The 2026 iteration of the national Grade Six Assessment (G6NA) officially gets underway Wednesday, May 28, continuing through Friday, May 29, at authorized testing sites spread across the entire island. Nearly 800 learners are set to sit the two-day standardized evaluation, per an official announcement from the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence.
In total, 792 students are registered for this year’s assessment, split between 412 male and 380 female candidates. All testing will be hosted across 62 pre-vetted, approved examination centres, with sessions scheduled to start promptly at 7:45 a.m. local time on both testing days. Unlike a growing number of national assessments that have transitioned to digital formats, this year’s G6NA will remain fully paper-based, the ministry confirmed.
The first day of testing is structured to evaluate candidates on three core subject areas: Language Arts, multiple-choice Social Sciences, and composition writing. On the second day, participants will complete their assessments with Mathematics and a multiple-choice examination covering Science and Technology.
To guarantee the assessment runs smoothly and fairly for all participants, education authorities have carried out extensive pre-event planning in close partnership with school administrators and classroom teachers across the island. Key preparation steps included distributing clear, detailed operational guidelines to all relevant stakeholders, as well as hosting targeted training sessions for every examination supervisor overseeing testing at the 62 centres.
Education officials also publicly acknowledged the critical support provided by the Ministry of National Security, which stepped in to assist with the secure transportation and safeguarding of confidential examination materials ahead of the kickoff.
As testing gets underway, the Ministry of Education has issued a public request: parents, guardians, and all community members are asked to stay away from school grounds for the duration of the two-day assessment. This measure is intended to maintain a quiet, calm environment free of distractions that could disrupt students as they work through their exams.
Beyond requesting public cooperation, the ministry has offered guidance to families supporting participating students, encouraging parents and guardians to help learners go into the assessment well-rested and relaxed to perform at their best. In closing, the Ministry of Education extended warm best wishes to every student sitting the 2026 G6NA, expressing its hope that all participants will achieve positive, successful outcomes from their hard work over the past academic year.