THE ruling party, yesterday, congratulated the top Grade Six student, Jorrel de Santos, and his counterparts who sat the recently completed National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) exams and underscored that the continuous academic achievements are not mere chance, but the fruits of the massive Government investments.In a statement the People’s Progressive Party said, “This is demonstrative of our Party-led government’s priority given to the wellbeing of all our people in every geographical area.
“It is also indicative of the positive transformation of the education sector and the decentralization of its service making it not only more accessible, but ensuring an opportunity for every Guyanese child.”
The party also spotlighted the amount of hard work by both students and teachers in preparing for the exams.
The PPP said, “These young Guyanese have, by their achievements, reminded that hard work does indeed breed success.
“In lauding these students’ outstanding achievements as a result of their academic brilliance, our Party is cognizant that their successes would have been nurtured in many ways by the dedication and hard work of the teachers involved, through the support of their parents and others who may have contributed.
“These students, teachers and parents must be infused with a profound sense of satisfaction and pride as a result of their commitment for academic success. By extension, our Party believes that all Guyanese share in this pride since such accomplishments translate to success of our country.”
The party added that the 2014 results are in line with consecutive yearly successes in this area.
“The achievements by these young minds present a source of inspiration to all including those who in the very near future would endeavour to emulate. These accomplishments continue to be a part of what has now become a norm for our students here and across the Region. Over the years our own sons and daughters have raised the bar of academic achievement here and regionally, setting new standards in the process,” the ruling party said.
Education for the past several years has received the largest portion of the national budget over, with the 2014 allocation amounting to a whopping $32.3B. The $32.3B has been allocated towards the implementation of the first year of the new Education Strategic Plan of which $2.9 B has been allocated towards the construction, rehabilitation, extension and maintenance of educational facilities including a new and expanded Zeeburg Secondary School, Region Three and the Kato Secondary complex, Region Eight. Moreover, implementation of a US$10M Universal Secondary Education initiative will be commenced, which will facilitate the construction of new secondary schools and provision of materials for improved teaching techniques and technology assisted learning in mathematics.