Changes to the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination are finally be in the works, as a 14-member Committee appointed by Cabinet has been set up to review the existing structure of the exam.

The Committee will consider recommendations put forward in a National consultation which took place virtually last year. 

The Concordat Committee will comprise:  

Professor Jerome De Lisle – Professor of Educational Leadership, School of Education, University of the West Indies; 

Mr. Harrilal Seecharan– Former Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education; 

Dr. Ruby Alleyne – Vice President, Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness, University of Trinidad and Tobago; 

Mrs. Bernadine Dick– Instructor, M.Ed. Educational Leadership Programme, School of Education, University of the West Indies; 

Dr. Joanne Spence – Behaviour Change Consultant and Lecturer, Oxford Graduate School, The Therapeutic Assessment Centre; 

Mrs. Sherra Carrington-James– President of the Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools  

Mr. Lance Mottley – President of the National Primary Schools Principal Association  

Mrs. Sonia Mahase-Persad– President of the Association of Principals of Assisted Secondary Schools  

Tobago House of Assembly (THA) – two representatives; 

National Parent Teachers Association (NPTA) – two representatives; 

Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) – two representatives; 

Inter-Religious Organization (IRO) – three representatives; 

Mrs. Naima Hosein – Director of School Supervision and Management Division – Ministry of Education; 

Dr. Peter Smith – Director of Educational Planning Division – Ministry of Education.