The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) programme has been extended to the Rosignol Secondary School in Region Five.
Currently, there are six students at Rosignol Secondary enrolled in the programme, a release from the Ministry of Education said yesterday.
During brief remarks at the commissioning of the programme yesterday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the Ministry has been investing heavily to ensure schools are equipped to deliver quality education.
Manickchand said that Rosignol is the third school where the CAPE programme has been extended to. The others are Anna Regina Secondary School in Region Two and West Demerara Secondary School in Region Three. She further announced that before the end of 2025, CAPE colleges will be established in each county.
“Those are colleges dedicated to teaching and training sixth form students from those counties, one on the Essequibo Coast, one in Demerara and one in Berbice with dorms where necessary. So, the intention, my friends, is to make sure every child who wants a secondary education to its highest level can get a quality secondary education”, she said.
Arrianne Mangal, one of the first set of students enrolled to undertake the CAPE programme expressed gratitude to be able to complete her secondary studies at this level and noted that she is confident that the first batch of students will set the bar and excel.
Also present were Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Amerindian Hinterland Education Deve-lopment, Marti DeSouza and Assistant Chief Education Officer- Secondary, Tiffany Harvey.
