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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

World Class Exams – Shining Stars

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC )
®
Outstanding Performance

The dedicated efforts of students across the region produced In the area of Technical and Vocational studies, Anthony Sukra
a diverse list of Regional Top Awardees who were recognised of New Amsterdam Secondary School in Guyana claimed the
for their outstanding performances in the Caribbean award for Most Outstanding Performance. He achieved Grade
Examinations Council (CXC®) Caribbean Secondary Education I in all of his subjects – Information Technology, Technical
Certificate® (CSEC®) July/August 2020 sitting. Drawing, Industrial Technology: Electrical, Mechanical
and Building, Chemistry, English A, English B, Geography,
The winner of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) Mathematics and Physics.
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) Regional
Top Award for 2020, is Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College Shai-an Lee Wen of St Joseph’s Convent - San Fernando in
in Guyana. Trinidad and Tobago, made her mark in 2020, winning the
award for Most Outstanding Performance in the Humanities.
Bhedesh won the Overall Outstanding Performance Shai-an achieved Grade I in all of her subjects: Caribbean
Achievement award with 22 subjects at Grade I and 1 subject History, English B, French, Geography, Social Studies, Biology,
at Grade II. He received Grade I in Agricultural Science (Double English A and Mathematics.
Award), Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English A, English
B, Geography, Information Technology, Integrated Science, In 2019, CXC® introduced two new specialty awards in
Mathematics, Office Administration, Physics, Principles of recognition of the work of three regional stalwarts in
Accounts, Principles of Business, Religious Education, Spanish, education. The winners in 2020 were Keziah Sealey-
Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Physical Liverpool of St Augustine Girls’ High School in Trinidad and
Education and Sport, Human and Social Biology, Additional Tobago, who won the Menezes-Rodney Award for Most
Mathematics, Portuguese and Technical Drawing. He Outstanding Performance in Caribbean History and Kenezia
achieved a Grade II in Social Studies. Bhedesh’s outstanding Baynes of St Joseph’s Convent - Marriaqua in St Vincent and
performance in Agricultural Science (Double Award), Biology, the Grenadines, who won the Professor Wilma Bailey Award
Chemistry, Integrated Science, Physics, Human and Social for the Most Outstanding Performance in Geography.
Biology and Additional Mathematics also earned him the top
award in the category of Sciences. There was a tie in 2020 for the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA) award for the Most Outstanding
Nyron Seoukienandan of St Rose’s High School in Guyana, Performance in Principles of Accounts. Shania Sattaur of
won the award for Most Outstanding Performance in Business Brickdam Secondary School in Guyana and Joe Wootten from
Education. He achieved Grade I in Economics, Office Trinidad and Tobago both excelled in this subject.
Administration, Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business,
Electronic Document Preparation and Management, English A, Queen’s College of Guyana, received the awards for both
English B, Integrated Science, Mathematics and Social Studies CSEC® and CAPE® School of the Year 2020.
and achieved Grade II in Spanish and Additional Mathematics.

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