Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly is extending well wishes to all students across Trinidad and Tobago who will be sitting the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam tomorrow.

In a special message to the nation’s SEA candidates, the minister acknowledged the significance of the milestone, while also reminding students that it does not define their full potential or future.

She said, “SEA is a milestone; however, it is not the most important milestone in your life, many more will come. We want to congratulate you for reaching this point and to thank your parents and teachers, your principals, for working with you to reach here.”

More than 17,000 students will write the exam at over 540 centres across the country.

Gadsby-Dolly added, “Although SEA is very important it is not the end of your educational journey; it’s just the start, this does not define your worth, your potential and it does not define what you become for the rest of your life.”

She encouraged students to stay calm, focused, and to do their best.

“Take a deep breath, take this step, stay focused and do your best that is all we can ask of you and when this exam is over the rest of your life begins,” she said.

Gadsby-Dolly  said, “To all of our students all the best, God’s blessings in your examination, God’s blessings for SEA.”