at the same location. Manickchand said that the ministry had preferred to find a larger plot of land but acknowledged that it is difficult to find such in Georgetown. “We […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday said children with disabilities must be incorporated into the regular classrooms and be given opportunities as an adult in the workforce. Manickchand was speaking during a walk to mark Autism Awareness Month. April is recognised annually as Autism Awareness Month but Minister Manickchand believes it is time to […]

nsidering the need for better access and accommodation for teachers to train in Region Three, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned a new building of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. The new facility is now housed at the Ministry of Education’s Divisional Centre and will cater […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned an Information Communications Technology (ICT) laboratory at the Redeemer Primary School in Georgetown. Minister Manickchand, in brief remarks, stated that the primary school is the first to be fully connected with 100 megabits of bandwidth and fibre optic cable. The Primary School is also the first to […]

Children who reside in the community of Swan on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway, East Bank Demerara (EBD), will no longer need to travel along dangerous tracks to attend classes now that the community has a new primary school. The school was commissioned by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and Minister of Local Government and Regional […]

The reviewed report of the new hair policy for children in schools has been taken to Cabinet for approval, ahead of the commencement of the new school term on Tuesday. During a telephone interview with the News Room on Thursday, Education Minister Priya Manickchand explained a consultant has provided a report consisting of changes that […]

While there were improved performances in Science and Social Studies at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), “slight” decreases were recorded for Mathematics and English. Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Director of Operations, Dr Nicole Manning made this announcement yesterday morning while presenting the 2022 examination report at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal. Since […]

There has been a full return to face-to-face classes and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that schools may remain open during the upcoming July/ August break to help educators recoup some of the learning losses recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Manickchand visited schools on Tuesday morning as the final set of pupils returned to face-to-face classes. […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says tough measures will be put in place at the Lodge Secondary School after a student was found with an air gun inside his backpack on Thursday morning. While the police are handling the matter with the Grade 11 boy, Manickchand said if his parents do not attend an upcoming Parent/Teacher Association […]

Pupils all across the country will sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 3 and 4 next year, Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced on Tuesday.  Additionally, during a live video on her Facebook page, she said that the results for those examinations will be released about two months later, on July 11.  Because […]