Education

CXC names QC School of the Year for CSEC, CAPE: Queen’s College has been recognised as the School of the Year for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), at the Caribbean Examinations Council’s 2020 awards ceremony held in Antigua and Barbuda. Guyana was the recipient of seven awards at the CSEC and CAPE levels during the event. These include the most outstanding CSEC student, awarded to Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College, and the most outstanding CAPE candidate awarded to Zane Ramotar, also of Queen’s College. The achievement of these students caused Queen’s College to be recognized as the school of the year at both levels. Queen’s College has been the recipient of the CSEC/CAPE award for the most outstanding performer overall for seven consecutive years. Persaud secured 22 Grade I passes at CSEC. Ramotar, who is also the holder of the Most Outstanding in Natural Sciences award at the CAPE level, used the forum to thank the ministries, parents, and teachers, who he said played an integral role in “revitalising the education sector” which in turn aided students to remain engaged amidst the hurdles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that “despite many trials and tribulations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we as a region have done our best in overcoming the bad days and succeeding all our endeavours.”