The Minister of Education today released the results of the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test for the Turks & Caicos Islands.
This year 411 students wrote the GSAT examinations, where three hundred and forty seven (347) will be eligible to move into High Schools across the Territory.
Sixty Four(64) students will not be moving on to High School at this stage and will have to repeat the GSAT according to the Ministry. The education department noted that these students did not attain the 50% pass mark and is still under the age of 13.
The Ministry congratulated all the teachers, principals, parents and students who successfully wrote the Grade Six Achievement Test. Congratulations were also extended to the schools fielding the top three students that include, Richmond Hill Primary and Precious Treasures.
Congratulations also goes out to the other schools who fielded top ten students including, Oseta Jolly Primary School, Shining Stars Preparatory, Best Institute, Charles Hubert James Primary and Ona Glinton Primary School.
Deputy Premier & Minister of Education, Hon. Akierra M D Missick after receiving the results sent her heart felt congratulations to all the Grade Six Students who participated in the GSAT exams, the Minister comforted those students who did not attain the pass mark, “ do not be discouraged but just see this result as a speed bump in the road to your success. Many more speed bumps will come, but it is how they are overcome that matters.”
