NGSA performance statistics by each primary school now available to the public

The Education Ministry has now made public the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA)
results for every primary school in Guyana over the last four years. It said that this forms part of
its plan for improved quality education and greater accountability.
The ministry said that our stakeholders in education including parents and teachers could now
access this information for the first time in the country’s history. The public can now access the
performance of all primary schools in Guyana at the NGSA via the Ministry of Education’s
website. The ministry noted that presently, information is available for 2018, 2019, 2020 and
2021, noting that the site will be populated with data from other years. It disclosed that the
information can be obtained by school (public, private), by region, by locale (coastal, hinterland,
riverine) and by gender. As such, educators and researchers can now assess the performance of
schools and implement necessary steps to improve or maintain the quality of education in a
particular school or region. The ministry said that additionally, parents can now review the
performance of any primary school in Guyana and be fully informed and engaged in their
children’s educational pursuits.
They pointed out that this open and transparent system will provide all stakeholders in the
education sector with access to the examination’s statistics for each school. This bodes well for
the sector’s development because programs can be designed and actions can be taken to build on
what is already in place in terms of education delivery, thereby improving the sector’s overall
performance.
The ministry noted that the online reports show the percentage of students who achieve 50 per
cent (30 marks) or higher in each subject area (Mathematics, English, Social Studies and
Science). This information is graphically represented so that all stakeholders can understand it.
This move by the Ministry of Education augurs well for accountability because parents and other
stakeholders will have access to such information on a public platform. It stressed that it is
expected that all Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results will be added over
the next few weeks.
The education ministry said it is proud of this moment in the sector’s history and looks forward
to the information being used constructively so that strategies can be developed to improve
performance by students in schools countrywide. Explaining the process the ministry said that
this is how you can access the information:
Step 1: Visit the Ministry of Education’s website https://education.gov.gy
Step 2: Click on the “More” tab on the homepage
Step 3: Select “Grade Six Reports”
Step 3: Select the school you are interested in reviewing. A school can be reviewed by each
gender or using the entire student population. Schools can also be viewed by Region, whether
they are on the coast or located in the hinterland.