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Education institutions shall foster and maintain a social climate and physical environment that will promote health, well-being, non-violence and safety in working and learning.

The MoE shall implement mechanisms to provide psychosocial support in schools, and work with NGOs, CBOs and FBOs to develop systems that provide emotional, educational and spiritual support. The services should aim at…

Transfers to a school with a lower cut-off score will only be allowed in accordance with availability of places.

Requests for transfer must be made at the Placement Unit, Department of Education 68 Brickdam.

In the Georgetown Education District, interviews will be conducted and verification visits made before admission letters are issued by the Placement Unit Ministry of Education.

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The Ministry of Education is pleased to inform that Guyana has achieved Millennium Development Goal number 2. This means that every child in Guyana of the relevant age cohort can access primary education.

The Government of Guyana provides access to free education at the Nursery, Primary and Secondary Levels. The National Policy provides for compulsory education from ages five years and six months to fifteen years.