Topping Region Six at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year is Omesh Dyal, of Port Mourant Primary, who aspires to be a doctor one day.
“I am very happy,” the well-spoken 11-year-old Dyal, of Port Mourant, Corentyne, told Stabroek News.
He scored 555 marks to take the top spot in the region.
“I study very hard, listen to my parents and prayed to God,” Dyal added.