Guyanese students collect top CXC regional awards

From left are: Sheridan Dyal of Queen’s College, Uotam Heeralall of the Anna Regina Secondary School, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, Atishta Seenarine of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan School and Saskia Twahir of Queen’s College. (Ministry of Education photo)

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) yesterday held its Regional Top Awards Ceremony for outstanding performances in the May – June 2022 CXC Examination Session, a release from the Ministry of Education stated.

The Awards honoured outstanding students and schools at both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) level. The release listed the following awardees.

Uotam Heeralall of the Anna Regina Secondary School received the Most Outstanding Overall performer at the CSEC level. His award was presented by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand. Heeralall also received the award for the Most Outstanding student in Technical and Vocational Education. That award was presented by Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr Ritesh Tularam.