QC girl tops CSEC exams

Elisa Hamilton

With 19 Grade One passes and a Grade Two, Queen’s College student Elisa Hamilton, an aspiring doctor, is the country’s unofficial top performer at this year’s Caribbean Secon-dary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

Speaking to Stabroek News from Texas, in the United States, an excited Hamilton, 16, related that she was over the moon when she received a text message from her mother telling her that she not only topped her school but achieved the highest grades in the country.

“I was really excited as I waited to hear the results. My family called me when the Minister was reading the CAPE results. That’s when I knew how great I did,” she said. Hamilton is hoping to