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Nations’ students record laudable performances at Cambridge University exams
Guyanese students, both in public and private education institutions, have over the years recorded outstanding performances.
Just recently, the Ministry of Education released the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education
Dr. Brian O’Toole
Certificate examination and that of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination, and the results were again laudable.
Also recently releasing admirable results is the privately -operated School of the Nations. The results in this case are for the Cambridge University International General Certificate of Secondary [IGCSE] and Advanced Level [AL] examinations.
According to the institution’s Director, Dr Brian O’Toole, School of the Nations has been consistently recording excellent results at these examinations.
He pointed out that this year’s IGCSE grades show an 89 percent overall pass rate, with 26 percent of students who sat examinations obtaining an A or B grade. He reported too that Additional Mathematics, Biology, Spanish, Environmental Management, English as a Second Language, History, Literature and Sociology, all recorded 100 percent passes.
Added to this, he said Mathematics recorded a 95 percent pass rate with 26 percent of students gaining an A or B.
Among the outstanding performers at the 5th Form Cambridge IGCSE exams are: Brian Jagmohan: 2 distinctions, 4 As, 2 Bs, 2 Cs; Yingyang Zhong: 2 distinctions, 4 As, 1 C; Samita Paul: 1 distinction, 3 As, 4 Bs, 1 C; Steffi Sinclair: 1 distinction, 2 As, 3 Bs, 3 Cs; Danielle Bouchard: 3 As, 2 Bs, 2 Cs; Felipe DaSilva Sousa: 3 As, 2 Bs and Alyea Singh: 1 A, 3 Bs, 3 Cs.
For the 6th Form Cambridge AS/AL exams, some 147 students wrote the Cambridge University International Advanced Subsidiary [AS] and Advanced Level [AL] Examinations. This year’s AL results, according to Dr. O’Toole, show an 85 percent overall pass rate with 100 percent passes recorded in the subject areas of Chemistry, Economics and English.
Among the top performers for AL are: Hannibal Gaskin: Distinction in Chemistry, A in Maths and B in Physics; Shamita Bhagwandas: Distinction in Law and A in Sociology; Sandhya Meerah: Distinction in Sociology, A in Law, B in Psychology; Cindyann Khan: Distinction in Law, A in Sociology; Dominique Wilson: Distinction in Sociology, A in Law, B in Psychology; Mikel Puran: Distinction in Law, B in Economics, C in Sociology; Ambika Ramraj: A in Sociology, B in Business and C in Psychology; Aliyah Gordon: A in Business, B in Economics C in Sociology; Victoria Najab: A in Economics, B in Physics, C in Chemistry; Sachin Sharma; A in Economics, B in Business; Serenity Kanhai: A in Law and B in Economics and Anisa Ramraj: B in Business, Economics and Sociology.
Among the top performers for AS are: Kayshav Tewari: A grades in Economics, Law, Maths and Sociology; Ryan Benschop: A in Economics and Law and B in Business and Psychology; Arun Kanhai: A in Maths and Sociology, B in Economics and C in Business; Shania Wall: A in Sociology, B in Business and Economics; Theresa Gobin: A in Biology, B in Maths and Chemistry; Accalia Khan: A in Biology, B in Chemistry and C in Maths; Othniel Lewis: A in Law, B in Economics, English and Psychology; Sanjay Pilgrim: A in Business, C in Economics and Sociology; Ramkumarie Ramdass: A in Sociology, B in Business and C in Law; Kimberly Singh: A in Business, B in Sociology, C in Law; Kevin Ramsaroop: B in Biology and Chemistry and C in Maths and Physics.
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