 Come Tuesday 29 June 2021, some 2,167 grade 6 students across the island are expected to sit the common entrance examinations. Chief Education Officer in the Department of Education, Dr. Fiona Phillip-Meyer expressed elation that despite the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, students are finally able to sit the exam. She shared words of encouragement. You've come this far. It has been challenging for you, but I also saw the joy when I went into the various schools and saw how our grade 6s, I would think for the most part, loved being back at school. So we want you to take that energy into your common entrance. We want to encourage our parents to be kind to our students, to not put undue pressure on them, to really enjoy the moment with them, to applaud their efforts, to appreciate their skills, but to wish them well. As they move into the final days, it is just time to relax with family, and we do hope that whatever results come out, we can be pleased with them. We are part of the universal secondary school education program, and so every one of our children gets an opportunity, but we want to make sure that whichever secondary school they go to, they are pleased with their own efforts. And so we wish them well, wish our parents well. The chief education officer also indicated the move to Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment, CPEA, which will assess students on a continuous basis. We note that we're moving into CPEA in the next two academic years. There is a progression. A lot of training has happened for our teachers. We continue to work with our parents in terms of information, and the CPEA is the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment run through the office of CXC with us, and it is another opportunity for us to look at other skills and not only the traditional sit-down common entrance, but assessments as we go along throughout the period of time that will also contribute to the students' end grades. I'm sure that many parents can look online to find out more information about the CPEA, and similarly, we are providing parent meetings to give our parents more information in a more intimate and small group setting. Chief Education Officer in the Department of Education, Dr. Fiona Philip-Meyer.