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Key Facts: GLAT Exam
Grade 6
GLAT6 is a diagnostic and achievement examination sat by Grade 6 primary students across The Bahamas
Ministry of Education, The Bahamas
4 core subjects
Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are tested on the Grade 6 GLAT
Ministry of Education, The Bahamas
1985
The Grade Level Assessment Test was introduced in The Bahamas in 1985
Ministry of Education, The Bahamas
7-point scale
GLAT, BJC and BGCSE results all use an extended 7-point grading scheme rather than a single pass mark
Ministry of Education Examination and Assessment Division
11-15 May 2026
The official Grade 6 GLAT timetable for 2026 ran from Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May
Ministry of Education GLAT Examination Timetable 2026
10 components
The Grade 6 GLAT is sat as ten separately timed components across four core subjects
Ministry of Education GLAT Examination Timetable 2026
30-90 minutes
Grade 6 GLAT components run from 30 minutes for Mathematical Concepts to 1 hour 30 minutes for Reading Comprehension
Ministry of Education GLAT Examination Timetable 2026
100
Original Grade 6 practice questions available in this practice bank
OpenExamPrep
The Bahamas Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT) is the national Grade 6 examination administered by the Ministry of Education's Examination and Assessment Division across government primary schools and most independent primary schools. It assesses four core subjects - Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies - across ten separately timed components lasting 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes each. There is no pass/fail cutoff; GLAT is a diagnostic and achievement examination reported on an extended 7-point grading scheme. This practice bank delivers 25 multiple-choice questions per core subject (100 total) covering Bahamian history, geography, science, math, and language skills with complete answer rationales, as a study aid rather than an official-format simulation.
Sample GLAT Practice Questions
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1What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 473,825?
2What is 8,462 rounded to the nearest hundred?
3Find the product of 384 and 6.
4Divide 1,575 by 25.
5Which of the following numbers is a prime number?
6What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 36?
7What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12?
8Simplify the fraction 16/40 to its lowest terms.
9Calculate: 2/3 + 3/5
10Evaluate: 3 1/4 − 1 5/8
About the GLAT Exam
The Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT) is the national primary diagnostic and achievement examination of The Bahamas, administered by the Examination and Assessment Division of the Ministry of Education. Introduced in 1985, it is sat at Grade 3 (Mathematics and Language Arts) and at Grade 6, where Science and Social Studies are added. The Grade 6 examination runs as ten separately timed components combining objective multiple-choice papers with listening, writing and structured-response papers, and is reported on the extended 7-point grading scheme used across GLAT, BJC and BGCSE rather than a single pass mark. This 100-question practice bank provides original multiple-choice questions aligned to the Grade 6 Bahamian curriculum with comprehensive explanations for every answer choice. It is an English-language multiple-choice study aid, not an official past paper and not a simulation of the listening, writing or structured papers.
Assessment
Ten separately timed components across four core subjects, sat over test week: Mathematics 0026/1 Mathematical Concepts, 0026/2 Computation and 0026/3 Application; Language Arts 0025/1 Writing Skills, 0025/2 Listening Comprehension and 0025/3 Reading Comprehension; Science 0027/1 Multiple Choice and 0027/2 Structured Questions; Social Studies 0028/1 Multiple Choice and 0028/2 Structured Questions.
Time Limit
Components are separately timed from 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes each, sat in morning sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. across national test week (2026 Grade 6 timetable: 11-15 May 2026).
Passing Score
No single pass/fail cutoff. The Examination and Assessment Division describes GLAT6 as a diagnostic and achievement examination, and GLAT results use the extended 7-point grading scheme applied across GLAT, BJC and BGCSE to recognise positive achievement.
Exam Fee
The Ministry of Education does not publish a candidate examination fee. GLAT is administered centrally as a national assessment through government primary schools and the majority of independent primary schools. (Ministry of Education, The Bahamas (Examination and Assessment Division))
GLAT Exam Content Outline
Mathematics
Covers whole numbers, place value, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, money, metric measurement, perimeter, area, volume, basic geometry, coordinates, and data handling with multi-step word problems.
Language Arts
Assesses reading comprehension, main idea, inference, cause and effect, vocabulary in context, parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and figurative language.
Science
Covers life science, Bahamian habitats and ecosystems (coral reefs, mangroves, pine barrens), plant and animal adaptations, human body systems, nutrition, weather, water cycle, matter, energy, and simple machines.
Social Studies
Assesses Bahamian history (Lucayans, European arrival, Loyalists, Emancipation, Majority Rule, Independence), geography of the archipelago, national symbols, government structure, civics, culture, and economy.
How to Pass the GLAT Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No single pass/fail cutoff. The Examination and Assessment Division describes GLAT6 as a diagnostic and achievement examination, and GLAT results use the extended 7-point grading scheme applied across GLAT, BJC and BGCSE to recognise positive achievement.
- Assessment: Ten separately timed components across four core subjects, sat over test week: Mathematics 0026/1 Mathematical Concepts, 0026/2 Computation and 0026/3 Application; Language Arts 0025/1 Writing Skills, 0025/2 Listening Comprehension and 0025/3 Reading Comprehension; Science 0027/1 Multiple Choice and 0027/2 Structured Questions; Social Studies 0028/1 Multiple Choice and 0028/2 Structured Questions.
- Time limit: Components are separately timed from 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes each, sat in morning sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. across national test week (2026 Grade 6 timetable: 11-15 May 2026).
- Exam fee: The Ministry of Education does not publish a candidate examination fee. GLAT is administered centrally as a national assessment through government primary schools and the majority of independent primary schools.
Keys to Passing
- Work through all 100 available questions
- Review every answer and explanation
- Track weak areas and revisit them
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
GLAT Study Tips from Top Performers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT)?
The GLAT is the national primary school assessment administered by the Ministry of Education in The Bahamas to evaluate student achievement in Grade 6 and provide diagnostic data in Grade 3.
Which subjects are tested on the Grade 6 GLAT?
Grade 6 students are assessed in four core subject areas: Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.
What is the format of the GLAT examinations?
The Grade 6 GLAT is sat as ten separately timed components: Mathematics (Mathematical Concepts, Computation, Application), Language Arts (Writing Skills, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension), and Science and Social Studies, each with a multiple-choice Paper 1 and a structured-question Paper 2.
Is there a pass mark for the GLAT?
No. The GLAT does not have a single pass or fail cutoff. The Examination and Assessment Division describes it as a diagnostic and achievement examination, reported on the extended 7-point grading scheme used across GLAT, BJC and BGCSE.
When is the GLAT administered?
The GLAT is administered annually in May across Bahamian primary schools in morning sessions starting at 9:30 a.m. The official 2026 Grade 6 timetable ran from Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May 2026.
Are these official Ministry of Education GLAT past papers?
No. These are original OpenExamPrep practice questions aligned to the Bahamian Grade 6 national curriculum. Official past papers and curriculum guides are issued separately by the Ministry of Education.
Does this practice bank cover every part of the Grade 6 GLAT?
No. This is an English-language multiple-choice study aid covering the knowledge tested across the four core subjects. It cannot simulate the Listening Comprehension paper, the Writing Skills paper, or the Science and Social Studies structured-question papers, which require spoken prompts and written responses.