Guyana tops Caribbean at CSEC
Written by Chevon Singh
Sunday, 23 October 2011 04:12
-A record fifth time in six years…
GUYANA has again emerged at the zenith of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations (CSEC), making it the fifth time in six years this country’s results in these examinations have bested those of other Caribbean countries.
Education Minister, Shaik Baksh also announced that Queen’s College student, Anuradha Dev has been declared this year’s Best Performing Student, besides copping the award for the Best Performing Student in Science.
Education Minister Shaik Baksh presenting Anuradha Dev with her computer
Baksh made this announcement during a press briefing Friday in the Education Ministry’s boardroom, where he proudly declared that Dev’s schoolmate, Mariesa Jagnanan, had secured the award for the Best Performing Student in Business, while Nathan Indarsingh, another QC student, secured the prize for Best Short-story, a first for Guyana.
Baksh declared: “I am very happy and proud of all of the managers in the (Education) Ministry at the outstanding performance at CSEC; and we must not forget that Guyana in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and again I’m optimistic that in 2011, we’ll get the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute Award for the most outstanding student in Agricultural Science.”
Minister Baksh pointed out that Guyana obtained the Best Overall Performing Student Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. “And now, in 2011, we stand again as a proud nation to celebrate another achievement.”
“The high achievement is but one indicator of the progress that has been made in education, despite the many challenges”, he added.
According to the minister, the Education Ministry continues to craft new policies and employ new initiatives to ensure that Guyana is on the pathway to continued progress.
He expressed disappointment at reports in some sections of the media which contend that the nation is being “misled to justify a mediocre performance.”
He said, “I do hope that that media house does not think we are distorting the facts here. The facts can be obtained from the Caribbean Examinations Council … All that I said on the progress in the field of education in Guyana is based on statistics and evidence at our Examinations Division of the Ministry of Education.”
Baksh reiterated that throughout the years that Guyana has been moving upwards in overall pass rates, there have been improvements across the board.
Meanwhile, Anuradha Dev also took the opportunity to reflect on the journey to achieving her accomplishments.
She noted that her accomplishments would not have been possible without the support of her parents and teachers.
“I am very happy and proud that I can represent Guyana,” she said.
As to her plans for the future, 15-year-old Anuradha explained that she has decided on becoming a psychiatrist after doing her Social Studies SBA on suicide, which informed her that many of the persons going that route were the same age as she and her friends. She indicated that she is still to decide whether to be an economist or an accountant, despite the fact that she is already reading Economics at the University of Guyana.
Dev was presented with a netbook computer for her achievements, while Jagnanan received a monetary prize. QC Principal Nadia Hollingsworth received a monetary prize on behalf of Indarsingh, who was unable to attend the event.
Dev secured 15 grade ones, while Jagnanan copped 14.
Written by Chevon Singh
Sunday, 23 October 2011 04:12
-A record fifth time in six years…
GUYANA has again emerged at the zenith of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations (CSEC), making it the fifth time in six years this country’s results in these examinations have bested those of other Caribbean countries.
Education Minister, Shaik Baksh also announced that Queen’s College student, Anuradha Dev has been declared this year’s Best Performing Student, besides copping the award for the Best Performing Student in Science.
Education Minister Shaik Baksh presenting Anuradha Dev with her computer
Baksh made this announcement during a press briefing Friday in the Education Ministry’s boardroom, where he proudly declared that Dev’s schoolmate, Mariesa Jagnanan, had secured the award for the Best Performing Student in Business, while Nathan Indarsingh, another QC student, secured the prize for Best Short-story, a first for Guyana.
Baksh declared: “I am very happy and proud of all of the managers in the (Education) Ministry at the outstanding performance at CSEC; and we must not forget that Guyana in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and again I’m optimistic that in 2011, we’ll get the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute Award for the most outstanding student in Agricultural Science.”
Minister Baksh pointed out that Guyana obtained the Best Overall Performing Student Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. “And now, in 2011, we stand again as a proud nation to celebrate another achievement.”
“The high achievement is but one indicator of the progress that has been made in education, despite the many challenges”, he added.
According to the minister, the Education Ministry continues to craft new policies and employ new initiatives to ensure that Guyana is on the pathway to continued progress.
He expressed disappointment at reports in some sections of the media which contend that the nation is being “misled to justify a mediocre performance.”
He said, “I do hope that that media house does not think we are distorting the facts here. The facts can be obtained from the Caribbean Examinations Council … All that I said on the progress in the field of education in Guyana is based on statistics and evidence at our Examinations Division of the Ministry of Education.”
Baksh reiterated that throughout the years that Guyana has been moving upwards in overall pass rates, there have been improvements across the board.
Meanwhile, Anuradha Dev also took the opportunity to reflect on the journey to achieving her accomplishments.
She noted that her accomplishments would not have been possible without the support of her parents and teachers.
“I am very happy and proud that I can represent Guyana,” she said.
As to her plans for the future, 15-year-old Anuradha explained that she has decided on becoming a psychiatrist after doing her Social Studies SBA on suicide, which informed her that many of the persons going that route were the same age as she and her friends. She indicated that she is still to decide whether to be an economist or an accountant, despite the fact that she is already reading Economics at the University of Guyana.
Dev was presented with a netbook computer for her achievements, while Jagnanan received a monetary prize. QC Principal Nadia Hollingsworth received a monetary prize on behalf of Indarsingh, who was unable to attend the event.
Dev secured 15 grade ones, while Jagnanan copped 14.
