The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six, held its annual award ceremony earlier today to honor the region’s top-performing students and long-serving educators. The event recognized achievements in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) during the 2023 and 2024 period and paid tribute to teachers who have dedicated over 30 years of service to the education sector.
Delivering the keynote address, Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh, highlighted the government’s substantial investments in the education sector. He noted that these investments have contributed to the remarkable academic successes seen across the country.
“𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬,” 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝. “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞.“
Dr. Singh further underscored the government’s commitment to fostering conditions for success: “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐢, 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, expressed his pride in the ceremony’s mission to celebrate outstanding achievements. He praised the students who excelled in both CSEC and NGSA exams and honored teachers for their long-standing dedication to the education system.
“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲,” Armogan noted. He also urged parents to remain involved in their children’s education, emphasizing that many successful students have parents who actively support their academic efforts.
Armogan reiterated the government’s efforts to provide avenues for success, from technical and vocational training to plans for free tertiary education at the University of Guyana.
Narindra Persaud, the Regional Executive Officer, also addressed the gathering, congratulating the awardees and commending the students for their hard work. “𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞,” Persaud stated. He assured attendees that the government continues to prioritize the delivery of quality education across Guyana, which is reflected in the outstanding results of the students.
The ceremony not only recognized academic excellence but also served as a reminder of the government’s ongoing efforts to ensure that every Guyanese has the opportunity to succeed.
Regional Vice Chairman, Zamal Hussain and Regional Education Officer, Sattish Udit were present at the event.
