More pupils achieved passes in all four subjects of the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) than previous years, according to the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) Director of Operations, Dr Nicole Manning, on Friday. Dr Manning made the statement during the official release of the NGSA results at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) in Liliendaal. A total of 15,706 students sat this year’s assessment, with the Minister of Education congratulating every pupil, teacher, parent and guardian who contributed to the outstanding outcome. The CXC was responsible for marking this year’s NGSA examinations. A total of 350 examiners were engaged across the four assessed subjects, enabling the marking process to be completed on schedule. The Council also conducted a comprehensive post-marking quality assurance process to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the results. Providing an overview of the marking process, Dr Manning noted that students performed exceptionally well in most subjects, with this year’s results surpassing those recorded in 2025.

“Beginning with English, in terms of the overall performance, the percentage of candidates earning 50 per cent and above moved from 69.25 per cent to 73.08 per cent. I must also note that for English, we had a sharp increase in the number of candidates receiving full marks, and we had no candidate receiving zero,” Manning stated.

She explained that additional work had to be done and that further steps were taken in relation to the areas identified in English. She also highlighted the mean performance, noting that it was valuable to observe positive movement, especially in the face of changes and increased quality assurance.