Following the announcement of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine and Chief Education Officer Olato Sam immediately began facing questions about the disparity in the performances of private and public schools.
In the last few years, there has been an upsurge in the number of private schools in Guyana and with this upsurge there also seems to be a developing trend of private schools “outstripping” public schools at the NGSA.
This year, 12 private schools account for 95 (57%) of the 166 students who make up the
