Georgetown schools ready for new academic year – Manickchand

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Friday inspected several schools around Georgetown, in light of reopening for the new school year on Monday.
As she checked on their readiness for the new school term, the Minister said she is “very pleased with the completion and readiness of most schools considering the limited time the Ministry had for some extensive repairs and rehab works.”
In Georgetown, some schools were expanded in time for the new school year. Manickchand added that hundreds of children will occupy spanking new buildings.
In 2022, a decision was made to expand Queen’s College with new classrooms to the tune of $103.5 million. The Bishops’ High School was also extended at a cost of $95.4 million.
At the 2023 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), cut-off marks this year were 499.2 for Queen’s College, 496.2 for The Bishops’ High School, 493.6 for St Stanislaus College, 490.7 for St Rose’s High School and 488 for St Joseph High School.

More students were placed at some national schools when compared to last year, owing to the expansion works undertaken by the Education Ministry.
This year, the Education Ministry increased its “Because We Care” cash grant for schoolchildren across the country, which aims to provide financial assistance to families with regard to their children’s educational needs.
The $40,000 cash grant saw children registered in nursery, primary, and secondary public and private schools receiving a $35,000 grant, together with $5000 for school uniforms and other supplies.
Several new secondary schools are also in the pipeline, all geared at bettering the experience of children in the public schools.