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Marking of the 2015 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) has been completed and it is expected to be released before the end of next week. This is according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Education yesterday.The disclosure, the Ministry said in its statement,Jon Casey Jersey, is intended to particularly enlighten parents and guardians of the development.It was revealed that currently the marked examination scripts are being processed nationally and all systems are in place to guarantee the release of the results on June 11, 2015.This is the third consecutive year that the Ministry will be releasing the NGSA results promptly as indicated,David Clarkson Jersey, through the continued enhancement of the overall quality management processes of the examination.Approximately 15,Wayne Gretzky Jersey,200 candidates wrote the NGSA on April 1 and 2, 2015.This assessment is one that serves as the placement examination offered at the end of the primary cycle to determine which secondary school each child will be placed. Four subjects are usually assessed,Valeri Nichushkin Jersey, namely English Language,Brent Seabrook Jersey, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Each subject consists of two papers. English Language and Science were administered on April 1 while Mathematics and Social Studies on April 2, 2015.Last year it was 12-year-old Jorrel De Santos of the New Guyana School who was named the country’s top performer. He secured a total of 533 marks.While the 2015 NGSA was administered under the tenure of People’s Progressive Party/Civic appointed Minister of Education,Jason Spezza Jersey, Priya Manickchand, the results will be announced under a new ruling administration. Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine was recently appointed as Minister of Education. He is being supported by a Junior Minister in the person of Nicolette Henry.And there are plans by the new Administration to further improve the delivery of education.The overall results of 2014 NGSA results suggested that the performance in English had considerably improved but it was clear that Mathematics was still suffering.In fact,Trevor Daley Jersey, the Ministry’s statistical analysis revealed that the 2014 results showed that the performance in English improved whereby the percentage of candidates securing 50 per cent and more moved from 28.73 in 2013 to 51.92 in 2014. The Minister then disclosed that all regions showed an increase of 9.6 per cent,Jarret Stoll Jersey, except Region 10 and Georgetown, both of which exhibited performances of more than 25 per cent.This therefore means that the new administration will have to engage all necessary measures to ensure that the gains made are improved in the coming year,Scott Darling Jersey, a task that Minister Roopnaraine if prepared to fully embrace. |
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