Roberto O’ Selmo, 17, St Cuthbert’s Mission’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student, is now considering leaving the village to better qualify himself to pursue a career in civil engineering.

While a debate continues about whether students are sitting too many subjects at the CSEC examinations, others like O’ Selmo attending the St Cuthbert’s Mission Secondary School are faced with limited choices.

At present, the CSEC subjects offered at St Cuthbert’s Secondary are limited to five: Mathematics, English ‘A,’ Social Studies, Integrated Science, and Physical Education.

Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Sydney Allicock, while addressing residents at their annual heritage celebration on September 26, committed to working with the village to attain academic and economic strength.

For some, more options for CSEC students would be a start.

O’ Selmo told Stabroek News that he is now searching for an institution that could facilitate classes for the other subjects he wanted to pursue.

Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Technical Drawing are subjects O’ Selmo always wanted to pursue. He has considered moving to Georgetown to continue his education but he is reluctant due to his mother’s concerns about him moving to the city and living by himself.