BHS maintains high pass rates at CSEC, CAPE

The Bishops’ High School’s top CSEC and top CAPE performers, Sarah Grannum (left) and Carissa Kissoon. (Keno George photo)

This year the Bishops’ High School recorded a 100% pass rate in at least five subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, including English and Mathematics, but an overall pass rate of 94.06% has shifted the administration’s focus on improving the areas of English B and Additional Math.

The school also achieved a pass rate of 99.02% at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Principal Winifred Ellis, during an interview with Stabroek News on Monday, said that the school has been performing consistently over the years, though she acknowledged that last year’s CSEC pass rate was a little higher.

Out of the 28 CSEC subjects that were available, 100% passes were produced