Tanasha Mayers of the Academy of Excellence in Region Three has topped the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), earning an extraordinary 487.88 marks and a coveted place at Queen’s College.
Her stellar performance makes her only the second student in the country’s history to achieve a perfect 100 per cent score at the national level, a rare academic feat that deserves a loud round of applause.
Coming in second was Kalissa Haimpersaud from Huist Dieren Primary, who also secured a place at Queen’s College with an impressive 487 marks.
The results were announced by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal on Wednesday.
Michaela Sammy from Stella Maris Primary, Sandhyaa Swammy from Peter’s Hall Primary and Christian Ramsay from Mae’s Under 12 Primary tied for the third position with 486.96 marks. They too secured placements at Queen’s College.
The sixth position was attained by Leah Gill from the New Guyana School with 486.91 marks.
The seventh position was shared by Asiyah Khan and Emma Khelawan with 486.13 marks.
Nine pupils, Roshini Seecharran, Khaliyah Persaud, Ziyad Mohamed, Sarah Defreitas, Knial Williams, Chloe Daniel, Katy Budhan, Safeerah Sheriff and Axela Vieira all shared the ninth position with 486.09 marks.
Below is a table depicting the regional top pupils at this year’s NGSA:
Regional Top StudentName of Pupils Marks Obtained School Attained Region OneDravid Stoll481.4Bishops’ HighRegion Two Kalissa Haimpersaud 487Queen’s College Region ThreeTanasha Mayers 487.88Queen’s College Region FourSandhyaa Swammy 486.96Queen’s College Region Five Safeerah Sheriff486.09Queen’s College Region SixAdore Barnwell486.06Queen’s College Region Seven Micaiah Hart481.3Bishops’ HighRegion EightPricilla Henry471.52Micobie Secondary Region NineGustavo Abraham 481.45Bishops’ HighRegion Ten Fernanda Gomez484.31Queen’s College Georgetown Christian Ramsay486.96Queen’s College
NGSA pupils, Kristen Sanasie and Abel Fernandes from the New Guyana School, won this year’s Best Short Story and Best Letter, respectively.
Minister Manickchand reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing all the interventions, resources and tools required to give every child enhanced access to top-tier education.
She further emphasised, “We will work with every single child, regardless of the school they [attained], that resources will be equal across the sector, and that everyone is going to have the same opportunity. And you’re going to see that at the CSEC and CAPE results in the years to come. That is our commitment to you.”
A total of 15,784 pupils from the 11 educational districts wrote this year’s NGSA in April.
The NGSA results are available online. Parents and pupils can log onto https://exams.moegy.org/ to access the results.
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