The Ministry of Education is pleased with the improvements that Guyanese students have made in a number of subject areas at the CXC Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination.
The Official results were released today showing improvements in the main subjects of mathematics and english as well as in the science subjects. Improved performances have been recorded in sixteen subject areas, according to the Ministry of Education.
“Grades One to Three passes in both English A and English B improved in 2018. English A recorded a pass rate of 67.14% in 2018 and 57.99% in 2017. English B pass rate in 2018 is 78.6% as compared to 44.45% in 2017. Mathematics also improved with a pass rate of 43.39% in 2018 as compared to 39.23% in 2017. Additional Mathematics remained constant with a pass rate 68.45% in 2018 to 68.61% in 2017”, the Education Minister, Nicolette Henry reported.
According to the Ministry of Education, improved performance was evident in 16 subjects, constant in 7 subjects and declined in 12 subjects.
“Outstanding performances were noted in 7 subjects where 90% and over gained acceptable Grades (Gr 1 – 3). Some subjects with outstanding performances were Agricultural Science (Double Award) with 96.14%, Information Technology with 97.5%, Religious Education with 96.69%, Physical Education & Sports with 99.92% and Industrial Technology – Mechanical with 98.57%.”
The Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hudson said, the improved performances could be credited to a number of initiatives that the Government and the Ministry have employed to assist students.
A total of 12,269 candidates in Guyana were registered for 2018 CSEC. Of that number just over 600 of them failed to gain passes in any of the subject areas. The Chief Education Officer said it is an issue that will be closely examined. This is the first year that the Caribbean Examination Council has highlighted those who would have failed all of their subjects. In the entire Caribbean, over 11,000 students failed to gain passes.
Guyana’s top performing student is Christian Pile, who gained 19 grade ones. He is from Queens College and is closely followed by Shakira Bholo of Anna Regina Secondary who gained 18 ones and two grade twos.
Over 200 students gained grade ones passes in eight or more subjects.
See full list of top performers below, who gained 12 or more grade ones.
School Name Results obtained
Queen’s College Christian Pile 19 Ones
Anna Regina Secondary Shakira Bholo 18 Ones 2 twos
ISA Islamic Salma Majeed 18 Ones
Queen’s College Areeb Ali 17 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Anna Regina Secondary Camecia De La Cruz 17 Ones 2 twos 1 three
Queens’ College Haema Dasrath 17 Ones 1 two 1 three
Queen’s College Aarti Hooblall 17 Ones 3 twos
Queen’s College Reseda Hack 15 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Queen’s College Leshanna Bindah 15 Ones 2 twos 2 threes
Queen’s College Reseda Hack 15 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Queen’s College Yashoda Samaroo 15 Ones 2 twos
Anna Regina Secondary Begum Baksh 15 Ones 1 two
J C Chandisingh Sec Darshanie Jadubir 15 Ones 1 two
Queen’s College Reseda Hack 15 Ones 1 two
Anna Regina Secondary Vishal Narine 14 Ones 1 two
Queen’s College Krystal Cummings 14 Ones 4 twos
Skeldon Line Path Sec Yugeeta Kumar 14 Ones 2 twos
Queen’s College Sushmita Mangru 14 Ones 1 two
St Stanislaus College Sherlock Langevine 14 Ones
School Name Results obtained
Queen’s College Kirsten Caesar 13 Ones 4 twos
Skeldon Line Path Sec Pravena Bhoge 13 Ones 3 twos
Berbice High Renee Bisnauth 13 Ones 2 twos
Queen’s College Navindra Persaud 13 Ones 2 twos
Queen’s College Daniel Baldeo-Thorne 13 Ones 1 two
Queen’s College Shania Smith 13 Ones
Saraswati Vidya Niketan Jasmattie Parbhu 13 Ones
Queen’s College Jaishree Persaud 12 Ones 4 twos 1 three
Queen’s College Ansonette Thomas 12 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Skeldon Line Path Sec Sarveena Persaud 12 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Abram’s Zuil Secondary Lariel Narain 12 Ones 3 twos 1 three
Anna Regina Secondary Alexander Westford 12 Ones 3 twos
Saraswati Vidya Niketan Jayaram Sanasie 12 Ones 3 twos
Mae’s Secondary Sayyid AAbidi 12 Ones 2 twos
Queen’s College Brandon Chanderban 12 Ones 2 twos
Queen’s College Mikayla De Freitas 12 Ones 1 two 1 three
Mackenzie High Zoe Sills 12 Ones 1 two
Queen’s College Trisha Heeralall 12 Ones 1 two
Saraswati Vidya Niketan Rowena Gordon 12 Ones 1 two
Saraswati Vidya Niketan Ryan Ramkirath 12 Ones 1 two
Skeldon Line Path Sec Melisa Rama 12 Ones
The Bishops’ High Krista Bhagwandin 12 Ones
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