Room for improvement in Grade Six results, says Roopnaraine

Following the announcement of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), new Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine on Thursday said there is “room for improvement” and signaled plans to restructure how literacy is taught from as early as the Nursery level.

This year’s examinations assessed some 15,225 students across the country in the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies.

Chief Education Officer (CEO) Olato Sam reported that the students’ performance in