13,189 students to sit CSEC and CAPE 2018 examinations

The sitting of the 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations begin on Monday May, 7. According to information received from the Superintendent of Examinations within the Ministry of Education, Ms. Sauda Kadir, twelve thousand two hundred and sixty-six (12,266) candidates have been registered to sit the examinations this year as compared to twelve thousand six hundred and eighty-four (12,684) candidates in 2017.

CSEC, CAPE students to only sit Paper 1 exams

– CXC releases new guidelines amid COVID-19 concerns

–HSB, Visual Arts and Modern Languages to be administered as per normal

Measures to ensure safety of teachers, students gazetted

—Schools to open from June 8 to August 15

—in preparation for NGSA, CSEC, CAPE

Preparations for national examinations continue countrywide

The preparation of schools for the writing of national examinations continues, not only on the coast but in the outlying regions as well. Teachers are assisting in making the necessary adjustments within the classrooms to ensure that social/physical distancing is maintained during examinations while the appropriate signage and markings are also being made in the school environs to indicate the safe distance to stand apart from each other.

Shanomae Milling is CAPE top student 2019

The Ministry of Education wishes to announce that the 2019 top student for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Guyana is Shanomae Milling of St. Rose’s High School who wrote 11 units and achieved nine grade ones and two grade twos.

Teachers with pre-existing medical conditions to be exempted from NGSA, CSEC, CAPE Exams

—consultations to be done concerning students

Top academic performers honoured at 23rd National Award Ceremony

The Ministry of Education (MoE) held its 23rd National Awards Ceremony, for outstanding performances at the primary, secondary and vocational level. The ceremony was held today at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and saw more than 50 learners from both primary and secondary schools along with students from the Carnegie School of Home Economics and the Technical Institutes across the country receiving prizes and awards for outstanding performances.

‘Aim for higher education’ -President Granger tells BHS graduates

President David Granger on Thursday urged graduates of the Berbice High School (BHS) class 2016 to aim for higher education, particularly in disciplines of agriculture, environmental science and information technology, to ensure that they are well-positioned to make meaningful contributions to the development of a ‘green’ Guyana.

‘Aim for higher education’ -President Granger tells BHS graduates

President David Granger on Thursday urged graduates of the Berbice High School (BHS) class 2016 to aim for higher education, particularly in disciplines of agriculture, environmental science and information technology, to ensure that they are well-positioned to make meaningful contributions to the development of a ‘green’ Guyana.