THE Regional Democratic Council celebrated the achievement of the top ten performers from Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) who completed the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Department of Education, on Wednesday, held the award ceremony in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council.

The pupils honoured were Avron Joshua Doodnauth and Bhomesha Ambika Jagernauth of Sparta Primary; Kaylee Luiciana Dharamraj of Better Hope Primary; Duviena Ramlall and Sumayyah Mariam Khan of Aurora Primary; Brithney De Andra Charran and Salicia Niomica Persaud of Huist Diren Primary; Zihid Bacchus of Al Madinah Islamic Academy; Kristel Anabelle Gangaram of C V Nunes Primary and Chrysana Chateram of Charity Primary.
Doodnauth Topped the region by gaining 503 marks, securing a place at Queen’s College. The learners were each given monetary gifts and a bicycle.

Region Two Regional Education Officer, Shondelle Hercules, said the ceremony was to celebrate the achievements of the pupils. She said that they made the region proud, and she knew that the teachers and parents contributed much to the success achieved.
Hercules said that the Region had a total of 38 Primary Schools and 929 pupils wrote the 2023 NGSA.
Giving a comparison of the analysis of the examination results, Hercules said that, in 2021, 33 pupils gained places at National Schools; in 2022, 34 received that distinction and 46 have been so placed based on the 2023 results.

Giving the percentage for the region in the core subjects, Hercules said in 2021 in Mathematics the region got 31 per cent, in 2022 34 per cent and in 2023 38 per cent, an increase of four percent. In English, the region attained 51 per cent passes in 2021 and in 2022, 59 per cent while in 2023 it achieved 55 per cent.

She said that the Department of Education will be examining ways of working with teachers to increase the pass rate of English Language. In science in 2021 the region got 58 per cent, while in 2022, 40 per cent and, in 2023, 51 per cent passes, an increase of 11 percent.

For Social Studies in 2021, the region got 34 per cent while in 2022 52 per cent and in 2023 54 per cent .
The Region Two Top performing schools for this year NGSA are Aurora Primary School with 61 per cent and Better Hope Primary with 60 per cent .

Hercules, therefore, encouraged the children to continue to succeed and strive for excellence and make their parents proud.
Region Two Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, used the opportunity to congratulate the top ten NGSA pupils in the region. De Silva also commended the parents for supporting their children.

The Chairperson said that the Government was investing heavily to ensure that the necessary resources were provided to boost education delivery. She also thanked the teachers for guiding the pupils to higher heights.
De Silva said that the RDC decided to honour the top performers since the region was proud of their success.