Results for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) are expected to be announced next Friday – July 7, 2023.
This is according to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, who made the announcement during a social media post on Wednesday.
According to Manickchand, “We had said that we would be releasing those results on the 17th of July, it’s now changed to the 7th of July, so we’re going to be able to release the results next week Friday. We are very pleased that we’re able to do this at this time. I know parents, children, and teachers are very anxious about what September looks like for them and getting prepared for that date and so we’re very glad to be able to do this early.”
The Minister also highlighted that the Ministry is working assiduously to ensure that all secondary learning institutions are of great standard and are well-equipped to deliver high-quality education.
“I implore you that whatever the results are, you’re going to be taken care of in high school. We’re really on an aggressive push to make sure that all schools are equal. We’re working very hard to make sure most schools have facilities in place that can deliver quality education. Aggressive moves are going to be made to ensure that is being delivered so whichever school you get, you’re going to be able to do well if you apply yourselves and partner with us,” the Minister said on her Facebook page.
The NGSA was written on May 3 and May 4 this year as the Ministry re-adjusted its systems after the COVID-19 pandemic, which struck Guyana in March 2020.
The last time the NGSA was executed under normal circumstances was in 2019. Following the COVID-19 pandemic’s emergence in 2020, dates were pushed back and different structures put in place – a trend that continued in 2021 and 2022 owing to existing conditions and circumstances.
This year, a total of 15,268 pupils were registered to write the NGSA. The assessment papers were translated into Spanish for the first time to help Spanish-speaking pupils, many of whom are migrants.
In order to increase the pass rate and prepare students during COVID-19, the Ministry had launched the Quiz Me Platform on its website in 2021 which offered students the opportunity to practise NGSA-type questions and be given their results instantaneously.
The NGSA Booster Programme was also launched, whereby local teachers were recorded teaching the topics featured on the examinations. These videos were aired on the Guyana Learning Channel according to a timetabled schedule and are also available for streaming on the Guyana Learning Channel’s YouTube channel.
