By Sue-Ann Wayow
MORE than 19,000 Standard Five pupils are expected to write the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) on July 1.
The exam has been amended as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said there were 19, 656 registered pupils – 9,905 boys and 9,751 girls. Tobago has 1,064 candidates and Trinidad has 18, 592.
She revealed those numbers at a Ministry of Education press conference.
The minister said, “All of the health protocols that applies to the SEA examination also applies to the ongoing CXC examinations.”
The SEA is carded for July 1 and is expected to begin at 8.30am.
There is a testing time of three hours and 20 minutes, Dr Gadsby-Dolly stated.
Pupils will be tested in three subject areas, English Language Arts , Mathematics and Writing.
She said, “ The exam has been amended for 2021. The time for the exam remains the same but there has been reduction in the content of curriculum coverage as well as in the number of items that have been placed on that paper.”
Additional SEA documents were also available on the Ministry’s website for viewing Dr Gadsby-Dolly said.
Ministry of Education House Officer Dr Amanda Solomon said pupils will have to wear masks during the examination.
