Guyana tops Caribbean CSEC, CAPE exams

Georgetown: The Ministry of Education Wednesday announced the results of the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination as well as the 2019-2020 (Two year) and the 2020 (single year) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Education Minister Priya Manickchand flanked by Zane Ramotar of Queen’s College and Bhedesh Persaud

Below are the names of the country’s top performers for each examination as well as the names of students that will receive CXC’s regional awards for outstanding performance in the July/August 2020 examinations.

The Ministry of Education wishes to congratulate all of our students, their teachers and parents on their success and we wish them all the very best.

𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗 – 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 (Two Year)

Top 3 Candidates and Most Grade Ones for 2019 – 2020 (Two Years)

These are top 3 performers for the two years’ period, 2019 – 2020, as determined by CXC.

  1. Queen’s College – Zane Ramotar 14 Ones, 1 Two
  2. St Roses High – Naomi Cambridge 12 Ones, 2 Twos, 1 Three, 1 Four
  3. Queen’s College – Christian Pile 11 Ones, 1 Two, 1 Three

Other Top Performers for 2019 – 2020 (Two Years)

  1. St Stanislaus College – Sherlock Langevine JR – 11 Ones, 8 Twos
  2. St Stanislaus College – Donnelle Pyle 9 Ones, 3 Twos, 2 Threes, 4 Fours
  3. Bishops’ High – Nicolas Ally 11 Ones, 1 Two
  4. Bishops’ High – Zharal Hollingsworth 10 Ones, 1 Two
  5. Bishops’ High – Carl Gilford 10 Ones, 1 Three
  6. Bishops’ High – Stefan Hamilton 7 Ones, 3 Twos, 2 Threes, 1 Four
  7. Queen’s College – Raseda Hack 11 Ones, 1 Two, 1 Three, 3 Fours

𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 (Single year)

Students with Most Grade Ones for 2020 (Single Year)

Several candidates’ recorded outstanding performance at the (2020) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination. The top performers include:

  1. The Top Student: Naomi Cambridge of St Rose’s High who secured Grade One passes in nine (9) units and a Grade 2 in one unit.
  2. Shelock Langevine Jr. of St Stanislaus College secured Grade One passes in eight (😎 units and Grade 2 passes in five (5) units.
  3. Donnelle Pyle, also of St Stanislaus College secured 7 Grade One passes, 1 Grade Two and 2 Grade Threes.
  4. Zane Ramotar of Queen’s College who secured 7 Grade Ones and 1 Grade Two in eight units written
  5. Abdul Subhan of St Stanislaus College secured 6 Grade One passes and 2 Grade Two passes in eight units written

There were also very notable and commendable performances from:

Nicolas Ally, Carl Gilford, Stefan Hamilton and Zharal Hollingsworth of Bishops’ High School

Brianna Gopie, Reseda Hack and Samuel Haynes of Queen’s College

𝐂𝐒𝐄𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎

Top CSEC performers earning 15 grade ones or more

  1. Queen’s College – Bhedesh Persaud 22 Ones 1 twos
  2. Anna Regina Secondary Duvina Seurattan 19 Ones 2 twos
  3. Anna Regina Secondary Swasti Saytoo 18 Ones 3 twos
  4. Saraswati Vidya Nikitan Geveshwar Rajkishore 18 Ones 1 twos
  5. JC Chandisingh Secondary Reyah Khemraj 17 Ones 3 twos
  6. Saraswati Vidya Nikitan Shivnarine Chaitram 17 Ones 2 twos
  7. Saraswati Vidya Nikitan Shivshankar Chaitram 17 Ones 2 twos
  8. Saraswati Vidya Nikitan Atishta Seenarine 17 Ones 2 twos
  9. Saraswati Vidya Nikitan Chaitra Singh 16 Ones 3 twos
  10. Abrams’ Zuil Secondary Tabitha Alves 16 Ones 4 twos
  11. Anna Regina Secondary – Afeefah Alli – 15 Ones 2 twos
  12. St Rose’s High – Ajay Ramgolam – 15 Ones 2 three

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲/𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The Ministry of Education has been informed by CXC that the students named below will receive awards for outstanding performance in the July/August 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

CSEC

  1. Bhedesh Persaud – Queen’s College

– Most Outstanding Overall

– Most Outstanding in Sciences

  1. Nyron Seoukienandan – St. Rose’s High School

– Most Outstanding in Business

  1. Anthony Sukra – New Amsterdam Secondary School

– Most Outstanding in Technical/Vocational

  1. Shania Sattaur – Brickdam Secondary School

– Most Outstanding in Principles of Accounts

CAPE

  1. Zane Ramotar

– Most Outstanding Overall

– Most Outstanding in Natural Sciences

This year Guyana topped the entire Caribbean region at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). That top performer was Zane Ramotar from Queen’s College.

Guyana also topped the region also at the level of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. This top performer was Bhedesh Persaud also from Queen’s College.

Other regional awards scored include: Best performer in Natural Sciences (CAPE) – Zane Ramotar from Queen’s College; Best student in the Technical Vocation area (CSEC)- Anthony Sukra from the New Amsterdam Secondary; the Best Business Performer (CSEC)- Niron Seokenandan from the St. Roses High School and, the Best Science Student (CSEC)- Bhedesh Persaud from Queen’s College.