MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS DIVISION

NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT 2017

The results of the National Grade SixAssessment (NGSA) written on12 and13 April 2017 are being released to schools.Thirteen thousand three hundred twenty-nine(13,329)candidates wrote this assessment. The results being released give a report on the candidates’ performance at National Grade Six Assessment.

The NGSA results will be available online from 2 pm this afternoon. Parents and students are advised to log onto the Ministry of Education website: education.gov.gy. The candidate’s timetable will provide the necessary information to access these results.

The Ministry of Education has continued its collaboration with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to improve the quality of all primary grade assessments. Teachers, subject specialists and test development officers developed the test items with the technical guidance of the Caribbean Examinations Council, addressing key areas such as item construction, weighting of items, sampling and other psychometric elements. Candidates were tested in four subjects namely, Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies. The examination in each subject area consist of two papers. Paper One consist of forty multiple choice items while Paper Two is essay or open ended items.

Areas tested for each subjects were: Mathematics - Knowledge, Algorithmic Thinking, Reasoning Science - Knowledge, Comprehension, Application Social Studies - Knowledge, Conceptual Understanding, Use of Knowledge English Language - Reading, Comprehension and Vocabulary: Structure and Mechanics; Content, Focus, Vocabulary; Language and Organization

The highest possible standardized scores obtainable were Mathematics –132,English - 132, Social Studies–133 andScience – 132. The highest possible total score obtainable was529.

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OVERALL SUBJECT ANALYSIS – 2017

Improvements were recorded in all the subject areas for 2017 as compared to 2016. The most improved subject was Mathematics, which recorded an increase of over 30 % in the number of candidates gaining 50% and more. The Ministry of Education noted the poor performance in this subject area and implemented the Emergency Mathematical InterventionPlan. This plan entailed a number of aspects such as training for teachers in content and methodology, facilitating fort nightly cluster meetings in all Regions, recruitment of Mathematics coordinators and monitors, training of Officers and School Administrators to supervise the teaching of Mathematics, administering a diagnostic assessment of pupils in the hinterland Regions prior totraining of teachers. Enhancement of public relations, parental involvement in the education of children. Acquisition of support materials for student.

President’s College

President’s College is one of the A schools in Region 4. Non residential places are awarded to candidates in Region 4 from to Cummings Lodge, who have attained a minimum score of 485 marks. Residential places are offered to candidates from Regions # 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 who have attained scores of 485 marks and above. A total of two hundred ninety one (291) candidates from schools in Regions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are eligible for entry into the school.

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NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT - 2017

CANDIDATES SECURING THE TOP TEN PLACES BY REGION

REGION # 1

NAME SCHOOL NAME MARKS School Awarded 1 Korey DeCosta Santa Rosa Primary 492 Santa Rosa Sec 2 Alexandra Adams Primary 491 North West Sec 3 Allistar Henry Santa Rosa Primary 487 Santa Rosa Sec 3 Mark Persaud Mabaruma Primary 487 North West Sec 3 Muria Fraser Santa Rosa Primary 487 Santa Rosa Sec 6 Julius Marques Primary 483 Port Kaituma Sec 6 Beanca Atkinson Santa Rosa Primary 483 Santa Rosa Sec 6 Angel D’ Andrade St John’s Annex 483 North West Sec 9 Ariel Bisnauth Santa Rosa Primary 481 Santa Rosa Sec 10 Shenia John Kamwatta Primary-Moruca 480 Santa Rosa Sec

REGION # 2

1 Ramool Baboolall CV Nunes Primary 513 Queen’s College 1 Aryan Doodnauth SpartaPrimary 513 “ 3 Pauline Forde CV Nunes Primary 512 “ 4 Daniel Dowding Primary 511 The Bishops’ High 5 Nasihah Buksh Aurora Primary 510 “ 6 Chavelle Solomon Good Hope Primary 509 “ 7 Satrupa Persaud Sparta Primary 507 St Stanislaus College 8 Adeyemi Azeez Suddie Primary 506 “ 9 Rovindra Persaud CV Nunes Primary 505 “ 10 Shweta Moniram Fisher Primary 504 “

