Bishop’s High is CSEC 2010 top performing school

Aug 23, 2010 News

– Minister Baksh
The Bishop’s High School has been declared the best performing school at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination.
The results of the examinations were last week unveiled by Minister of Education Shaik Baksh.
Based on the analysis of the percentage of candidates gaining passes in five and more subjects, including Mathematics and English with Grades One to Three, Bishop’s was indeed the most outstanding school, according to the Minister.
According to information emanating from the Ministry, of the 97 Bishop’s High School candidates who wrote the examination, 90 secured passes, allowing the school to realise a 92.78 percent pass rate. Following closely in terms of school performance was President’s College, from which 48 candidates wrote the examination. Forty-three secured passes, ensuring the school an 89.58 percent pass rate. And then there was St. Joseph’s High School, which presented 140 students and saw 114 gaining passes, thus allowing for an 81.43 percent pass rate. But it was not just the Georgetown District that recorded the top performing schools, as coming next in line was the West Demerara Secondary School with a 76.56 percent pass rate. The Region Three School presented 128 candidates to write the exam, of which 98 performed excellently.
Although Queen’s College was dubbed the best performing school in terms of individual candidate performance, and may very well be the school from which the top performing overall CSEC candidate will be drawn, the school was fifth in the best performing school line-up. Queen’s College presented 122 candidates but only 87 gained passes in five and more subject areas including Mathematics and English with Grade One to Three. As a result, the school has secured a 71.31 percent pass rate.
The Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two followed closely with a 71.01 percent pass rate, having secured 120 passes of the 169 candidates presented. The excellent performers of the six aforementioned schools, which are regarded the top six public schools, together represented an overall 78.41 percent pass rate of those who wrote CSEC through the public Education System.
Outstanding among the private schools, which presented candidates for the examination, was the Saraswati Vidya Niketan School in Region Three. The School presented 34 candidates and secured 26 passes representing a 76.47 percent pass rate. Marian Academy had a 64.58 percent pass rate, having secured 31 passes of the 48 candidates that were presented. The ISA Islamic School gained 16 passes of the 28 candidates that were presented, representing 57.14 percent pass rate. A 29.69 percent pass rate was secured by Mae’s Secondary, which presented 64 candidates and secured 19 passes, while the Business School presented 185 and gained 16 outstanding passes, representing an 8.65 percent pass rate. Of the 252 candidates presented by Apex Academy, 18 were outstanding, representing a 7.14 percent pass rate.
According to Minister Baksh, the performance of the private schools this year is significantly lower than the public schools. The results of the examination reveal that the public schools that were able to secure 50 percent and more passes in five and more subjects, including Mathematics and English A with Grades One to Three.
Notably, the Anna Regina Multilateral School secured a pass rate of 71.01; MacKenzie High, 70.54 percent; St Rose’s High, 55.42 percent and the New Amsterdam Secondary, 50 percent.

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CDC rewards Enterprise’s top Grade Six performers
The Enterprise Citizens Development Council has extended an invitation to the administration of the Enterprise Primary School, to request whatever assistance is needed to maintain the high standard of t institution.
The invitation came in the wake of the exceptional performance of students of the East Coast Demerara school, at this year’s Grade Six Assessment Examination.

CDC Chairman Tullaram Jairam (second from right) and other members of the Council pose with the top performers of the Enterprise Primary School.

The Enterprise CDC recently rewarded the school’s top three performers at the examination.
According to the CDC Chairman, Tullaram Jairam, popularly known as Chandar, the Enterprise Primary School has produced a doctor, a pilot and a minister in the current government.
However there was a decline in the students’ performance.
But most recently, the school’s performance has improved and Jairam is confident that the institution will once again place the community prominently on the map of Guyana.
Previously the enterprise CDC contributed garbage drums to the school, repaired broken furniture and frequently cleaned the school’s compound.
The CDC has also contributed to the Enterprise Nursery School in various areas.
Jairam said that his organization is committed towards assisting the community in the field of education.