FOUR students who excelled in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test ( GSAT) have been awarded scholarships totalling $240,000 from Petrojam Limited.

The students are Ricardo Anderson and Jahmella Irey, top boy and top girl from St Andrew Primary School; and Nicholas Grant and Brittney Green, top boy and top girl from Greenwich All-Age.

The 12-year-olds scored the highest overall averages from their respective schools. They were awarded at the 2014 Petrojam Limited GSAT Awards Luncheon at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on July 31.

Irey scored 71 per cent in mathematics, 73 per cent in language arts, 85 per cent in science, 85 per cent in social studies and 9/12 in communication tasks. She will be attending Excelsior High this upcoming academic year. She was also awarded by Petrojam for being the most disciplined student at the school.

Anderson scored 100 per cent in mathematics, 95 in social studies, 95 in language arts, 92 per cent in science and 11/12 in communication tasks. He will attend Ardenne High.

He was also awarded for being the most outstanding student at St Andrew Primary, outstanding achiever in mathematics and outstanding achiever in arts.

Green scored 85 per cent in science, 90 per cent in social studies, 92 per cent in language arts and 11/12 in communication tasks. She will attend Wolmer’s Girls.

Grant scored 80 per cent in language arts, 86 per cent in mathematics, 90 per cent in science and 82 per cent in social studies. He will be attending Meadowbrook High.

In addition to these four awards, Petrojam also awarded four other students from St Andrew and five from Greenwich in other award categories.

From St Andrew Primary, D’Andre Bartley was judged most improved male student; Tashieca Bowen was judged most improved female student; and Raheem Buckley and Shanneal Parker were awarded for best attendance/punctuality. Buckley was also given the award for outstanding achiever in sports.

From Greenwich, Jamoke James was awarded most improved male student; Alicia Graham was awarded most improved female student; Tia Robinson was awarded most disciplined student; Aliea Gardner was awarded outstanding achiever in arts; and Selena Facey was awarded outstanding achiever in sports.

Winston Watson, managing director, Petrojam Limited, said preparing for GSAT is one of the most tedious tasks a child in Jamaica can undergo, and those who excel in the examination deserve public recognition.

“We all can agree that the GSAT exam is no walk in the park. I have taken a look at some of the past papers and believe me, this exam is pressure to even the intellectually gifted. It is challenging and demands months of preparation. It requires discipline and of course, hard work. It requires sleepless nights, weekend classes and tremendous sacrifice,” Watson said.

“It is therefore only fitting that today we reward these students for their outstanding performance.”