THE names of the overall top performers in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for 2008 have been released.

Copping the number one spot islandwide is James
Robertson, a student of Junior Plus Preparatory School in St James. His female counterpart is Hye Kyung Moon, who attends Stella Maris Preparatory in St Andrew and who ranked third in the island.

Both will attend Campion College in St Andrew and will receive scholarships from Scotiabank Jamaica as the Top Boy and Top Girl respectively.

The top performers for each of the three counties have also been named. They are Jonelle Evans, Mikhail Reid, and Tashana Blair. They, too, will receive scholarships from Scotiabank.

Evans, the highest scorer from Cornwall, attends Red Bank All-Age in St Elizabeth and she has been placed at Hampton High in the parish. Reid, who attends St Ann's Bay Primary, took the top spot for Middlesex and will attend Cornwall College in St James in September. For Surrey, Tashana Blair of Holy Family in Kingston placed first. She will attend Campion College.

Reid ranked 10th in the island, while Blair ranked sixth