GSAT Scores Improve
The Ministry of Education yesterday revealed that with the exception of one subject, this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scores showed “notable improvement” over those recorded last year.
According to the ministry, Mathematics, had been on the decline, moved up 4.2 percentage points to 62.4 per cent; language arts moved up 4.4 percentage points to 72.8 per cent; communication task moved 4.2 percentage points to 76.2 per cent; and social studies went from 68.9 per cent in 2016 to 70.6 per cent this year.
However Science, which enjoyed an incremental increase in performance from 2014 to 2016, declined 4.5 percentage points this year, from 69.2 per cent to 64.7 per cent.
The ministry also stated that 99 per cent of the students who sat the exam have already been placed in high schools, as opposed to all-age and junior high schools.
Over 38,000 students took GSAT exams between March 16 and 17 of this year.
Education Minister Ruel Reid also praised students saying “The entire Ministry of Education, Youth and Information congratulates our students on their performance and wish them continued success in pursuing an education.”
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