Candidates of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) drawn from out-of-town schools cannot be transferred to top city Secondary Schools if they have not acquired the requisite marks to do so. This notion was emphasised recently by Senior Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh. His remarks came in wake of several complaints made by some parents who are of the belief that their children have been placed in schools that could stifle their academic development.Minister of Education, Shaik BakshThe Ministry, since the unveiling of this year’s NGSA results, has been allowing parents to visit the Ministry and raise their concerns about the schools allocated to their children. They are also eligible to seek transfers,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, a process the Minister noted is not guaranteed. He disclosed that a transfer would only be allowed if students have the requisite marks for a selected school; after registration is completed at the selected school and there is still space for additional students. And this process has been described as a rational policy by the Minister.He noted though that the Ministry has engaged a programme which is intended to see students being placed at schools within close proximity of their homes as far as is possible.And this move,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, according to him was not intended to affect the placement of students regardless of their geographical location.He noted, too, that the allocation of schools is not done by individuals but rather through a computerised system which assigns a candidate to a school based mainly on his or her marks and the area in which he or she is located.Schools are classified as sixth form, class A,Discount NFL Jerseys For Sale, B, C and D schools. And according to the Minister, the classification is based on the performance index over a three-year period at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) at the respective schools. As such,NFL Jerseys China, he noted that the possibility exists that from year to year a school can move from one classification to another, depending on the CSEC performance.Baksh related that in the past, there were simply cut off points for each individual school, but noted that the Ministry has put in place the cut off score for schools based on the classification in which they fall.“This will help us clearly in avoiding the hardship of children travelling for long distances. It will minimise those problems so that children can be allocated to schools nearer to where they live.”In the District of Georgetown, the cut off scores for candidates for sixth form secondary schools are 542 for Queen’s College, 534 for Bishop’s High, 528 for Saint Stanislaus, 519 for St Rose’s High and 514 for St Joseph’s High.However, several parents have highlighted their concerns about their children being placed at schools closer to their homes, particularly in out-of-town areas. One such school to be identified is the Diamond Secondary located on the East Bank of Demerara.Some parents have related that not only is the school not suitably staffed,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, but students from primary tops are allowed to join its population without sitting the Secondary School Proficiency Examination.But according to Minister Baksh, the Diamond Secondary School is in fact a Grade ‘A’ School. He added though that the school is designed to operate in a dual mode. He explained that a section of the school caters to top performers as well as those who are slower along with those from primary tops that have done well.The Minister added, too, that he is confident that teachers of the school,Sale NFL Jerseys, who are college graduates, are doing an excellent job in terms of the delivery of education. However, he disclosed that plans are apace to further improve the teaching capacity of the school, particularly in the area of Science and Mathematics.Minister Baksh at a recent press conference noted that it was expected that some parents would seek to have their children transferred to other schools but he stressed the fact that precaution must be taken in the transfer process.As a result, he revealed that parents are being sensitised to the fact that in any given area there are schools that equally fall into the same category, adding that once candidates have the score for a Grade ‘A’ school, they will justly be placed.He pointed out that in New Amsterdam, the Berbice High School and the New Amsterdam Secondary School are both classified as Grade ‘A’ schools as are the Abrams Zuil Secondary and the Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two.However, the Minister noted that despite the classifications,