THE Ministry of Education announced yesterday that Guyana has once again performed remarkably well at the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) written during May/June 2014.
Candidates have excelled in 16 subject areas at CSEC, while at CAPE they outperformed the region in 9 units.
Among the schools that excelled are Tagore High School, Berbice; Hope Secondary School, Hope, East Coast Demerara; Essequibo Islands Secondary School; North West Secondary School,Mabaruma, Region 1; Zeeburg Secondary School, Region 3; Bishops’ High; President’s College; Mackenzie High, Linden; Annandale Secondary,Region 4; Queen’s College; and St. Roses High.
The Education Ministry said in a statement that it “is pleased to announce that Guyanese students have performed remarkably well and have been placed among the top 10 best performing candidates in the Region in a number of subject areas.
Candidates have excelled in 16 subject areas at CSEC while at CAPE candidates outperformed the Region in 9 Units.”
In October of 2014 the Education Ministry announced with pride that Guyana had once again done extraordinarily at the CSEC examinations, gaining four Regional Awards for Outstanding Performance in the May/June 2014 examinations.
In recognition of their achievements, CXC will present these students with awards at a ceremony to be held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, Mona Campus, Jamaica on Thursday, 4th December, 2014.
During a press briefing to announce Guyana’s performance at CSEC 2014, Education Minister Priya Manickchand noted that 38.7% of the students who wrote CSEC Mathematics gained Grade One to Three passes, and the ministry also recorded another tremendous achievement was the improvement of a 9.72% increase in Mathematics, making this year the best performing year since 1990.
Though the figure remains under the 50% mark, it also represents a better performance compared to results recorded since 1990. She emphasised that “this is the best performing year in Mathematics ever recorded.” Last year, just 28.92% of the students who wrote CSEC Mathematics gained Grade One to Three passes.
The Ministry of Education has extended best wishes to the candidates on their spectacular achievements, and hopes that their resolve, hard work and abilities continue to propel them to greater heights.
Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2014/11/14/guyanese-excel-in-16-subject-areas-at-csec-out-perform-region-in-9-units-at-cape