Ministry of Education - Guyana - Georgetown

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is dedicated to ensuring that all citizens of Guyana, regardless of age, race, gender, creed, physical or mental disability, or socio-economic status are given the best possible opportunity to achieve their full potential. This is being achieved through equal access to quality education as defined by the standards and norms outlined by the Ministry. The commitment to quality and equity in education with no barriers in access to anyone is clear in this declaration.
The Ministry defines education as more than the instrumental activity for supporting greater national development or reducing poverty; even though it can contribute significantly to both of these objectives. It has intrinsic value. It is the main way to help each human being achieve his/her  

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highest potential. It should be able to give the nation’s citizens the necessary knowledge, skills and values to lead happy and productive lives. On the basis of the education they receive, they should love their country and respect the diversity of its ethnic, religious and cultural traditions. They should adhere to the ideals and practice of democracy, justice, peace, diversity and accountability.
In addition, although children are, and should be, the main focus of educational efforts, rapidly changing economic circumstances and developments in technology require that the Ministry commit to a policy of providing continuing education and training opportunities to the adult population.
Although private schools will be encouraged to operate, the Ministry is committed to providing free and compulsory education from the pre-primary to secondary levels. The Ministry also remains committed to strengthening its partnerships with stakeholders, in particular teachers and their representative organizations, parents/guardians and communities.
The development of the Strategic Plan was based on a participatory approach involving all stakeholders, including development partners, through a series of consultations to outline the challenges and impediments to education and to plan the way forward. The resulting strategy is the fourth in a series of education plans developed over the last two decades. It represents the priority policies and strategies that Guyana needs to pursue to make the country competitive in the global economy, as well as to realise its national development aspirations. It spells out clearly the vision and mission and provides philosophical rationales for the core values and the mandate of the Ministry of Education. It identifies and explains the major issues and constraints in the development of education and outlines the major strategic activities to be implemented to attain the desired policy objectives.