Guyana Digital School takes over drivers licence training, exam

On Friday, 6 November 2026, Guyanese education and public safety officials formally announced the full launch of a centralized, official driver’s licence theoretical training and examination portal hosted exclusively on the Guyana Digital School platform, marking a landmark transition away from fragmented, in-person legacy processes that were long vulnerable to fraud and irregularities.
During the official launch event, Minister of Education Sonia Parag emphasized that the Guyana Digital School is now the sole legally recognized venue to complete and sit the national driver’s licence written exam. She warned the public against unregulated third-party agencies that falsely claim to offer official exam services, noting that any testing conducted outside the new centralized system is no longer valid and carries no government accreditation.
Phillipe Walker, Director of the Guyana Digital School, explained that while the core design goal of the new portal is to drastically reduce administrative friction and make driver education more accessible for all Guyanese residents, robust multi-layer safeguards have been embedded into every stage of the system to uphold credibility, full accountability, and complete transparency for all stakeholders. Walker highlighted that advanced artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology will be used for mandatory student registration and continuous identity verification throughout the exam process, eliminating the possibility of impersonation or unauthorized test-taking.
The cross-agency initiative is a collaborative effort between the Guyana Digital School, the Guyana Police Force, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Education, with aligned mandates to overhaul the country’s driver qualification framework. Minister of Government Efficiency Zulfikar Ally noted that the AI-assisted automated exam marking system eliminates human bias and opaque grading practices, producing fully auditable, verifiable results for every test-taker. Speaking to the large crowd of secondary school students in attendance at the launch, Ally issued a strong public appeal for residents to reject the longstanding informal practice of purchasing unearned driver’s licences, noting that cutting corners on driver training puts all road users at severe risk.
Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond framed the new portal as far more than a simple administrative convenience, stating that its primary purpose is to systematically stamp out long-documented cases of corruptly obtained driver’s licences that have eroded road safety standards for decades. She added that the reform is designed to raise the overall integrity of the country’s driver qualification pipeline, ensuring that only individuals who can demonstrate full mastery of road rules and safety fundamentals are legally permitted to operate vehicles on Guyana’s public roads.
Assistant Police Commissioner Mahendra Singh, the country’s Traffic Chief, outlined that the new system replaces the previous model of in-person lectures and paper-based tests, with all computer-based theoretical examinations now administered at nationwide Zara computer centres. He noted that integrating formal driver education into the national digital school ecosystem allows road safety, traffic law, and responsible driving principles to be introduced to young people far earlier than previous frameworks, fostering a new generation of disciplined, well-informed road users who prioritize public safety over administrative shortcuts.