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REGION # 3

1 Amelia Sugrim Academy of Excellence 523 Queen’s College 1 Antonia Dey “ 523 “ 3 Brandon Gouveia “ 522 “ 3 Emily Lalchand “ 522 “ 3 Tristan Persaud “ 522 “ 6 Amelia Chatarprasad Windsor Forest Primary 521 “ 7 Akeisha Hasan Cornelia Ida Primary 520 “ 8 Tisheena James Windsor Forest Primary 519 “ 9 Bianca Trotz Academy Of Excellence 518 “ 10 Rachael Johnson “ 517 “ 10 Joseph Ramdeholl Primary 517 “

REGION # 4

1 Gabriella Roberts Success Elementary 523 Queen’s College 2 Raj Seeram Swami Purnananda Pri 522 “ 2 Tia Chung Success Elementary 522 “ 4 Xavier Pratt “ 519 “ 4 Kishan Puran Strathspey Primary 519 “ 6 Athena Bacchus Swami Purnananda Pri 518 “ 6 Demetrius Drupe Success Elementary 518 “ 8 Naomi Persaud “ 517 “ 8 Ambilica Baldeo La Bonne Intention Pri 517 “ 10 Nickayla Douglas Success Elementary 516 “ 10 Mariah Salick “ 516 “. 10 Harrichand Balram Valmiki Vidyalaya 516

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REGION # 5

1 Asa Molaha Sapodilla Sch of Excel. 515 Queen’s College 2 Teeromani Kowshai Primary 511 The Bishops’ High 3 Joshua Harripersaud Sapodilla Sch of Excel. 509 “ 4 Arianne Mangal Rosignol Primary 508 “ 5 Shamaul Sahadeo Sapodilla Sch of Excel. 507 St Stanislaus College 6 Sophia Persaud Rosignol Primary 506 “ 6 Nazim Bauckuss Cotton TreePrimary 506 “ 7 Sajjaad Ishmael No. 29 Primary 503 St Rose’s High 8 Shimeha Conway Hopetown Primary 502 “ 9 Michael Ross Novar Primary 501 “ 9 Assanie Morrison Zeeland Primary 501 “

REGION # 6

1 Matthew Ramlochan Belvedere Primary 515 Queen’s College 2 Yadram Totaram No. 56 Primary 510 The Bishops’ High 2 John Ramdin Cumberland Primary 510 “ 2 Allyssa Griffith Cropper Primary 510 “ 5 Denish Somai Tain Primary 508 “ 5 Dimitri Williams All Saints Primary 508 “ 5 Sherisa Chaturi Port MourantPrimary 508 “ 5 Nick Rama Primary 508 “ 5 Purnima Totaram Sheet Anchor Primary 508 “ 10 Medeina Lionel All Saints Primary 506 St Stanislaus College

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REGION # 7

1 Romain Downer St John The Baptist Pri 504 St Stanislaus College 2 Treasure Whinfield High Achievers Inst. 495 Three Miles Sec 2 Clive Thomas “ 495 “ 2 Jaswan Seenarine St Anthony’s Primary 495 “ 5 Kelisa Jones Higher Achievers Inst 491 “ 6 Ishaqi Jarvis “ 488 “ 7 Christal Cosbert St Anthony’s Primary 487 “ 8 Christon Shewram St John The Baptist Pri 482 “ 9 Akton Fredericks High Achievers Inst. 480 “ 10 Indira Lalta “ 479 “

REGION # 8

1 Rajendra Dalchan Monkey Mountain Pri 480 Sec 2 Cheoma Ambrose Mahdia Primary 475 Mahdia Sec 3 Owenda Hercules School of Excellence 472 “ 4 Shane Bennett Primary 470 " 5 Divion Robinson School of Excellence 466 “ 6 Levonna Simon Paramakatoi Primary 464 Paramakatoi Sec 6 Darel Beete School of Excellence 461 Mahdia Sec 8 Selena Balkaran Paramakatoi Primary 455 Paramakatoi Sec 9 Sean John “ 455 “ 9 Priya Gravesande School of Excellence 454 Mahdia Sec

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REGION # 9

1 Vidyani Campbell St Ignatius Primary 507 St Stanislaus College 2 Aoka Winter Primary 503 St Rose’s High 3 Shamina Sheik St Ignatius Primary 495 St Ignatius Sec 3 Leron Lourindo Annai Primary 495 Annai Secondary 5 Shazanna Williams St Ignatius Primary 480 St Ignatius Sec 6 Kate Abraham Aranaputa Primary 478 Annai Secondary 6 Denelly Jeffrey Hiowa Primary 478 St Ignatius Sec 8 Mabel Foo St Ignatius Primary 477 “ 9 Nathan Thompson “ 476 “ 10 Kenrick Thomas “ 475 “

REGION # 10

1 Miguel Emerson Watooka Day Primary 517 Queen’s College 2 Darrell Saul St Aidan’s Primary 515 “ 3 Condoleezza De Silva One Mile Primary 515 “ 4 Shonnay Bacchus Regma Primary 514 “ 5 Vinesha Joseph Watooka Day Primary 513 “ 5 Morissa Murray “ 513 “ 7 Micah Fordyce One Mile Primary 512 “ 8 Chelsey Griffith Watooka Day Primary 511 The Bishops’ High 9 Matthias Arrindell Royal Halls of Learning 510 “ 10 Jamaine Jordon One Mile Primary 509 “

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REGION # 11

1 Saskia Twahir School of the Nations 524 Queen’s College 2 Clifton Bacchus Mae’s Under 12 523 “ 2 Xiana Chabilal Graham’s Hall Primary 523 “ 4 Jerod Roberts Marian Academy 522 “ 4 Tristan Richards Dharmic Rama Krishna 522 “ 4 Muhammad Bacchus ISA Islamic 522 “ 4 Kripa Thani Mae’s Under 12 522 “ 8 Kaithlyn Skeete New School 521 “ 8 Vamika Ramdihal Graham’s Hall Primary 521 “ 8 Ameera Majeed Green Acres 521 “ 8 Naomi Barkoye North Georgetown Prima 521 “ 8 Jeong Min Song St Gabriels’s Primary 521 “

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The top positionwas gained by Saskia Twahir of School of Nationswith a score of 524 marks.

Second position was shared by five candidates namely: Clifton Bacchus of Mae’s Under 12, Gabriella Roberts of Success Elementary, Xiana Chabila of Graham’s Hall Primary, Amelia Sugrim and Antonia Dey of Academy of Excellence with 523 markseach.

Sharing the seventh position with 522 marks each are the following nine candidates: Brandon Gouveia , Emily Lalchand and Tristan Persaud of Academy of Excellence, Raj Seeram of Swami Purnananda Primary, Jerod Roberts of Marian Academy, Tristan Richards of Dharmic Rama Krishna, Muhammad Bacchus of ISA Islamic, Tia Chung of Success Elementary and Kripa Thani of Mae’s Under 12.

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NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT - 2017

TOP ONE PERCENT

POSITION NAME SCHOOL MARKS REGION 1 Saskia Twahir School of the Nations 524 G/town 2 Clifton Bacchus Mae’s Under 12 523 G/town 2 Gabriella Roberts Success Elementary 523 4 2 Xiana Chabila Graham’s Hall Primary 523 G/town 2 Amelia Sugrim Academy of Excellence 523 3 2 Antonia Dey, “ 523 3 7 Brandon Gouveia “ 522 3 7 Emily Lalchand “ 522 3 7 Raj Seeram Swami Purnananda Pri 522 4 7 Tristan Persaud Academy of Excellence 522 3 7 Jerod Roberts Marian Academy 522 G/town 7 Tristan Richards Dharmic Rama Krishna 522 G/town 7 Muhammad Bacchus ISA Islamic 522 G/town 7 Tia Chung Success Elementary 522 4 7 Kripa Thani Mae’s Under 12 522 G/town 16 Kaithlyn Skeete New Guyana School 521 G/town 16 Vamika Ramdihal Graham’s Hall Primary 521 G/town 16 Ameera Majeed Green Acres Primary 521 G/town 16 Naomi Barkoye North Georgetown Pri 521 G/town 16 Jeongmin Song St Gabriel’s Primary 521 G/town 16 Amelia Chhatarprasad Windsor Forest Primary 521 3 22 Akeisha Hasan Cornelia Ida Primary 520 3 22 Kishan Singh St Gabriel’s Primary 520 G/town 24 Wolanda Wilson New Guyana School 519 G/town 24 Xaria Holder “ 519 G/town 24 Xavier Pratt Success Elementary 519 4 24 Aidan Allicock New Guyana School 519 G/town 24 Asmaa Rajab ISA Islamic 519 G/town 24 Tisheena James Windsor Forest Primary 519 3

