Study launched on ‘out-of-school children’

From left are: Delma Nedd, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education; UNICEF Deputy Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Paolo March and Chief Education Officer (Ag) Donna Chapman. (GINA photo)

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday commissioned a study into Out-of-School Children (OOSC) and one speaker cited the 14% figure at the secondary level.

Speaking at the two-day workshop held at the Regency Suites, GINA said the Education Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd said that the “unacceptable drop-out rate”, unqualified teachers, especially in the hinterland and riverine areas, and overall