The Ministry of Education yesterday said that specimen papers were prepared and distributed prior to the commencement of the new term to all regions to familiarise pupils with the new layout of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
It said that the changes made to the assessment relate only to the layout of the question paper and answer sheets and not the structure or format of the questions on the question paper.
The statement from the ministry came a day after PPP/C Member of Parliament and former Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that stakeholders were in the dark about the changes being made to the NGSA.
The ministry statement yesterday said that the Guyana Learning Channel is expected to air a special programme to further familiarise pupils with the layout.
Approximately 14,500 candidates are expected to sit NGSA on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday April 28, 2016.
Parents of candidates preparing to take the assessments are asked to note the following timetable and that same was already sent to all schools:
