Sunday, January 29, 2023
Village Voice News
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Village Voice News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

New Swan Primary School commissioned as Guyana’s educational outcome lags behind Latin America/Caribbean counterparts

Admin by Admin
November 23, 2022
in News
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice.

On Tuesday, the new $28.7 million Swan Primary School, on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, was commissioned by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand along with Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.

READ ALSO

Bilateral partnership with India excellent for Guyana’s development – President Ali

SBM Offshore launches Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix

Children residing in the community will no longer need to travel to Yarrowkabra and Kuru Kururu to attend school.  There are presently 106 pupils enrolled at the primary school along with six teachers.

Minister Manickchand, in her feature address, said government’s commitment to the community will see them not only making monetary investment in infrastructure but also making sure there is monitoring to get results from the children.

Advertisement

“If you get Yarrowkabra Secondary you must be able to go there and get Grade Ones, Twos and Threes. That is our aim and our commitment to you.”

The World Bank, in its October 2022 Fact Sheet, stated in spite of Guyana’s financial investment in education the country lags behind its Latin American and Caribbean counterparts in outcome.

According to the Bank

“Although the education sector in Guyana has made remarkable progress in the last 15 years in terms of access, learning outcomes remain low across all levels. Guyana achieved 88 percent and 92 percent enrollment at the Nursery and Primary levels, respectively (2018). However, according to the Human Capital Index, a child born in Guyana today will only be 50 percent as productive when she grows up as she could be if she enjoyed complete education and full health. This is lower than the average for the LAC region and upper middle-income countries. The low human capital score is in part driven by low educational and health outcomes.

“Although the average Guyanese student is expected to complete 12.2 years of schooling, this is equivalent to only 6.8 years of learning when expressed in terms of Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS). This has been compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent simulations indicate that, from the baseline of 6.8, Guyana risks losing 1.6 LAYS following a 13-month school closure as a result of the pandemic. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has linked Guyana’s skills shortage to its poor school enrollment and education performance rates relative to regional standards.”

 



Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice



ShareTweetSendShareSend

Related Posts

News

Bilateral partnership with India excellent for Guyana’s development – President Ali

by Admin
January 29, 2023

President Irfaan Ali speaking at a reception held in observance of India’s 73rd Republic Anniversary at the Atlantic Ballroom, New...

Read more
SBM Offshore’s Human Resource Manager, Onecia Johnson; SBM Offshore’s General Manager, Martin Cheong; Deputy Chief Education Officer for Amerindian Hinterland Education Development, Mr. Marti DeSouza; SBM Offshore’s Trainee Programme Coordinator, Ms. Nevellean Dundas, and students at the launch of the Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix.
News

SBM Offshore launches Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix

by Admin
January 29, 2023

On January 24, SBM Offshore, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, officially launched the Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix Competition...

Read more
The substance (Police Photo)
News

Minibus passenger nabbed with 2,229.7 grams marijuana

by Admin
January 29, 2023

A 23-year-old labourer of Parker Street, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was nabbed by Police on Friday at the Demerara Habour...

Read more
Next Post

Protests erupt at Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory in China

EDITOR'S PICK

Former Member of Parliament, Vanesa Kissoon

Kissoon roasts Granger for unjust suspension

November 14, 2021

”Today’s agriculture routinely uses sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors…”

June 5, 2022

Water company shuts down production plant over COVID-19 scare

October 15, 2020

Chemical hair straighteners are making a comeback among Black women, just as a new study links relaxers to uterine cancer

October 22, 2022

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency