NGSA top performers express confidence, surprise at results

Jun 26, 2025 News

Knial Williams and his family at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre

Kaieteur News – The top students of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) said they were both confident and surprised at their performance, which was said to be among the best so far in the country.

The high-flyers spoke with Kaieteur News on Wednesday, moments after the announcement was made at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Top student, Tanasha Mayers, of the Academy of Excellence in Region Three, said she was pleasantly surprised after hearing the news. Mayers, who secured perfect scores in her four subjects, said she did not have any challenges during her preparation for the exam.

“I didn’t expect to do that good,” the student exclaimed. She said she was overly excited when she received the call from the ministry, informing her of her outstanding performance.

Pricilla Henry and her mother at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre

Her mother said, “She is over the moon. I am overwhelmed and overjoyed; I couldn’t be prouder. She worked hard. Sometimes we would probably work past midnight and we were rewarded. She made us proud. She is 10 years old and is an aspiring lawyer.”

Emma Khelawan of the same school said she became nervous as results day drew near. She was, however, constantly reminded that she did well and that filled her heart with excitement. She said after receiving the call, she was overwhelmed with eagerness.

Michaela Sammy at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre

“Preparing for exams was kinda nervous, but with my friend and parents encouraging me, it helped me a lot.” Khelawan shared.

Knial Williams of North Georgetown Primary School is an aspiring lawyer. He told Kaieteur News he was confident he would be a top performer since he worked really hard by working on past papers, doing practice tests, and reading over his notes.

“I felt excited, overjoyed and over the moon when I heard the results,” Williams told this newspaper.

His mother said the family was expecting nothing but greatness since Williams is a consistent and dedicated student.

“Knial has a bit of history; his early years started at the New Guyana School, and in the last two years before he sat this exam, he transitioned to North Georgetown Primary,” according to the mother.

Katy Budhan at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre

She added that the preparation was tedious, but they were working toward a goal and it needed to be achieved, so they remained persistent.

Pricilla Henry, the top performer for Region Eight from the Micobie Primary School, expressed that she feels proud to be the top performer for her region. She said her success did not come at an easy cost since she had to take a break from outside adventures to focus on her work.

“I had to give up going out and play around the neighbourhood,” she said.

Henry’s mother expressed thanks to the teacher who offered private lessons, which contributed to her daughter’s success. The mother said her daughter has always been a consistent top performer from nursery all through her primary journey, and at this exam, she expected her to do really well.

Meanwhile, Katy Budhan of Success Elementary School and Michaela Sammy from Stella Maris Primary School shared different sentiments when compared to the other students.

Budhan said that while she was confident, her approach to the exam was different.

“Preparing and studying in the night was not really my thing. I started studying nights before the exam and I was really confident in myself and I prayed to God and look where we are now,” Budhan said.

Sammy said that her teachers and parents were her motivation to get through the journey since preparation was difficult.

“Preparing for the exam was hard, it was a challenge, but it was worth it,” she said.

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