Georgetown : Out of 16,811candidates writing the 2013 National Grade Six Examinations on March 25 and 26, 241 of them from schools in Regions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are eligible for entry into President’s College. However, only 173 of them are bracketed in the top one percent.
The announcement was made by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said that the President Donald Ramotar “was extremely pleased and extremely proud of our children and said that each child falling in the top one percent will be given a laptop.”
The top 10 positions this year were shared by 23 students. For the top one percent of the students (hat is the top 100 positions) four were from Region Two, 21 from Region Three, 41 from Region Four, nine from Region 6, one from Region Seven, 10 from Region Ten and 87 from Georgetown.
The top one percent of 173 candidates comprises 80 males and 93 females. The high number reflects the fact that students tied in various positions.
Minister Manickchand commended parents and teachers who worked with the students, along with those who marked the papers and supervised the exams.
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