THE All Saints Primary in New Amsterdam, Berbice has once again etched its name in the record book as one of the leading institutions in the ancient county.

Following the announcement of the 2014 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results, the school shared top honours with Cropper Primary at Albion, Corentyne, but the school secured four of the top ten spots in East

Berbice/Corentyne (Region 6).

Under the astute guidance of acting headteacher Bassant Jagdeo, Simeon De Abreu (518 marks), Keayla Vanderstoop (515); Sarah Reid (509) and Johnathan Seeraj (506 marks), all of Grade 6 ‘A’, placed their school in the academic spotlight, much to the delight of their parents and well-wishers.
Owing to constant power failures in New Amsterdam and its environs yesterday, not many persons were privileged to view or hear the live broadcast on NCN radio and television, as Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced the results of the top performers in Guyana.

However, as information reached a few folks via the internet on their cellular phones, the elated parents of the four top performers rushed to the school to extend their congratulations.

“I am very pleased with my achievement and I must thank God, my parents and teacher for making this possible,” Simeon De Abreu said.

He was awarded a place at Queen’s College in Georgetown, along with Keayla Vanderstoop who said: “Our hard work has paid off and we are grateful to all those who guided us along the journey to NGSA.”
Sarah Reid and Johnathan Seeraj who were awarded places at St. Stanislaus College, also in the capital city, were equally grateful for the input of those who assisted them during their preparation for the first major examination in their academic career.

HONOURS ROLL

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, De Abreu’s father, Clement De Abreu of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, said that he is proud of his son being the joint top student in the region.
“I always told him that I wish to see his name on the Honours Roll and he assured me that it will happen; thanks to Jehovah God and sir Bassant for making this a reality,” he said jubilantly.

‘Parental involvement played the most important role in the success of the four top students in Berbice’ – All Saints’ Primary teacher, Mr. Bassant Jagdeo

Pellon Vanderstoop and Marian Seeraj also expressed joy in being part of their children’s success at the NGSA.
Class teacher Bassant Jagdeo, who nurtured his charges from Level 5, through extra lessons after regular school time and on weekends, said that being at the institution for close to twenty-three years has made his job a routine one and the outstanding performances came as no surprise.
“The success of these children comes as no surprise because they worked hard during their preparations for the NGSA; our motto ‘Only the best is good enough’ is testimony that we have lived up to our standards and we will continue to do so,” he assured.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Jagdeo pointed out that parental involvement played the most important role in the success of the four top students. He added: “Discipline on the part of the children was integral in their accomplishment and I am extremely proud of them.”
Joel Persaud (518 marks) of Cropper Primary school shared the top position with Simeon De Abreu. The other top performers in Region 6 are: Fawaz Haniff (517) of Rose Hall Primary, Kishan Yashwardeo (515) of Cumberland Primary, Khileshw Naraindeed (510) also of Cropper; Aviva Read (510) of School of the Nations (Berbice), Marcus Mangru (508) of Skeldon Primary and Alex Mohabir (506) of St. Therese’s Primary.

(By Michael Khan)