–Mae’s scores as best school
Mae’s Under-12 student Larissa Wiltshire is this year’s top performer at the National Grade Six Assessment after she gained 565 marks out of a possible 592 to pip 18,612 other students.
Larissa Wiltshire
Wiltshire secured a spot at the country’s premier secondary school, Queen’s College (QC).
Her school was the top performer in the country gaining some 20 spots in the country’s top 100.
Saying that he was “generally satisfied with the results,” Minister of Education Shaik Baksh yesterday revealed that this year there was an increase of almost 1,000 students who wrote the assessment, as compared to last year. These students would also have written the Grade Two and Grade Four assessments in 2005 and 2007 respectively and the results were based on their overall performance at the three assessments.
According to Baksh, “five per cent of each candidate’s Grade Two score in Mathematics and English and ten per cent of the Grade Four scores in the same subjects, were added to 85% of their scores in those subjects. The combined scores of those two subjects were then added to the scores gained in Science and Social Studies.” The minister said the highest possible score to gain in Mathematics was 150; English, 149; Social Studies, 143; and Science, 150.
The cut-off scores for only five schools were listed by the ministry and they are: QC, 542; Bishops’ High, 534; St Stanislaus College, 528; St Roses High, 519; and St Joseph High, 514.
According to the minister, schools are now classified as sixth-form and class A, B, C and D schools and the classification is based on the performance index over a three-year period at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
“So it means from year to year a school can move from one classification to the other depending on their performance at the CSEC examination,” Baksh said.
And instead of having a cut-off score for each school as in previous years, the minister said, there are now cut-off scores for a class of schools in a geographic location.
“That is within the region… all Class A schools will have the same cut-off score in a geographical location so the country is divided into regions and geographical locations… This will help us clearly in avoiding the hardships of children having to travel for long distances. It would minimise those problems so that children can be allocated [schools] nearer to where they are living…” the minister said.
Baksh said some 50 students were awarded non-residential places at President’s College and a further 70 were awarded residential places.
With Mae’s Under-12 the top performing school this year St Margaret’s Primary came in second with 13 students in the top 100 followed by the New Guyana School and North Georgetown Primary with 12 and 11 respectively.
Cumberland Primary School in Berbice performed creditably with six students in the top 100.
Good parenting, good teaching, access to resources and opportunities and making full use of them by hard word and concentration pays off. Congratulations. May they all learn so much more and do much more than we adults cannot even dream about. All 18,612 of them.
Congratulations and best wishes are extended to the top students at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations:
* 1st -Larissa Wiltshire from Mae’s Under 12 (567);
* 2nd -Samathra Rocke from St. Margaret’s Primary (565);
* 3rd -Elijah Bobb from New Guyana School (563);
* 4th –Sasha Williams from Mae’s Under 12 (562);
* 4th -Abhimanyu Dev from Leonora Primary (562);
* 6th –Somant Heeralall from Annandale Primary (560);
* 6th –Khajal Parasnauth from Dharmic Rama Krishna (560);
* 6th- Darius Ali from Marian Academy (560);
* 9th – Raman Arjune from Edinburg Primary (559);
* 9th – Tonya Alves from Mae’s Under 12 (559);
* 9th – David Ramroop form Peter’s Hall Primary (559);
* 9th – Ashmini Persaud from Sparta Primary; and
* 9th – Lisa John from Leonora Primary (559).
Congratulations and best wishes are extended to all the other students who at least made it to a secondary school.
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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. ~Les Brown
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. ~Thomas Henry Huxley
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Congratulations and best wishes are extended to the top ten (10) students at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations:
1st -Larissa Wiltshire from Mae’s Under 12 (567);
* 2nd -Samathra Rocke from St. Margaret’s Primary (565);
* 3rd -Elijah Bobb from New Guyana School (563);
* 4th –Sasha Williams from Mae’s Under 12 (562);
* 4th -Abhimanyu Dev from Leonora Primary (562);
* 6th –Somant Heeralall from Annandale Primary (560);
* 6th –Khajal Parasnauth from Dharmic Rama Krishna (560);
* 6th- Darius Ali from Marian Academy (560);
* 9th – Raman Arjune from Edinburg Primary (559);
* 9th – Tonya Alves from Mae’s Under 12 (559);
* 9th – David Ramroop form Peter’s Hall Primary (559);
* 9th – Ashmini Persaud from Sparta Primary; and
* 9th – Lisa John from Leonora Primary (559).
