When fraternal twins Rebekah and Rachel Joseph were both awarded a place at Queen’s College after writing the 2021 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), their achievement was celebrated all across the far-flung community of Free and Easy, where they live, and at the Vive La Force Primary where they attended school.

Afeefa Ally is a 12-year-old girl from Corriverton, Berbice, who dreams of being a writer one day. She is also entirely visually impaired, which means that she cannot see. But, her determination to succeed is far greater than any challenge her disability has presented.

18,821 pupils wrote the NGSA exams this year and according to the Education Minister, this year posed the most challenges and it is also the year that saw some of the greatest results.

– Education Ministry rejects APNU/AFC’s claims