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24 Kishan Puran Strathspey Primary 519 4 31 Athena Bacchus Swami Purnananda Pri 518 4 31 Bianca Trotz Academy of Excellence 518 3 31 Kaden Conway Marian Academy 518 G/town 31 Renika Anand “ 518 G/town 31 John Elias New Guyana School 518 G/town 31 Luan Singh “ 518 G/town 31 Toshara Gopaul Mae’s Under 12 518 G/town 31 Demetrius Drupe Success Elementary 518 4 31 Robyn Daniels St Gabriel’s Primary 518 G/town 40 Destini Schultz New Guyana School 517 G/town 40 Miguel Emerson Watooka Day Primary 517 10 40 Arshia Singh Dharmic Rama Krishna 517 G/town 40 Naomi Persaud Success Elementary 517 4 40 Sarah Ishmael Mae’s Under 12 517 G/town 40 Makaila Henry New Guyana School 517 G/town 40 Rachael Johnson Academy of Excellence 517 3 40 Ambilica Baldeo La Bonne Intention Pri 517 4 40 Joseph Ramdeholl Uitvlugt Primary 517 3 49 Loydissa Watson Leonora Primary 516 3 49 Deliah Charles Greenwich Park Primary 516 3 49 Asiyah Samad Saraswat Primary 516 3 49 Natasha Williams Tuschen Primary 516 3 49 Brianna Chanderban Mae’s Under 12 516 G/town 49 Nickayla Douglas Success Elementary 516 4 49 Mariah Salick “ 516 4 49 Harrichand Balram Valmiki Vidyalaya 516 4 49 Radha Ramroop Dharmic Rama Krishna 516 G/town 49 Dominick Johnson Marian Academy 516 G/town 49 Azaria Forrester Winifer Gardens Primary 516 G/town 49 Hamani Paul “ 516 G/town 49 Savannah Pieters St Margaret’s Primary 516 G/town 62 Ruth Kissoon Green Acres Primary 515 G/town 62 Darrell Saul St Aidan’s Primary 515 10 11

62 Condoleezza De Silva One Mile Primary 515 10 62 Areanna Singh New Guyana School 515 G/town 62 Narren Persaud Success Elementary 515 4 62 Ryan Clarke “ 515 4 62 Asa Molaha Sapodilla Sch of Excel. 515 5 62 Daniel Robertson Success Elementary 515 4 62 Ethan Jonas Marian Academy 515 G/town 62 Matthew Ramlochan Belvedere Primary 515 6 62 Aryan Vaswani Mae’s Under 12 515 G/town 62 Kateri Cholmondeley New Guyana School 515 G/town 62 Bhagmattie Sarendranauth Academy of Excellence 515 3 62 Niashree Madho “ 515 3 62 Alexander Francis “ 515 3 62 Romario Singh “ 515 3 62 Devaki Dipchand “ 515 3 79 Vishik Budham New Guyana School 514 G/town 79 Christiana Raj Marian Academy 514 G/town 79 Hemlata Gocool Mae’s Under 12 514 G/town 79 Jeremiah Kalekyezi “ 514 G/town 79 Joshua Persaud “ 514 G/town 79 Shaniah Canterbury Success Elementary 514 4 79 Netanya Persaud Marian Academy 514 G/town 79 Jaden De Viera Green Acres Primary 514 G/town 79 Simmia Gurrick North Georgetown Pri. 514 G/town 79 Sheridan Dyal St Margaret’s Primary 514 G/town 79 Shonnay Bacchus Regma Primary 514 10 79 Marlon Benn Green Acres Primary 514 G/town 91 Mahendra Pooram Graham’s Hall Primary 513 G/town 91 Vinesha Joseph Watooka Day Primary 513 10 91 Daniel Masduki Winifer Gardens Primary 513 G/town 91 Dimitri Achee “ 513 G/town 91 Morissa Murray Watooka Day Primary 513 10 91 Laurie Baptiste Success Elementary 513 4 91 Puja Persaud Valmiki Vidyalaya 513 4 12

