DUVIANA Seurattan of Fisher Primary School at Golden Fleece on the Essequibo Coast has topped the region at the National Grade Six Assessment. 

According to the results, released yesterday by the Ministry of Education, Duviana secured 522 marks out of 535, for which she was awarded a place at Queen’s College in Georgetown.

Duviana, who lives at Cullen, said she was very excited on hearing the good news, and is honoured to be the top student in Region 2.

The child, whose mother is a teacher, said she studied hard for the examination, and has her heart set on becoming a medical doctor.

Meanwhile, Taymouth Manor Primary also did fairly well for itself, securing the second and third positions in the region by way of 12-year-old Swasti Saytoo and Christine Richardson who obtained 521 and 517 marks respectively.
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Swasti, who was very excited on hearing the good news said she took extra lessons after school, and credits her success to her teachers and mother. The child, who lives at Zorg, said her mother, who is a teacher at Cotton Field Secondary, helped her with her studies. Unfortunately, her father, who expected her to do well, did not live to celebrate her success with her. He died on April 21 this year.

Christine Richardson, who lives at Adventure, said she took her studies very seriously, and stayed up late at nights with her books. She said she felt very happy and excited upon learning about her great success at the examination.

Aditya Sukhai  of Hampton Court Primary secured the fourth position for Region 2 with 516 marks. He said he expected to do well and  was very happy to hear the good news. Aditya said he studied hard and late at nights and gave credit to his mother, Juliet, and his teachers for his success. His ambition is to become a civil engineer.

Headmaster of Hampton Court Primary, Mr Latchman Chaitram said he is very pleased with Aditya’s performance, since he’s a child that always does in class.

The fifth regional position was captured by CV Nunes Primary School at Anna Regina. Shavez Banwarie, who is 11 years old, secured 513 marks. He said he studied hard and took extra lessons. He credits his success to his teachers, especially Ms Sybil Munroe. (Rajendra Prabhulall)