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00:2166% of the over 17,000 students who wrote the SEA exam attained 50%
00:29or more in this year's examinations. According to Education Minister Dr. Michael Dowlatt,
00:35while a third of the students got under 50%, around 2,082 students scored below 30%.
00:43During a ceremony at the Education Ministry's head office today, the top five performers were revealed,
00:50though not ranked in any particular order, as placements may change in the event of reviews.
00:57For now, the Ministry reveals the top five performing students, three males and two females.
01:03They are Nicholas Dolly, an autistic child of the Shukwunas Government Primary School,
01:10Kailash Dial Singh from the Exchange Presbyterian School,
01:14Ashlyn Ramkisun from Jordan Hill Presbyterian,
01:18Sandhya Maharaj from Makalik Government,
01:20and 11-year-old home school student, Xavier Talosford.
01:29We want to recognize excellence.
01:34So, after the reviews have taken place in a couple of weeks,
01:38we will publish the list of the top 200 students from the SEA exams.
01:45Those students who have demonstrated academic excellence
01:49and will be an inspiration to the peers and to this nation.
01:54Minister Dr. Dowlatt congratulated all students on the culmination of all their hard work,
02:01saying there were overall improvements to mathematics and English language arts,
02:06while there was a slight decrease in creative writing.
02:09He says even though the SEA is a high-stake exam which determines which school a child is placed in,
02:16every school is equipped with trained educators ready to work with the nation's children.
02:23And I want to say this to all the parents and all the students.
02:27Every single school is a good school.
02:30We have teachers who are trained and well-prepared.
02:33And so, for all of the students who would have been placed in a school,
02:41I want you to go forward positively.
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