91 Sarah Mentore Mae’s Under 12 513 G/town 91 Jair Greene Success Elementary 513 4 91 Shyrec Singh “ 513 4 91 Athalcy Hunte Success Elementary 513 4 91 Gabriella Rambaran Mae’s Under 12 513 G/town 91 Aniyah Couchman Marian Academy 513 G/town 91 Marishka Singh Mae’s Under 12 513 G/town 91 Dimetria Fagundes Academy of Excellence 513 3 91 Prianka Hutson “ 513 3 91 Umar Khan Belle West Primary 513 3 91 Kadia Gilkes Meten-meer-zorg Primary 513 3 91 Mohamed Sutan Zeelugt Primary 513 3 91 Romoll Baboolall CV Nunes Primary 513 2 91 Aryan Doodnauth Sparta Primary 513 2 91 Raveon Adonis Golden Grove Primary 513 4 113 Shane Hackshaw Maryville Primary 512 3 113 Pauline Forde CV Nunes Primary 512 2 113 Sofona Williams Friendship Primary 512 4 113 Jada Ifill La Bonne Intention 512 4 113 Lateisha Mc Arthur Vryheid’s Lust Primary 512 4 113 Enoch Lewis Academy of Excellence 512 3 113 Ganesh Mokutnauth Cloonbrook Primary 512 4 113 Shelby Williams Tuschen Primary 512 3 113 Wanita Williams “ 512 3 113 Rickardo Rampersaud Academy of Excellence 512 3 113 Bholandanand Seenarine “ 512 3 113 Atalia Hopkinson Mae’s Under 12 512 G/town 113 Mohamed Rahim “ 512 G/town 113 Romain Somar “ 512 G/town 113 Nicholas Parris New Guyana School 512 G/town 113 Ethan Francis School of the Nations 512 G/town 113 Tyrel Ramnarain Success Elementary 512 4 113 Shailendra Harispersaud “ 512 4 113 Micah Forydce One Mile Primary 512 10 13

113 Rebekah Seepersaud Graham’s Hall Primary 512 G/town 113 Yohqweemyah Yisrael North Georgetown Prim. 512 G/town 113 Myeisha Williams Green Acres Primary 512 G/town 113 Felicity Elliot “ 512 G/town 136 Malakai Albert Green Acres Primary 511 G/town 136 Janaya Johnson Westfield Prep 511 G/town 136 Jeremiah Singh St Margaret’s Primary 511 G/town 136 Ronuko Caulder “ 511 G/town 136 Chelsey Griffith Watooka Day Primary 511 10 136 Daniel Edwards St Maragaret’s Primary 511 G/town 136 Meresa Cambridge Green Acres Primary 511 G/town 136 Racheal Dipnarine Success Elementary 511 4 136 Teeromani Kowchai Rosignol Primary 511 5 136 Nicola Narine Grove Primary 511 4 136 Nickel Stephens Peter’s Hall Primary 511 4 136 Tahmera Singh Marian Academy 511 G/town 136 Arvin Samaroo Mae’s Under 12 511 G/town 136 Sylvia Camacho “ 511 G/town 136 Gabriella Pertab Marian Academy 511 G/town 136 Esther Hinds Academy of Excellence 511 3 136 Shandacya Kellman West Ruimveldt Primary 511 G/town 136 Bibi Mohamed La Bonne Intention Prim 511 4 136 Jonathan Prashad Montrose Primary 511 4 136 Shawn Sookraj Enterprise Primary 511 4 136 Daniel Dowding Suddie Primary 511 2 136 Chandan Suruj Leonora Primary 511 3 136 Arianna Singh Hague Primary 511 3 136 Neisha Ramlakhan Zeelugt Primary 511 3 136 Felicia Samdass Windsor Forest Primary 511 3 136 Rebekah Mc Pherson Cornelia Ida Primary 511 3 136 Anna Maria Jeffers Leonora Primary 511 3 136 Vickram Bachand Belle West Primary 511 3

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2016-06-30 Ministry of Education National Grade Six Assessment 2017 Cut-off scores for Sixth Form Schools

SECONDARY SCHOOL NAME CUT-OFF 417 QUEEN’S COLLEGE (G/TOWN) 512 403 THE BISHOPS’ HIGH SCHOOL (G/TOWN) 508 423 ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE (G/TOWN) 504 422 ST. ROSE’S HIGH (G/TOWN) 501 421 ST. JOSEPH HIGH (G/TOWN) 497 477 PRESIDENT’S COLLEGE 485

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