While the Government has hailed the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results as a historic success, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has argued that the examination exposes a more troubling reality—thousands of Guyanese children are still being failed by the country’s education system.

In a statement following Friday’s release of the results, the AFC congratulated all students who sat the examination, particularly those who topped the country, but warned that the celebrations should not obscure the performance of the nearly one-quarter of candidates who failed to attain even 50 per cent of the available marks.

“The 2026 NGSA results show that the education system continues to fail a large number of our children,” the party said.