CHIEF Education Officer (CEO), Marcel Hutson has underscored the importance of recognising and rewarding the achievements of persons in the education sector.
He was at the time speaking at the Georgetown Department of Education Regional Award Ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre on Friday.

“It is always good to see young people at the top of their game; to see young people progressing and moving forward. It is always important for us to recognise people for their efforts, particularly when they would’ve made contributions not only to their own developments but the developments of their nation,” Hutson said.
The ceremony was held to award the top-performing students and schools at the national examinations, including the 2019 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and Caribbean Secondary Certificate Examination (CSEC).

Eight retired teachers and three Georgetown Department of Education staffers were also recognised for their yeomen service to the education sector.
In the primary school category, St Sidwell’s Primary received that award for “Most Improved School at the NGSA” while Winfer Gardens Primary won the award for “Most Outstanding Performance at NGSA 2019”.

Winfer Gardens won the prizes for “NGSA Top Performing Schools Per Subject” in all four of the subject areas: Mathematics, English, Social Studies, and Science.
The “Most Improved Junior Secondary School” Award went to Houston Secondary while St Rose’s High copped the award for “Most Improved Senior Secondary School”.
At the ceremony, the top 10 performers of the Georgetown Education District at the NGSA received trophies, a certificate and a gift voucher.

Leading that list was the country’s top NGSA student, Dave Chowtie of Graham’s Hall Primary. Chowtie was one of two Graham’s Primary Students who made the list; the other being Reyad Chabilall.

Also on the list were Aquil Elcock, Darsh Persaud and Cleana Brummell from St Gabriel’s Primary; Angel Devrel, Niall Tyrrell, Lucia Deltor and Kaie Duncan from Winfer Garden’s Primary and Aquila Whyte from St Margaret’s Primary.

The respective top-performing students at 23 primary schools were also recognised.
The five top performers at CAPE, led by St Rose’s Shanomae Milling, who was also the country’s overall top performer, were also recognised.

Johanan Clarke from St Stanislaus College; Aaron Fraser from St Joseph High; Sarah Grannum from Bishops’ High and Michael Bhopaul from Queen’s College were also honoured.