Congratulations and best wishes are extended to all the other students who at least made it to a secondary school.
Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ~Arnold H. Glasow
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. ~Les Brown
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. ~Thomas Henry Huxley,
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up. ~J.M. Power
Congrats Larissa!!! Keep up the great work.Remember education is the key to success and a wonderful life. God bless you.
congratulations! isn’t she the daughter of Justice George-Wiltshire? Isn’t she also a junior national squash player, or is it her sibling? If the later is correct, it represents an excellent mix of academics and sports.
I now the the other article that answers my first question
Stop this nonsense of promoting and publishing in the media the ‘top student in grade ….’ etc. What the Min. of Education should be doing is upgrading the public schools throughout the country , in terms of infrastructure, equipments, teachers and facilities. That will go a long way in affording equal opportunities in education.
By the way, Burnham, Jagan, Hoyte, Greene ( Hamilton and Henry ), Ramsammy, Ramkarran, Singh, Ms. Pryia, Ashni Singh, Luncheon …. I could go on, but the fact is , they were or are decision makers that affect the lives and livelihood of the people in that sorry country. They all attended Queens College . Look at the state of that small country. Enough !
well said
Georgie, like you, I believe this is an overblown story, not taking anything away from the kids. There is always this talk about the how good a 10year old is at an examination. We all know that some people are late developers and maybe the smartest and most productive adult coming out of this grade six class is not even mentioned here. This exam proves nothing. Every child up to 18 years should be exposed to the same quality of education. Learning is a process and should be treated that way. Stopping this examination will go a long in showing the authorities recognize this
Happy Birthdate ,,,, AMERICA ! and thanks for ur creed ,,, “out of many ,,,– one of whom I am — ONE !,,,,
dis fuh meh pal Porgie ,,,, WAY TO GO porg ,,, U said it !if all of us can see and say with one voice in harmony we can make the change that is beggin us to bring to the less fortunate in our dearly loved land of birth ! can we not do it for her 50ieth ?
plz ,,, let us put dis damn nonsense abt who must “apologise” those who should apologise ,, is dead and gone ,, now it’s time to heal the sick and wounded ,, and the less fortunate and to give the PRIDE that is due to the “Golden Arrow Head” much like “old Glory is being celebrated toady !…..
“They all attended QC.” I’ve been wondering about that for a long while, Georgie.
Relax, let us celebrate with her, she deserves it!!
‘Equipments’?!…Georgie you didn’t attend QC!…no wonder you hating on de girl’s success! :)…
Georgie sure is a pessimist and only reflects his upbringing. Correction achieves much but encourage achieves much more and publishing the results serve as a motivating factor to all the students concerned. Don’t blame the educational institutions for bad leadership.
Georgie sure seems very bitter about his part.
K.G.
NS.
IS AYESHA REVINA HODGE THE 10TH. SPACE STUDENT????//
AND IF SO WHY DID SHE NOT GET HER MOMENT OF GLORY WITH THE OTHER 9TH. PLACES.
INFO DELAYED IS INFO DENIED.
This is wonderful news…….. This is the kind of news should be publish not killing and fear tactics the PPP government. Embrace the youths achivements, reward them, let them know there are the future.
Congratulation young lady and keep up the good work. Thanks to her parents for letting their child knows what is important……….
PS! To all the kids that did well on their exams, congrats and keep your eyes on the prize…. A good education not be con by the preditors and child molestors!!!!!!!
Well done Mae’s
This makes it two in a row….way to go for a good school!
Larissa ,,,,, i’m so sure ,, that i can say without fear ,, of being dagged thru the coals ,, that all of GUYANA is proud of u ,, and that this nation must first thank the “teachers” and ur parents for nurturing u ,, to stand proud as the rest of the nation while we read of ur achievements !
to ur parents and the teachers i say ,, congratulations ! to all the others ,, who were successful ,, they too ,, their teachers ,, and parents must be given a much the same compliments ,, even tho ,, Larissa came out on top ,, for as in everything there is only 1…..school ? it’s the best place to be at ur age !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..
An improvement MT. To all of the students congratulations. ISNM
Cogratulations to all the kids. May Guyana be in a position to utilise their talents effeciently in the future.
Congrats to Larissa and all the other children who sat and passed the exams. I wish you all the best in the future, show the world what u r made of.