Guyana cops regional top CSEC, CAPE awards

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced its regional awards to students who would have performed exceptionally well at both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) for 2019.

This year, both top spots were bestowed to Guyanese students. Michael Bhopaul of Queen’s College copped the CAPE top award while the CSEC top performer was listed as Riana Toney of the Anna Regina Multilateral School.
While Bhopaul would have placed second in Guyana’s lineup this year, he won the Dennis Irvine Award for the top overall student at CAPE. He would have secured passes in eight units – Communications Studies1, Integrated Mathematics1, Applied Mathematics2, Biology2, Chemistry2, French2, Pure Mathematics2 and Physics 2. The teen was also named the second-highest CAPE performer for 2018 and the country’s top CSEC performer back in 2017.
Meanwhile, Riana Toney won the regional top award for CSEC. She would have won the Overall Outstanding Achievement award, having obtained Grade One passes in 19 subjects.
The passes were secured in Agricultural Science, Biology, Caribbean History, Chemistry, English A, English B, Geography, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Office Administration, Physics, Principles of Business, Religious Education, Social Studies, Spanish, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Physical Education and Sport, and Human and Social Biology.
Having scored the top spot for the Humanities award, her school was listed as School of the Year.
Meanwhile, Brianna Gopie of Queen’s College won the award for Most Outstanding Candidate for Business Education. Gopie achieved Grade One passes in Economics, English A, English B, Geography, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Office Administration, Physics, Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Social Studies, Spanish, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Physical Education and Sport, Additional Mathematics, and Food, Nutrition and Health.
Also coming from QC was Samuel Haynes, who copped a similar award for his 18 passes in the Sciences. He secured Grade One passes in Agricultural Science, Biology, Caribbean History, Chemistry, Economics, English A, English B, Geography, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Physical Education and Sport, Human and Social Biology, and Additional Mathematics.