–QC girl secures most Grade One passes at CAPE

STUDENTS from across Guyana have demonstrated exceptional academic performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
Preliminary results from the regional examinations administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) were released on Tuesday by the Education Ministry.

This year, three male students—one from Queen’s College (QC) in Georgetown and two from Anna Regina Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast—have set a remarkable standard by successfully achieving 23 subjects each.
The top performers are: Rudranauth Sankar and Pradesh Dwarka of the Anna Regina Secondary School and Dave Chowtie of Queen’s College.

Sankar wrote 24 subjects and received 23 Grade One passes and a Grade Two pass; Chowtie completed 29 subjects and received 23 Grade One passes and six Grade Twos; and Dwarka wrote 26 subjects and attained 23 Grade Ones and three Grade Two passes.
Other high achievers with the highest number of Grade Ones are QC’s Brianna Sobers, who wrote 25 subjects and received 20 Grade Ones and five Grade Twos; Randhir Toney of Anna Regina Secondary, who sat 26 subjects and received 19 Grade Ones and seven Grade Twos; and Venisha Lall of Anna Regina Secondary, who wrote 29 subjects and received 18 Grade Ones, eight Grade Twos, and three Grade Threes.

Other top CSEC performers include: Sohail Mohamed (New Amsterdam Secondary); Makenna Johnny (Queen’s College); Anaaya Jain (Queen’s College); Chitra Parbu (Saraswati Vidya Niketa); Bomeka Singh (Anna Regina Secondary); Gevasha Harpaul (Anna Regina Secondary); Chitra Ramdhal (Berbice High School); Nyadesh Seecoomarie (J.C Chandisingh Secondary); Bhawani Persaud (Saraswati Vidya Niketa); and Dhanpal Singh (Saraswati Vidya Niketa).

Additionally, Aniya Couchman from Queen’s College has emerged as a top performer, securing the highest number of Grade One passes at CAPE. She copped 11 Grade One passes. QC’s Latiesha McArthur and Omari Holder of St. Stanislaus College each secured eight Grade Ones.
Gabriella Roberts and Arthur Roberts from Queen’s College, Jenna Hoosein from Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Sheridan Dyal from Queen’s College, Makaila Henry from Queen’s College, and Korphiena Stephen from Queen’s College are among the other top CAPE performers.
While CXC is yet to officially announce the overall top students, these preliminary results reflect the hard work, dedication, and academic excellence of Guyanese students. The anticipation surrounding the announcement of the official results reflects the competitive nature of these examinations and the prestige associated with being named a top student in the Caribbean.

Some 721 students from 13 secondary schools and four private institutes wrote CAPE this year. The overall passing percentage was 93 per cent and entrants were offered units in 33 subjects.
Grades One through Grade Five are regarded as passing grades at CAPE. The CSEC exams were written by 11,612 candidates. For Grade One to Grade Three, the pass rate was 67.3 per cent.