Sunday, March 22, 2015
THE Ministry of Education has announced that 38,470 students are confirmed to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) this Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27, 2015 in 1,112 centres across the island.
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| 38,000 to take GSAT...This is one of the 1,112 exam centres |
There are 18,492 female and 16,804 male candidates. A total of 3,174 registered and eligible students have deferred sitting the examination this year.
Chief Education Officer Dr Grace McLean has indicated that the only schools that will be closed during the sitting of the examinations are those that will require additional space to accommodate all students at the same time.
She stated that all schools with adequate capacity will remain open and supervised by class teachers. Schools also have been advised to use the two days for field trips and other educational opportunities for those students not sitting the exams.
GSAT candidates will be tested in the critical areas of the primary school curriculum; namely mathematics, social studies, language arts, science, and communication tasks. Mathematics and social studies are scheduled for Thursday; and language arts, communication tasks, and science are set for Friday.
"Special arrangements have been made to facilitate special needs students sitting the examination," the ministry said in a release.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education encourages students to:
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