The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on May 02 and 03, 2024, are being released to schools. Fifteen thousand two hundred eighty five (15,285) candidates wrote this assessment. The results being released gave a report on the candidates’ performance at National Grade Six Assessment.
The NGSA results will be available online immediately after the completion of this program. Parents and students are advised to log onto the following website: http://exams.moeguyana.org. The candidates’ timetable will provide the necessary information to access these results.
The Ministry of Education has continued its collaboration with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to improve the quality of all national primary grade assessments. Teachers, subject specialists and test development officers developed the test items with the technical guidance of the Caribbean Examinations Council, addressing key areas such as item construction, weighting of items, sampling and other psychometric elements. Candidates were tested in four subjects namely, Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies. The examination in each subject area consisted of two papers. Paper One consisted of forty multiple choice items while Paper Two consisted of essay type or open ended items.
Areas tested for each subject were:
Mathematics – Knowledge, Algorithmic Thinking, Reasoning
Science – Knowledge, Comprehension, Application
Social Studies – Knowledge, Conceptual Understanding, Use of Knowledge
English Language – Reading, Comprehension and Vocabulary: Structure and Mechanics; Content, Focus, Vocabulary; Language and Organisation
The highest possible standardized scores obtainable were:
Mathematics 132.77
English 122.63
Social Studies 122.06
Science 126.78
The highest possible total score obtainable was 504.24