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World Class Exams – Shining Stars

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC )
®
Outstanding Performance

CXC® Awards Regional Top Performers in CSEC Brianna Gopie also of Queen’s College, Guyana, won the
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The winner of the Caribbean award for Most Outstanding Candidate for Business Education
Examinations Council (CXC®) Caribbean Secondary Education with 16 subjects. Brianna achieved Grade I in: Economics,
Certificate (CSEC®) Regional Top Award for 2019, is Riana English A, English B, Geography, Information Technology,
Toney of the Anna Regina Secondary School, in Guyana. Integrated Science, Office Administration, Physics, Principles
The announcement was made at the meeting of the Sub- of Accounts, Principles of Business, Social Studies, Spanish,
Committee of the School Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Physical
held on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at CXC® Headquarters Education and Sport, Additional Mathematics, and Food,
in Barbados. Nutrition and Health.

Riana won the Overall Outstanding Achievement award This year sees the introduction of the Professor Wilma Bailey
with 19 subjects at Grade I: Agricultural Science SA, Biology, Award for Outstanding Performance in CSEC Geography, in
Caribbean History, Chemistry, English A, English B, Geography, honour of the late Wilma Bailey. Professor Bailey was a former
Information Technology, Integrated Science, Mathematics, CXC® Chief Examiner for over two decades, with a special
Office Administration, Physics, Principles of Business, Religious passion for the subject of Geography. Amanda Williams from
Education, Social Studies, Spanish, Electronic Document Trinidad and Tobago is the inaugural winner.
Preparation and Management, Physical Education and Sport,
and Human and Social Biology. Riana also scooped the top Josh-Oniel Hemans from Guy’s Hill High School in Jamaica,
award for Humanities. won the CARDI Award, having achieved Grade I in eight
subjects: Agricultural Science DA, Biology, Chemistry, English
Samuel Haynes from Queen’s College, Guyana, won the A, Information Technology, Physics, Social Studies and Human
award for Most Outstanding Candidate in Sciences with and Social Biology. He also achieved Grade II in Mathematics
18 subjects at Grade I: Agricultural Science DA, Biology, and Spanish.
Caribbean History, Chemistry, Economics, English A, English
B, Geography, Information Technology, Integrated Science, The Best Short Story award was scooped by Zachary Brown
Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish, Electronic of ASJA Boys’ College, Trinidad and Tobago.
Document Preparation and Management, Physical Education
and Sport, Human and Social Biology, Additional Mathematics. Students from Trinidad and Tobago also scooped the top
Visual Arts Awards. Renée Blanc of St Joseph’s Convent, won
Carl Webster of the Glenmuir High School, Jamaica excelled the Best 2-Dimensional Visual Arts Award and Faith Barnett of
in Caribbean History and received the inaugural Menezes- Bishop Anstey High School, received the Best 3-Dimensional
Rodney Award sponsored by the University of Guyana. Visual Arts Award.
Carl achieved Grade I in nine subjects: Caribbean History,
Economics, English A, English B, Information Technology,
Mathematics, Principles of Accounts, Spanish, and Human and
Social Biology.

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