With 17 passes at last year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, Ajay Kissoon has earned his title as the Chase Academy valedictorian.
Kissoon, 17, who hails from Hogg Street, Albouystown, began his academic journey at Chase Academy in 2015. Although he had secured a spot at the East Ruimveldt Secondary School after writing the National Grade Six Assessment, his parents opted to enroll him at the Academy instead. He was later awarded an academic scholarship. This happened after his Social Studies teacher at the time, approached the Academy’s principal, Henry Chase, on Kissoon’s behalf because he was always at the top of his Form One class and he was always well-mannered. “Ajay was always a stand-out student in class and at Graduations. When I heard he was from the ghetto, I right away felt I had to help him out,” stated Chase.
