With more students opting to sit the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Minister of Education Shaik Baksh yesterday said there are plans to create a sixth form school.
Baksh, in the feature address at the 15th National Education Awards Ceremony, said that the school would serve to provide adequate space for students wishing to sit CAPE. He noted that this year saw the country’s largest number of CAPE candidates. There has also been a huge surge in demand for secondary education, and especially in the hinterland communities, he added.
Baksh announced that this year has seen the largest expenditure for education in Guyana, while adding that on the