Georgetown: President Donald Ramotar has extended best of luck to students sitting the ongoing Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
The President says government will continue to improve the education sector since a committed work force is a key ingredient for prospective investors.
“I would like to take this opportunity to extend best wishes to all our students. I see some of them are writing even 20 subjects.”
President Donald Ramotar was speaking at the ‘Invest Guyana’ magazine launch recently. The President said he is counting on the students to make Guyana proud once again.
In the last six years, except 2010, Guyanese have topped the Caribbean at the CSEC exam, receiving first prize in several subject areas.
President Ramotar subsequently announced intentions to make scholarship awards automatic for top performers at both CXC and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
Education Minister Priya Manickchand says top performers have already been accepted at universities.
“Our top students from last year are going to be recipients of this scholarship. They are already aware of it. Many of them are already accepted into schools. This is going to be effective as soon as they require the funding.”
Meanwhile, the Head of State said as a country with an open door policy to investments, Guyana must continue to improve the education sector since a committed work force will attract investors.
“We are continuing to invest in education to strengthen our ability to attract investment at even a higher level, not only in labour intensive activities but in more developed areas. Investors demand a highly educated workforce and as such we have to continue to produce world beaters.”
Universal access to primary education has been achieved, gender parity in access to education has reached equilibrium and universal access to secondary education is within reach according to the government.
Last year, the four top performers were: Sarah Hack from Abraham’s Zuil on the Essequibo Coast achieving 16 grade ones, Deowattie Narine from BISHOPS’ High with 13 grade ones, Tamasha Maraj also from Bishops’ high with nine grade ones, and four grade twos and Karran Singh from St. rose’s High with 12 grade ones, one grade two and one grade three.
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