SOME 15,200 candidates will sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) which will be held on Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 2, 2015, at hundreds of schools across Guyana.

All administrative and logistical preparations are in place for the NGSA 2015. Candidates and their parents and guardians are reminded that candidates must be on time and they must take along their timetables. Candidates should read and follow the instructions carefully. Timetables for candidates were prepared and distributed in March 2015 to schools across the country.
Four subjects will be assessed: English Language, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Each subject will consist of two papers. English Language and Science will be administered on April 1, Mathematics and Social Studies on April 2.
Candidates must answer all questions in Paper 1 for English Language, Science, Mathematics and Social Studies and only four questions in Paper 2 for Science, Mathematics and Social Studies. Candidates must answer only one question in English Language Paper 2.
“Read each question thoroughly and be very careful as you answer them. For the multiple choice papers, choose only one answer for each question and remember it must be the best answer,” the ministry urges.
In encouraging words to the students, the ministry noted: “All that you are doing on these two days, you already know; don’t be nervous at all. All the questions on the paper are from areas your teachers would have already covered with you.”
Guyana has attained universal primary education, a Millennium Development Goal. This means that all Guyanese boys and girls of primary school age can access primary education. This exam is a placement examination offered at the end of the primary cycle to determine at which secondary school students will be placed.
“The Ministry of Education would like to salute parents and guardians for utilising the universal opportunities made available to our nation’s students. The ministry also salutes our teachers for bringing our children to this level,” the release concluded.
The Ministry of Education wishes the 2015 Grade 6 candidates all the very best.