Guidelines and procedures for the placement of students at the various levels of the Education System.

The Government of Guyana provides access to free education at the Nursery, Primary and Secondary Levels. The National Policy provides for compulsory education from ages five years and six months to fifteen years.

Placement at Nursery and Primary Schools

Eligibility:
Nursery School
The child’s third birth anniversary must be on or before the June 30 in the year in which the child is be admitted.

Primary School
The child’s fifth birth anniversary must be on or before the June 30 in the year in which the child is to be admitted.

Policy On Admittance To Nursery And Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education is pleased to inform that Guyana has achieved Millennium Development Goal number 2. This means that every child in Guyana of the relevant age cohort can access primary education.

The Ministry is further pleased to make it known that every child of the relevant age cohort who seeks admission is placed into nursery and primary schools.

Registration for admission to Nursery Schools

The Ministry of Education advises all parents with children born onor before 30th June 2011, that Registration forms are available at all Nursery Schools and Day Care Centres for admission to Nursery Schools in the new school year September 2014.
Please note, the Dates and Time for Interviews on the schedule below.