In collaboration with the private sector, the Department of Education, Region Three on Friday recognised the top performers at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
According to a release from the Ministry of Education, Regional Education Officer, Devendre Persaud in his overview said that 1836 candidates wrote the NGSA in the region with 104 students being awarded places at Queen’s College, the Bishops’ High, St. Stanislaus College, St. Rose’s High and St. Joseph’s High School. Further, he said that 376 students were awarded places at List A schools, 687 students were awarded List B schools, 504 students were awarded List C schools while the remaining candidates were placed at List D to F schools.
According to Persaud, it is the first time in the history of the NGSA that the majority of students were in the upper bracket. The region’s top student this year is Gizelle A. Nicholson from Leonora Primary who achieved 520 marks and was awarded a place at Queen’s College. All of the 22 awardees on Friday were assigned a place at Queen’s College.
The students honoured on Friday are listed below. They have all been placed at Queen’s College.
Gizelle A Nicholson – LEONORA PRIMARY- 520 marks
Zhijie Yang – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 519 marks
Malia Marcello – LEONORA PRIMARY – 518 marks
Aliyah Hanif – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 518 marks
Rauid Khan – LEONORA PRIMARY – 517 marks
Gasella Williams – GENESIS EARLY CHILDHOOD – 517 marks
Rebekah Joseph – VIVE-LA-FORCE PRIMARY- 516 marks
Malachi Patrick – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 516 marks
Reshaun Ulla – QAYYIM ACADEMY – 516 marks
Kaitlyn Persaud – LA GRANGE PRIMARY – 515 marks
Emily Vaamonde-Beria – CRANE PRIMARY – 515 marks
Yushini Kumar – GENESIS EARLY CHILDHOOD – 515 marks
Feiaz Dhanny – CORNELIA IDA PRIMARY – 514 marks
Obama Prosper – GENESIS EARLY CHILDHOOD – 513 marks
Akemi Glasgow – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 513 marks
Sadie Small – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 513 marks
Rachel Joseph – VIVE-LA-FORCE PRIMARY – 512 marks
Adrian Playter – GENESIS EARLY CHILDHOOD – 512 marks
Romelia Persaud – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 511 marks
Jaidev Singh – ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE – 511 marks
Vickram Lalbachan – QAYYIM ACADEMY – 511 marks
Travis Persaud – LEONORA PRIMARY – 510 marks
