More transparency on projects in education sector as Govt launches online data portal

Amid the Government’s educational infrastructure development push, which has seen a record number of schools being renovated and or constructed over the last four years, the Education Ministry in its bid to increase transparency on these projects has launched a new online data portal.
The new innovative online portal which was officially rolled out on Tuesday will provide members of the public with critical information about the Ministry’s projects.
Named ‘Project Maps’, the new website will provide members of the public with pertinent information relating to the Ministry’s projects across Guyana.
Some of information persons will be able to access in relation to construction projects include: Name of school, name of contractor, contract sum, procurement method and the date which the project commenced and is expected to be completed among others.
This info will be available for Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools as well as dormitories in all 10 regions.

During the launch event, Education Minister Priya Manickchand stressed that the new portal will play a crucial role in enhancing transparency between the Ministry and the public.
“We’ve been building an enormous amount of schools, primary, nursery, secondary, dorms. Building, rebuilding, or extending significantly all across Guyana. And intermittently, you, your colleagues in the press, members of the public, parents, interested people call us to find out whether something is being built, when it’s supposed to be finished, who’s the contractor, and things that you should know, things that have been made public, but not been made public in one space.”
She added, “So what have we done for you today? Martina and Phil have worked with the buildings department to create for you a map of Guyana…That will show you exactly where every nursery, primary, secondary and dorms will be uploaded and perfected by tomorrow, is being built, rebuilt, or significantly extended.”
Moreover, apart from being informative, Head of Information Systems at the Education Ministry, Phil Mingo revealed that the new website will also be easy to use, by offering several unique features that will make locating projects and accessing information easy and convenient for users.
“If you don’t know where Region Nine is, there is a filter, so we can actually click on region and the map will adjust to show you only the institutions in region 9 and now we can click of any of the schools.”
The new portal can be accessed v5.education.gov.gy.
Meanwhile, the 2025 budget sets aside an impressive $36.2 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of educational facilities across Guyana. This allocation will facilitate widespread works on nursery, primary and secondary schools countrywide, contributing 20,000 additional spaces for students.
During the 2025 National Budget presentation, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh had revealed that this allocation builds on the $28.7 billion allocated in 2024, which successfully saw the completion, rehabilitation and expansion of several schools nationwide.
With a nearly $7.5 billion increase, the new budget will further improve and construct more learning environments for students.