Grade Six teachers meet with Education Minister on NGSA 2022

The Education met with Grade Six teachers across Guyana virtually on Monday to discuss the
recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results and to discuss how to improve the
performance of our students at the sitting of the examination in 2022.
Education Minister, Priya Manickchand told the teachers that work must be done to move each
child from where they are now to a much higher level as they prepare to write the examination.
“Think of each student and devise a plan to assist each child based on their weaknesses. Our aim
is to ensure every secondary school child is prepared for secondary school. Please look at your
children with a different eye so that you can prepare your children to enjoy a better life in the
future,” Manickchand said.
The Education Minister during the meeting told the teachers that Monday’s meeting will not be
the last time that they will meet with her and the Senior Officers of the Ministry. She said this is
because she believes that better outcomes will come if there is a collaborative effort.
Manickchand said that the dates for the examinations are Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 and
Thursday, July 7, 2022. She stressed however that the dates can change depending on the
COVID-19 situation.
The Education Minister explained that the 2022 examination will be prepared like the 2021
examination covering topics up to the Grade Five level based on the consolidated curriculum.
She also asked the teachers to make a note of the students in their class who need textbooks so
that they can be sourced and provided.
Minister Manickchand thanked the teachers for the tremendous work that they did over the past
year and also during the years prior contributing to the development of Guyana by educating the
nation’s children.