Jamaica Observer Manager, Western Regional, Cheddi Van Creighton (right) is photographed on Tuesday with officials of the Unity Primary School in Westmoreland: Andrew Holness, vice-principal (left), Kelly Ann Brown, guidance counsellor (second left), Wendi Ann Kennedy, teacher (fourth left), Dwayne Miles, teacher, (fifth left), Sherika Golaub, guidance counsellor (sixth left); Dahlia Willimas, a representative of the National Housing Trust (third left), and students (from left, foreground) Kelly Ann Brown and Kianna James, after delivering a motivational address to students of the school who are scheduled to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) today and tomorrow.

Van Creighton was among several speakers– drawn from the private and public sectors–who were invited by the school to address the students in the run- up to the exams.

He later expressed confidence that the crop of students sitting the two day-exams from that state- run school will perform outstandingly.

“This is an example of a school administration that is going above and beyond and is leaving nothing to chance as they prepare this years’ crop of GSAT candidates,” said Van Creighton.

Some 43,384 students islandwide are scheduled to sit the exams this year, of which 285 are from the Westmoreland based- Unity Primary School.

(PHOTO: KENROY PRINGLE)