On Thursday, students in central Trinidad were happy as they got their results from the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam.
When Newsday visited Montrose Government Primary School on Thursday, the school had both a walk-in and drive-through option for students to collect results.
Cristiano Jadgeo, 11, was one of the students who used the drive-through option to get their results.
[caption id="attachment_912180" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tears of joy for as this former student of Montrose Government Primary School reacts after learning of his SEA results on Thursday. Photo by Marvin Hamilton[/caption]
Newsday spoke to Jagdeo’s mom, Naomi Arjoonsingh, who had just finished crying after learning he passed for his first choice, Presentation College, Chaguanas.
A proud Arjoonsingh told Newsday, “I’m ecstatic and so grateful, I want to thank God, teachers and everybody who supported us.”
Regardless of their children’s results, Arjoonsingh is calling on parents to be supportive of them.
Jadgeo, who placed in the 99th percentile, told Newsday, “I feel really happy…I put in a lot of hard work.
“I’m looking forward to learning more, making new friends and meeting new people.”
When Kaydon Abraham, 11, got up on Thursday morning, he felt anxious about what his results might be.
[caption id="attachment_912172" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Shock and disbelief as Hailey Dindial of Montrose Government Primary School reacts after opening her SEA results on Thursday. Photo by Marvin Hamilton[/caption]
But all nerves went out the window when Abraham learned he had passed for his first-choice school, Presentation College, San Fernando.
Abraham told Newsday, “I knew I would have got my first choice, but my mummy made me feel kind of anxious today.
“I’m looking forward to my new teachers and making new friends. I hope that schools reopen soon.”
Adeem Alim, 12, was among the first students to get their results at Montrose Government Primary School.
Newsday spoke to Ali shortly after he found out he had passed for Couva East.
He told Newsday he felt great about the results.
While Ali isn’t sure about what he’s looking forward to at the new school, he hopes he can return to school physically someday.
[caption id="attachment_912173" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The proud family, Montrose Government Primary School student is happy after getting his SEA first choice on Thursday. Photo by Marvin Hamilton[/caption]
For Ali’s mum, Shudalia Khan, doing online school with him was challenging. But she told Newsday the school’s dedicated teachers made the process easier.
Though authorities hope that a substantial number of children 12-18 are vaccinated, to increase the possibility of schools reopening physically, Khan isn’t rushing to vaccinate her son anytime soon.
She said, “I don’t believe in the vaccine at this point in time.”
Mila Moonasar, 12, passed for Naparima Girls' High School, her first choice. Even though she doubted her abilities a bit, Moonasar was pleased her results.
