…QC awarded School of the Year for 7th consecutive year
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Thursday awarded the Regional top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examination (CSEC) during a virtual awards ceremony.
Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College received the award for the Most Outstanding Overall Candidate at CSEC and the Most Outstanding Candidate in the Sciences, while Zane Ramotar, also of Queen’s College, received the Dennis Irvine Award for the Most Outstanding Overall Candidate for CAPE. He also received the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences at CAPE.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand presenting the award to Bhedesh Persaud for Most Outstanding Overall Candidate at CSEC
The Education Ministry said Nyron Seoukienandan of St Rose’s High School received the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in Business, while Anthony Sukra of the New Amsterdam Secondary School received the award for Most Outstanding Candidate for Technical and Vocational Studies. Shania Sattaur of the Brickdam Secondary School received the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in Principles of Accounts sponsored by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Chief Education Officer Dr Marcel Hutson presenting the award for Most Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences at CAPE to Zane Ramotar
Meanwhile, Queen’s College received the award for Best Overall School at CAPE and CSEC as both Regional Top Performers came from the school. Principal Jackie Benn-Ralph said it is the seventh consecutive year that the school has received the Best Overall School award in one or both examinations.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand, in her address, said she was pleased to see Guyanese students receiving awards for individual subject areas. She said the awards are an indication that the country has invested a lot in the education system, and made a lot of strides to see results now.
She said that efforts need to be made to ensure that wherever students go to school in any of the Administrative Regions, once they apply themselves to work and receive the necessary parental support, they can do well and access tertiary education in a variety of fields.
The Education Ministry, in a release, said Zane Ramotar, who was asked to deliver a response during Thursday’s ceremony for his award, said this past academic year has been the strangest year in recent history for everyone in the Caribbean and the world at large. However, despite the many trials and tribulations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Region has done its best in overcoming the bad days and succeeding in every endeavour.
He commended CXC for maintaining tradition by hosting the awards ceremony.
The Awards Ceremony was hosted in Antigua and Barbuda, but participants and awardees from the other territories joined via Zoom, and were presented with their awards by officials within the respective countries.
Guyana’s awardees and Education Officials joined the ceremony from the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).
