Moderator’s note: This is the story on last year’s results.

Not a lecture just an observation.

Silly question. QC has always been, and shall continue to be on TOP!!!!!

A. Award for Overall Outstanding Achievement
Part I: Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for this award, a candidate must attain Grade I, at General or Technical Proficiency, in at least EIGHT subjects taken at a single sitting. These subjects must include:
a) English A
b) Mathematics
c) ONE subject from EACH of the following three groups:
i) French, Spanish;
ii) Caribbean History, Geography, Religious Education, Social Studies, English B;
iii) Agricultural Science (Single Award) or Agricultural Science (Double Award), Biology, Chemistry, Human and Social Biology, Integrated Science (Single Award), Physics;
d) ONE subject from any one of the following sub-group(s):
Business Studies
Economics, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Office Administration, Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Typewriting;
Technical Vocational Studies
Building Technology: Woods OR Building Technology: Construction, Clothing and Textiles, Electrical and Electronic Technology, Food and Nutrition, Home Economics: Management, Information Technology (General or Technical Proficiency), Mechanical Engineering Technology, Technical Drawing;
Creative and Expressive Arts
Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, Physical Education and Sport;

e) TWO additional subjects chosen from any CSEC offerings, including those listed at c) and d) above.

* For the purpose of ranking, Agricultural Science (DA) will be ranked as a single subject which carries the same weight as all other CSEC offering.
Part II: Ranking Criteria (Overall)
Ranking will be first on Ranking Criterion i) listed below. If a tie-breaker is required, then Ranking Criterion ii) will be considered. As necessary, subsequent criteria will be considered in order to resolve such ties as may arise.
The outstanding candidate will be selected from the eligible candidates who will be ranked in order of
i) Excellence: The total number of Grade Is attained;
ii) Profile Performance I: The profile performance in subjects considered at Ranking Criterion i) above;
iii) General Capacity I-II: The total number of Grades I-II attained;
iv) Profile Performance I-II: The profile performance on the subjects considered at Ranking Criterion iii) above;
v) Total T-score I-II: The total of t-scores for subjects considered at Ranking Criterion iv) above.

I only wish the ministry would be more strict in their dealings with the results in Region 6.
Too often (in Reg 6) we find the top student (for CAPE) being declared as one of the rich elite kids….while there are others (poor kids) with better grades who don’t recieve the recognition they deserve, just because the rich have long reached hands and connections with private media houses, which they use to propagate lies!
If you don’t believe me, check Reg 6 CAPE results for 2007/8….you’re likely to find that a certain heiress was declared top after much controversy, although they were students with better grades. The regional education ministry simply turned a blind eye….

Why do you always have something negative to say in response to everyone’s comment? Why are you so critical? I do not really care to know the reason.

This is a very happy occasion and a major accomplishment for Marissa. This is her moment of success and yet you strive to take the glory away as others try in their own unique way to express their happiness at Marissa’ s accomplishment.

Congratulations Marissa, faculty, staff and to all of the youths who are in school and are striving for success in life. Education is the key!

I applaud the distinction amen-ra made and salute Yana-Marisa on her fine achievement. Congrats, young lady!!!