(Kaieteur News) – Director of Operations at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Nicole Manning, announced on Friday that the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) recorded increased pass rates across all four core subject areas, with Mathematics posting the most notable gain.

Dr. Manning made the disclosure during the results announcement ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

In English, the percentage of candidates scoring 50 percent and above rose from 69.25% in 2025 to 73.082% in 2026. Dr. Manning noted a sharp increase in candidates earning full marks, with no candidate scoring zero. “So, there was additional work done and additional steps in relation to what we saw for English… this had increased attention, so this is true scores, just to note,” she said.