Jassonia Beadle, the head girl of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, has attained the top national score in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination for a primary school student, scoring 394.2 out of 400 points.

Beadle, who hails from the Longwood district in St Elizabeth and who aspires to become a doctor or nurse, successfully completed the PEP examination despite the various infrastructural and scheduling setbacks her school faced following the destructive passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.

“I was happy when my result was announced, although I did not expect it to happen. I was a bit nervous when I entered the exam, but then I realised it was nothing to be nervous about,” said Beadle, who will be matriculating to Hampton School in Malvern, St Elizabeth.