Anna Regina boy CSEC star
Nazana Weekes and Robert Mansell, both of Queen’s College, have been named top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE) students respectively while Rahul Neehal Lall of Anna Regina Multilateral is unofficially the top Caribbean Secondary Certificate Examination (CSEC) student. He secured 14 grade ones and 2 grade twos.
Weekes secured the CAPE top spot with five grade ones in Computer Science 1, Computer Science 2, Information Technology 1, Environmental Science 2 and Pure Mathematics.
Samanthani Lalaram: obtained 13 grade ones
Meanwhile Mansell gained his spot as the top GCE student with four ‘A’s in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Nine other students were listed as GCE top achievers while 16 other names were released as the top CSEC achievers but in no specific order.
Minister of Education Shaik Baskh said at a press conference to release the results yesterday that he was satisfied with the overall performance of students but expressed his disappointment with the CSEC English Language and Literature results.
The minister also said that he was unhappy with the slothfulness of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in releasing the examination results to Guyana when other Caribbean territories had received theirs almost a week ago.
The individual exam slips with the candidates’ results are not in Guyana as yet and according to the minister it “is in transit with the DHL shipping company.”
The results will be made available to schools tomorrow although it is not definite that the exam slips will be here.
392 candidates entered for CAPE this year compared to 521 in 2007. There was also a slight decline in overall performance from 90.5% last year to 87.9% this year.
Shervanie Persaud: obtained A in Chemistry (AL) three Bs in Biology (AL), Mathematics (AL) and Physics (AL).
Riccola Cummings: obtained 11 grade ones and one grade 2.
As regards the GCE exams there was a decline in the number of candidates writing the Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary examination this year. In 2007, 108 students had written the Advanced Level compared to 62 this year. 176 students wrote Advanced Subsidiary last year compared to 137 this year, and 13 were private candidates.
The overall GCE pass rate this year is 82.5%. Performance in several subjects rose significantly with English Literature and History retaining their 100% pass rate. Accounts and Economics rose significantly. Chemistry rose from 80% to 83%, Physics from 65.7% to 75%, and Mathematics from 83.6% to 93.9 %.
There was an increase in CSEC candidates with 9,912 candidates this year compared to 9,480 last year. The pass rate in the General and Technical proficiencies for grade one to three was 57.23%, and for grades one to four 78.67%.
Dellyssa Edinboro: obtained 11 grade ones and one grade two.
These rates show an increase in the pass rate for grade one to three from 56.94% in 2007 but the pass rate for grades one to four has declined from 79.53% in 2007.
A 75% pass rate from grades one to three was recorded for 19 of the subjects; a 90% pass rate in grade one to four was recorded for 25 of these subjects.
Joanne Stoby: obtained 11 grade ones .
The performance in Mathematics although it has increased somewhat is still considered unsatisfactory. The grade one to three pass rate in Physics has increased significantly from 34.77% last year to 78.11% this year.
Robert Mansell: obtained four A’s in chemistry (AL), Mathematics (AL), Further Mathematics (AL) and Physics (AL).
A 100% pass rate for grade one to three has been recorded for Music, Physical Education and Sports and Theatre Arts.
Farzana Razack: obtained 12 grade ones and one grade two.
Aaron Haralsingh: obtained 11 ones and one grade three.
Roopesh Sukhu: obtained two As in chemistry (AL) and mathematics (AL) and Bs in Biology (AL) and Physics (AL).
Natoya Arthur: obtained B in Human Biology (AL) and A in Mathematics (AL)
Sean Kowlessar: obtained two Bs-in accounting (AS), accounting (AL), a D in law (AL) and A in Mathematics (AL).
Congratulations to all the students who were successful at their exams.
But, please, stop this publicity in the local newspapers. There are students who have achieved much more in terms of what they had to work with and they are not given the acclaim. Also, I think that while it might be necessary for the students to study all those 16 subjects for a rounded formal education, I think they should concentrate on the foundational core courses for their exams.
Blogegrs!
Just congratulate the children and move on. You have suggestions about making their successes more relevant? ventilate it at another forum.
Like one blogger noted education for some, seems to be the only constant in Guyana.
Congratulations to you all for your persistence and perseverance; the parents and especially the teachers
Congratulations to the students that wrote and pass the exam.
Advanced Level which is the best guide went from 108 to 62 students
An in-depth analysis is needed. It begs a whole pile of questions from cost to educational standards?
Of the top students
Region 10 1– MHS(1)
Region 4 (Georgetown) 61 QC(33),BHS(17),SSC(5),
NGS(1)MA(1)RH(1)PC(1)
Region 10 6 ARM( 3), AZS(3)
Region 3 10 WDS(2), ZS(1) SVN(7)
Region 6 2 NAMS(1), SLP (1)
Apparently Education Minister finds this pleasing that outside of Georgetown eduction standards has drop to an all time low.
Region 6 which used to be very strong can only produce 2 students of top quality.
It is this the case of education outside Georgetown at an all time low ?
Why is is the Candidate for A-levels drop by nearly 50 %
Is this the dumbing of the students in the country side —where apparently more PPP supporters are?
Will all them PPP supporters nor see what this government is doing to the eduction of their children?
Well done to all you students, all your hard work has paid off with some fine results. The stark reality now though is most of you will now leave guyana to persue studies overseas and after which , to provide your services to the developed world. Its a shame guyana needs you, but I don’t blame you, I blame our politicians…..I was a scholar myself, and no one of my year returned.
this is so true
it is sad to see that other countries welcome these scholars with open arms.
sad to say i am no different in this respect
Correction to my statement above. A few who were trained in the Soviet Union returned (qualifications weren’t quite recognised in the west)
Trust me,Guyana can do without you.
congratulation to all
Joannnne u did greatt cuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz im so proud of youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..
CAPE -The advanced level offered by the CXC is suppose to replace the London GCE. This can probably explained the significant drop in the GCE.
Actually, CAPE numbers has reduced too, so I guess my reasoning is flawed.
I am not trying to rain on anyone’s parade, some of these guys are naturally smart as I remembered.
KEEP IT UP MY CHILDREN ……..YOU ALL ARE THE FUTURE…… CONGRATULATIONS…… AND DONT LET IT STOP THERE……MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL………ALSO TO THOSE WHO HARDLY OR DID NOT MAKE IT….ITS NOT TOO LATE AND DONT BE DISCOURAGE……GOD WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY……KEEP ON TRYING…WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY
Congratulations to all you students. you have all studied and shown yourselves approved and need to be proud of your achievement.
Do not shy away from further education keep plodding on.
You have done yourselves, parents, teachers and country proud