38,000-plus for GSAT
March 20, 2015
38,000-plus for GSAT
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education encourages students to:
* Focus on doing their best
* Ensure that they have pencils and an eraser to complete the tests
* Follow the instructions of the examiners
* Answer all the questions on each test in the time allotted
Advice to Parents
Parents of students sitting the GSAT are advised to:
*Remain calm
*Support, rather than pressure the students
*Ensure that students are well rested
*Make plans for students to have a nutritious breakfast and a snack during the two days of the examination
*Ensure that students arrive at the examination centre on time
*Leave the examination centre before the tests begin
Student Placement
The Ministry wishes to remind everyone that the placement of students is largely automated and is done on the basis of performance and in relation to each student’s choice. The system is an objective one in which students’ performance is ranked by their standard composite scores starting with the student with the highest score. Ranking then moves to the next highest score right down until the last child is placed. If all spaces within the student’s five choices are exhausted, placement proceeds on the basis of the relevant school’s Secondary Preference List and if absolutely necessary, manually, on the advice of Education Officers.
It is anticipated that results of the GSAT will be available in June as scheduled.
GSAT Hotlines
In order to ensure quick and easy access to information, the Ministry has activated the customary telephone hotlines as follows:
GSAT 2015 REGIONAL HOTLINE LISTING
REGIONS DIRECTORS ADDRESSES Hotline Numbers
Region One (KSA) Mr Patrice Supria 2 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4, Building 2 948-9801
Region Two (St Mary, St Thomas & Portland) Miss Janet Brimm Passley Gardens Port Antonio, Portland 993-5586
Region Three (St Ann & Trelawny) Miss Maxine Headlam Huntley Avenue, Brown’s Town PO St Ann 917-7849
Region Four (St James, Hanover & Westmoreland) Dr Michele Pinnock Alice Eldemire Drive, Montego Bay 979-8590
Region Five (St Elizabeth & Manchester)
Dr Nadine Leachman South Race Course Road, Mandeville, Manchester 625-7859
Region Six (Clarendon & St Catherine) Dr Claudette Clarke 6 Poinciana Drive, Marlie Acres, Old Harbour, St Catherine 745-1153
GSAT 2015 CENTRAL OFFICE HOTLINE NUMBERS
Chief Education Officer 2-4 National Heroes Circle, Building 1, 3rd Floor, Kingston 4 948-8715
Deputy Chief Education Officer 2-4 National Heroes Circle, Building 1, 5th Floor, Kingston 4
Chief Education Officer Dr Grace McLean
