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Three boys tied for first place in CSEC
– QC Girls Tops CAPE
By Alliyah Allicock
Kaieteur News – Three boys, two from Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two and one from Queens College (QC) in Georgetown, have tied for the highest number of first-grade passes in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
In the Caribbean Advanced Level Examination (CAPE), another QC student Aniyah Couchman is expected to bag the first rank after passing the examination with 11 Level 1 marks. This was revealed by Education Minister Priya Manickchand while announcing the preliminary results of CSEC and CAPE at the Queen’s College Auditorium on Tuesday.
Reminding that these were only “preliminary results” and not official results, the minister revealed that the joint first places were: Rudranauth Sankar of Anna Regina College, with 23 first-class marks and one second-class mark, Pradesh Dwarka, also from Anna Regina College, with 23 first-class marks and three second-class marks, and Dave Chowtie of Queen’s College, with 23 first-class marks and six second-class marks.
She noted that CAPE standouts included Couchman, who received Level 1 in 11 units, Level 2 in 2 units, and Level 3 in 1 unit; Lateisha McArthur of Queens College, who received Level 1 in 8 units, Level 2 in 4 units, and Level 3 in 2 units; and Omari Holder of the College of St. Stanislaus, who received Level 1 in 8 units, Level 2 in 5 units, and Level 4 in 1 unit.
“Despite the teachers’ strike happening at a time when the children were preparing for their exams, their performance was not ‘bad’,” the Education Minister said in his brief remarks. “Guyana had a strike at the most critical time when these children were preparing for their exams and you know that better than I do. Some schools did not (teach) and you can see that in the results, while some schools did…”
Noting the decline in the passing rate in mathematics and the interventions taken by the Ministry of Education to improve the scores, the Minister mentioned that by September, every student in the country will be equipped with a scientific calculator, geometry aids, previous year examination papers collated by subject by mathematics experts of the Ministry of Education, chart books, and have all the textbooks they need.
During her speech, she also said the ministry had reviewed the number of subjects some schools were allowing students to sit, noting that more schools would allow eligible students to sit more than 12 subjects for the CSEC exam. “These children can sit 30 subjects and still do well, and we shouldn’t be stopping them from sitting, so we’ve opened up the exams. All A-level schools have been asked to adjust their timetables to allow eligible students to sit any number of subjects,” she announced. “Eligible,” she added, refers to students who want to sit more subjects.
Meanwhile, in the list of candidates who performed well in CSEC this year, they are Brianna Sobers from Quebec, who obtained 20 Level 1 results and 5 Level 2 results; Randhir Toney from Anna Regina Secondary School, who obtained 19 Level 1 results and 7 Level 2 results; Venisha Devi Lall from Anna Regina Secondary School, who obtained 18 Level 1 results, 8 Level 2 results and 3 Level 3 results; Sohail Mohamad from New Amsterdam Secondary School, who obtained 18 Level 1 results and 3 Level 2 results; and Makenna Mandisa Johnny from Quebec, who obtained 18 Level 1 results and 2 Level 2 results.
Besides, Anaaya Jain of QC secured 17 first-class marks, six second-class marks and one third-class mark, Chitra Parbhu of Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) secured 17 first-class marks, two second-class marks and one third-class mark, Bomeka Singh of Anna Regina Secondary secured 16 first-class marks and five second-class marks, and Gevasha Harpaul, also from Anna Regina Secondary, secured 15 first-class marks and 12 second-class marks.
In CAPE, the following students from Quebec achieved Level I in six units, Sheridan Dyal, Makaila Henry, Arthur Roberts, Gabriella Roberts and Korphiena Stephen, while Jenna Hoosein from SVN achieved Level I in six units.
Sleepless Night
After learning about his results, an excited Sankar told this publication that the journey was very tough and he had to go through many sleepless nights. “I started attending classes from 6am, one class after another, and then I would go home from school and come back at 12pm, maybe 2am. I had to complete my SBA and on top of that I had to revise because I had to study 24 subjects, which was really tough. That was how my days went,” he explained.
He thanked his parents and grandparents who were his only motivation. When asked about his future plans, Sankar said he is considering going into the medical field. “It is a great field and I think saving lives is the best job…” Sankar also advised students appearing for the 2025 CSEC examination to be focused, dedicated and be able to sacrifice a lot of things if they want to score well. “You have to be able to sacrifice a lot of things, the things that you love the most. In my time, I sacrificed all the electronic gadgets and social media just because I wanted to be here and here I am now,” said the top-performing student.
Feeling great
Another top student from Anna Regina Secondary School in Dwarka said that he felt great after learning about his results. “I feel great. This is an experience I have been waiting for for a long time. I feel very satisfied to experience something I have been longing for.”
He said he started preparing for the exam very early and “put in a lot of hard work”. When asked about his future plans, Dwarka said he plans to pursue further studies and get a degree in civil engineering. He added that his father is a contractor and he wants to pursue further studies to help his father in this field.
Hard work pays off
Kochman, who holds the highest CAPE score, told the media that she is happy to know that all her hard work has paid off. “I was very nervous about these results, but it’s nice to know that all my hard work has led to this,” she added. According to the 19-year-old, her next step is to study computer engineering and plan to study abroad.
Gabriella Lee Ann De Santos, who received 14 Level I scores, six Level II scores and one Level III score, hopes to travel to Quebec to take the CAPE exam. She told the media that she was “very happy” with her results and advised students taking the exam next year to study early and not wait until the last minute.
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