Grade Six assessment postponed to give teachers more time – ministry

The Time- Table for the 2016 National Grade Six Assessments

According to the Ministry of Education, the decision to postpone the dates for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was made so as to “give teachers sufficient time to complete the Grade 6 curriculum and give students additional time within which to prepare for the Assessment.”

On Sunday, Stabroek News reported that the 2016 NGSA will be written on April 27 and April 28, a month after the traditional time for the annual sitting.

The NGSA has in the past been written on the Monday and Tuesday after school closes for the Easter Holidays. The new term, which will begin on