Education officials said pupils in Class Three are the most ready to begin the new primary-to-secondary transition assessment, while training and preparatory work will start from Class One.

The issue was raised by a parent during a Ministry of Education Transformation town hall meeting on Thursday, where officials were outlining details of the proposed replacement for the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination.

Under the proposed system, students would be assessed over Classes Three and Four through a combination of continuous classroom assessments and national standardised tests, replacing the traditional one-day Common Entrance examination.