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Walking in her sister’s footsteps, Berbice girl delivers double feat for family at NGSA
In 2019, Marissa Siriram from Kilcoy/Chesney Housing Scheme, a former student of Cropper Primary School, made her family proud when she placed among the top ten for Region Six in the National Grade Six Assessment.
Following sharply…
NGSA 2023: Guyana still needs to ‘catch the gap’ in the hinterland- Manickchand
Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Friday acknowledged that much more effort is needed to help reduce the educational disparities that exist between Guyana’s hinterland and coastal regions.
Manickchand engaged members of the media…
Contracts signed for new secondary schools at Tuschen and Hosororo
The Ministry of Education continues to aggressively pursue Universal Secondary Education to ensure students across Guyana have access to quality secondary education. This was further boosted today with the signing of contracts for the…
NGSA 2023: Top performers were studying till midnight, believe hard work paid off
The top performers of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were announced on Friday and many of those pupils highlighted the long hours spent studying and preparing for the secondary school placement examination.
Glasford…
NGSA 2023: Three pupils tie for top spot again
For the second consecutive year, three pupils have tied for the top spot of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
They are: Glasford Archer from the Leonora Primary School, Ritisha Gobin of the Academy of Excellence, and Anaya…
NGSA 2023: Big improvements in science, maths
A total of 15,360 candidates sat the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year and based on an analysis of the results, there were improvements in the pupils’ performances in Science and Mathematics.
Additionally, English grades…
$2B in contracts signed for Kwebana Secondary School
Described as a school that will change lives of many and provide them with opportunities they never had, the Ministry of Education on Wednesday signed contracts amounting to $2 billion with several contractors for the construction of a…
Scholarships available to pursue Master’s, Bachelor’s Degree at UG
Scholarships are now available through the Ministry of Public Service for persons wanting to pursue a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Guyana (UG) for the 2023/2024 academic year.
Interested students can earn a…
NGSA results to be announced on July 7 – Manickchand
The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) are set to be announced on Friday, July 7, 2023, Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced on her Facebook Page on Wednesday.
The results were scheduled to be released on July…
Cotton Tree, Cumberland Primary schools get smart classrooms
As part of the Ministry of Education’s goal to transform the educational landscape through the integration of technology, smart classrooms will be retrofitted at the Cotton Tree Primary School, Region Five, and Cumberland Primary School,…