Jaden Adrian of Queen’s College, with 21 grade ones; Odwin Bouyea of Fraser’s Educational Institute, with 19 grade ones; Avish Ganesh of Anna Regina Secondary, with 18 grade ones; and Najeeb Mohamed of Qayyim Academy, with 17 grade ones, have emerged as the top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
Other top performers include Maraya Cooke of Queen’s College with 16 grade ones, and Laurex Vandenburgh of Skeldon Line Path Secondary, also with 16 grade ones.
In the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), Sara Khan with eight grade ones, Arthur Roberts with nine grade ones, David Sugrim with seven grade ones, and Micheal Henry with six grade ones — all of Queen’s College — were named the top performers.
According to information released by the Ministry, Guyanese students recorded improved performances in 15 subjects at the CSEC examinations, with a pass rate of more than 90 per cent in seven subject areas.
Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain, in delivering the overall performance in subject areas, noted improvement in Mathematics, which saw a 32 per cent pass rate compared to 27 per cent last year.
English Language A recorded a pass rate of 71.2 per cent, a slight decline from 69 per cent recorded in 2024, while English Language B recorded a pass rate of 63.89 per cent.
“Students, I want congratulate you, congratulate your parents and your teachers on the efforts of CAPE, CSEC and CVQ (Caribbean Vocational Qualification) you have made. This country is glowing with opportunities and all of it is free when it comes to the pursuit of education, every single thing is free, any university, make use of it. To the officers of the Ministry of Education, I congratulate you, you have supervised, you have guided policy in ensuring that we are here today. I want to thank you for your efforts,” he said.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand also commended Guyana’s performance at the examinations.
“Interestingly, six per cent of the Caribbean children got grade ones and in Guyana, we had 5.7 per cent of our children getting grade ones. I am convinced that when the full story unfolds, Guyana contributed to that six per cent heavily.”
A total of 12,685 students wrote the CSEC exams this year.
Guyana recorded a slight decline in passes in the CAPE examinations, with a pass rate of 91.2 per cent this year compared to 92.57 per cent last year.
A total of 650 students from across the country wrote the CAPE exams this year. At the CVQ level, some 875 students have qualified to be awarded certificates.
