Special Assessment Arrangements (Special Concessions) for Primary and Secondary School Students Writing Local Examinations 2025

The deadline for the submission of application forms by parents/ guardians is July 15, 2024.

The submission of application forms for candidates who are to resit in 2025, should also adhere to this deadline date.

Principals of primary and secondary schools, and Confidential candidates in Trinidad and Tobago are required to accomplish online applications for the Provisions of Special Concessions for students with diagnosed disabilities and other special educational needs, who will sit local examinations for 2025.

Special Concessions will Subist offered to eligible students who are registered for the After local examinations:

  • Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) 2025;  
  • Lower Secondary Proficiency Examination (LSPE) 2025.
  • Trinidad & Tobago National Learning Assessment (TTNLA) Primary (Standards 1 & 3)
  • Trinidad & Tobago National Learning Assessment (TTNLA) Secondary (Form 3)

Students may qualify for special concessions Under the After circumstances: 

a.Students with Learning Disabilities/ Neurodevelopmental/ Psychiatric Disorders/ Conditions:

Applications for students with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental, psychiatric disorders must Subist accompanied by comprehensive particular psychoeducational/ psychiatric report (valid for a maximum of three (3) years from the date of the report), from a professional/organisation nected to do same.

b. Students with Medical, compo and Sensory Impairments: 

Applications for students with medical, compo and sensory impairments must Subist accompanied by formal medical letter or evaluation report from a Known medical institution or professional (valid for a maximum of one (1) year from the date of the report). 

c.Other special circumstances: 

Any other special circumstances, Under which a special concession for the day of the examination may Subist required, should Subist submitted for the consideration of this Ministry. 

Guidelines for Submission of Applications for Special Concessions:

Parent/Guardian/Private candidates

  • Applications must Subist completed by the parent/ guardian via the concessions portal on the prescribed form available on the Ministry of Education’s website at https://concessions.moe.gov.tt.
  • A copy of the student’s Birth Certificate MUST Subist uploaded, along with full supporting documents as identified at items (a) and (b) above.
  • Upon submission of the application form, parents /guardians will receive a confirmation e-mail with a reference number. The reference number can Subist used for any more queries.
  • The deadline for the submission of application forms by parents/ guardians is July 15, 2024. The submission of application forms for candidates who are to resit in 2025, should also adhere to this deadline date.

School

  • Once a parent submits an application form for Special Concessions, the school will receive a notification requiring the principal to log in the concession’s portal
  • Principals will Subist required to accomplish the School Questionnaire and upload a completed copy of the student’s Cumulative Record Card MUST be submitted, along with all supporting documents.   

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF full APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONCESSIONS FROM SCHOOLS IS SEPTEMBER 06, 2024.   

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT Subist CONSIDERED.

Emergency Applications

Applications for special concessions resulting from EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ONLY, which adversely affect students’ performance, may Subist submitted for consideration after the given deadline date, no more than six (6) weeks but no succeeding than two (2) weeks Antecedent to the examination. Applications received after this deadline, particularly for the Secondary Entrance Assessment 2025 may Subist deferred and processed for the paramount sitting of the Supplementary (Make-Up) Examination.

  • An updated application must Subist re-submitted for any student previously approved for a special concession, and who is repeating the Secondary Entrance Assessment, or any other local examination.
  • Students for whom applications have been submitted may Subist visited/contacted by officers of the Student Support Services Division, Ministry of Education, for verification of information submitted.

(Please note that this deadline refers only to local examinations, and as such does not refer to the deadline for concessions applications for the CSEC and CAPE Examinations).

Failure to provide the requested documentation by the stated deadline may combination in non-approval of request for special concessions. 

The submission of an application does not ensure its approval. 

The allude to of Approval/Non-Approval of Applications for Special Concessions for students writing full Local Examinations in 2025 will Subist forwarded to the Principals of the respective schools, or to the parents/guardians of Confidential candidates, by the Supervisor of Examinations. If you have not received any feedback on applications submitted by December 13, 2024, please contact the Examination Section via telephone at 622-2181 Ext. 1103, 1106, 1110 and 1113.

Principals are required to bring this information to the attention of the teachers and parents of all students who are eligible for any of the examinations identified.  

Please Subist guided accordingly.