BLAIRMONT Primary school  in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) has produced most of the top 10 pupils in the  region in this  year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).Sandyah Ramoo of Blaimont Primary was the top-scorer with  534 marks and her classmate Sonie Karan achieved  the  number two position  with 530 marks.

Two other pupils of the school were also in the top 10. They were   Simron Ramsahai with 526 marks at the number five position and  Drupatie Naul  in  the number 10 position with 517 marks.

Yeuvraj Jawahir of Rosignol   Primary and  Mariah Baksh of Cotton Tree Primary tied for the third position with 529 marks each.

Joshua Mohamed of Novar Primary tied for the fifth position with Ramsahai of Blairmont Primary with 526 marks.

Nalicia Willaims of Hopetown Primary achieved the number seven position with 523 marks;  Di-Shanae Burnett of Cotton Tree Primary was placed at number eight with 522 marks; Gavin Bristol of Lachmansingh Primary recorded the number nine positon  with 521 marks and Drupatie Naul of Blairmont placed number 10  with 517 marks.

Sandyah  Ramoo, the  number one student has been offered a place at Bishop’s High School, while Karan, Jawahir, Baksh,  Ramsahai , Mohamed Williams and Burnett  have been offered places at St Stanislaus College. Bristol and Naul have been assigned to St Rose’s High School.

The top 10 achievers in the region were elated with their results and said that they are all eagerly looking forward to secondary school and ultimately university.

Officials at the Department of Education said that the performance of the primary schools at the NGSA had improved slightly  over the last year with 21 pupils gaining above 500 marks, as against 16 last year.