Acting Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle 00:00 00:18 Acting Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle By Kimone Witter The Ministry of Education has announced adjustments to the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and the standard curriculum for grades 1-9. Acting Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle says students at the Grade 6 level will do ability tests, along with 40 multiple-choice questions for the Mathematics curriculum-based test, and 60 multiple-choice questions in the Language Arts curriculum-based test. At the Grade 5 level, students will do the Mathematics and Language Arts performance task, which will comprise four to six open-ended questions each. Students at the Grade 4 level will do the literacy and numeracy test, comprising 30 multiple-choice questions. Students sitting Grade 6 PEP will do so on April 29 and 30; Grade 5 students will do their exam on June 10; while Grade 4 students will sit their exam on June 24. Mrs. Thomas Gayle said the placement mechanism for PEP students will remain the same. “Our Grade 6 students will be transitioning to high school using their Grade 4 PEP exam that they did in 2024, their Grade 5 PEP exam that they did in 2025 and the components being done at Grade 6 in 2026,” she noted at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet media briefing. In the meantime, she noted that the standard curriculum for Grades 1-9 has been modified to focus on the most essential objectives. It was further disclosed that the Grade Nine Achievement Test has been suspended for this year, and that a different placement mechanism will be used to matriculate the approximately 50 students utilising this method. Mrs. Thomas Gayle said the City and Guilds examinations will remain the same, however, there are alternatives for schools if needed. The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) will also remain the same, with sittings to take place in February and June. Post navigation Is your city’s population keeping pace? Committee set up to review operations at UHWI amid damning audit report