President’s College attains 100% passes in 22 subject areas - institution observes 26th Anniversary and 21st Graduation Exercise
Georgetown, GINA, November 3, 2011
Source - GINA
President’s College graduating Class of 2011
Government’s investment in education continues to bear fruitful results as students are excelling in examinations. President’s College, one of the top secondary institutions, is maintaining the tradition of churning out excellent results, having produced some of the top Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) achievers in the country and the Caribbean.
At its 26th Anniversary and 21st Graduation Exercise today, it was reported that the school was able to attain 100% passes, (Grades 1-3) in 22 of the subject areas offered at the institution. In Mathematics, English B, English A and Caribbean History, the percentage of passes attained (Grades 1-2) were 94%, 98%, 98% and 83% respectively.
The institution’s top student and best overall performer, Jonique Crawford attained at CSEC, 13 subjects, 9 Grade 1s and 4 Grade 2s. Other top performers are Sheena Chin, Nichole Haynes and Vikesh Bisson who attained 12, 11 and 9 subjects respectively.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds addressing the 21st Graduating class of President’s College
Prime Minister Samuels Hinds, who delivered the feature address at the graduation exercise, told the graduants that he was pleased to see Guyanese students continuing the onward trend of success as it relates to the CSEC and the CAPE examinations.
Spotlighting the fact that Guyana secured 16 of the 28 awards that will be given out to top performers in the Region who wrote the 2011 CSEC, the Prime Minister said that “Good academic achievements have always been the hallmark of Guyana,” and singled out President’s and Queen’s Colleges as among the institutions that continue to take the honour of enabling these academic achievements.
Education is the key to growth and development, Prime Minister Hinds told the graduats and provides the scope whereby an individual can evolve and grow into a better person.
A section of the attendees at President’s College Graduation exercise
He said that it’s important that they reflect on the lessons learnt throughout their five-year sojourn at the institution, more so the lesson about the history of the transformation and development of the world and Guyana and these lessons should impart on the youths a sense of reverence, a sense of responsibility to take on history and to extend on it, he said.
“It’s important to have those feelings of reverence, of the things that were before us and have been past down to us and to feel the effort to challenge and build on that which is there, that which we have learnt,” he added.
Government has aimed to attain a level whereby every child could have access to education and has steadily been able to move closer to realizing this goal, he said, adding that things are vastly different from his school days.
Valedictorian and Best Graduating CAPE student Afua Alder collects her certificate from Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam
Principal, Carlyn Canterbury challenged the graduates to strive for excellence not only in their future academic pursuits but in all facets of the future endeavours and urged them to allow excellence to occupy their daily lives.
The institution would not have been able to attain its continuing success without its many support systems, Canterbury said, and for this reason, it will continue to engage these supporting systems, inclusive of its staff, towards the continuing effort for excellence.
She said that the school has facilitated enriching activities that support the development of the students and they have excelled in these areas inclusive of extra-curricular activities. The school’s curriculum is also steadily updated to ensure the teaching programmes are relevant and in keeping with the curriculum of the Ministry of Education.
Valedictorian and Best Graduating CAPE student Afua Alder in her speech told the graduating class to cherish the bond of friendship established during their school sojourn and as they go further to look onward to bigger and better dreams for themselves. ‘Dream now for the future’, she urged them.
“There will be obstacles as you go on,” she said, but, “embrace the challenges of these obstacles as they will determine who you are.”
Also present at the graduation was Chief Education Officer Olato Sam.
Georgetown, GINA, November 3, 2011
Source - GINA
President’s College graduating Class of 2011Government’s investment in education continues to bear fruitful results as students are excelling in examinations. President’s College, one of the top secondary institutions, is maintaining the tradition of churning out excellent results, having produced some of the top Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) achievers in the country and the Caribbean.
At its 26th Anniversary and 21st Graduation Exercise today, it was reported that the school was able to attain 100% passes, (Grades 1-3) in 22 of the subject areas offered at the institution. In Mathematics, English B, English A and Caribbean History, the percentage of passes attained (Grades 1-2) were 94%, 98%, 98% and 83% respectively.
The institution’s top student and best overall performer, Jonique Crawford attained at CSEC, 13 subjects, 9 Grade 1s and 4 Grade 2s. Other top performers are Sheena Chin, Nichole Haynes and Vikesh Bisson who attained 12, 11 and 9 subjects respectively.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds addressing the 21st Graduating class of President’s CollegePrime Minister Samuels Hinds, who delivered the feature address at the graduation exercise, told the graduants that he was pleased to see Guyanese students continuing the onward trend of success as it relates to the CSEC and the CAPE examinations.
Spotlighting the fact that Guyana secured 16 of the 28 awards that will be given out to top performers in the Region who wrote the 2011 CSEC, the Prime Minister said that “Good academic achievements have always been the hallmark of Guyana,” and singled out President’s and Queen’s Colleges as among the institutions that continue to take the honour of enabling these academic achievements.
Education is the key to growth and development, Prime Minister Hinds told the graduats and provides the scope whereby an individual can evolve and grow into a better person.
A section of the attendees at President’s College Graduation exerciseHe said that it’s important that they reflect on the lessons learnt throughout their five-year sojourn at the institution, more so the lesson about the history of the transformation and development of the world and Guyana and these lessons should impart on the youths a sense of reverence, a sense of responsibility to take on history and to extend on it, he said.
“It’s important to have those feelings of reverence, of the things that were before us and have been past down to us and to feel the effort to challenge and build on that which is there, that which we have learnt,” he added.
Government has aimed to attain a level whereby every child could have access to education and has steadily been able to move closer to realizing this goal, he said, adding that things are vastly different from his school days.
Valedictorian and Best Graduating CAPE student Afua Alder collects her certificate from Chief Education Officer, Olato SamPrincipal, Carlyn Canterbury challenged the graduates to strive for excellence not only in their future academic pursuits but in all facets of the future endeavours and urged them to allow excellence to occupy their daily lives.
The institution would not have been able to attain its continuing success without its many support systems, Canterbury said, and for this reason, it will continue to engage these supporting systems, inclusive of its staff, towards the continuing effort for excellence.
She said that the school has facilitated enriching activities that support the development of the students and they have excelled in these areas inclusive of extra-curricular activities. The school’s curriculum is also steadily updated to ensure the teaching programmes are relevant and in keeping with the curriculum of the Ministry of Education.
Valedictorian and Best Graduating CAPE student Afua Alder in her speech told the graduating class to cherish the bond of friendship established during their school sojourn and as they go further to look onward to bigger and better dreams for themselves. ‘Dream now for the future’, she urged them.
“There will be obstacles as you go on,” she said, but, “embrace the challenges of these obstacles as they will determine who you are.”
Also present at the graduation was Chief Education Officer Olato Sam.
