The results of Region Ten’s secondary school students at this year’s Caribbean examinations were not as good as last year’s.
Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon expressed this view at the monthly statutory meeting of the Regional Democratic Council.
The monthly statutory meeting is usually held on the first Thursday of the month but was postponed because the Regional Chairman was ill and Vice Chairman Byron Lewis was out of the country on vacation.
Solomon said that a comparative analysis of the 2013 and 2014 results shows that the region’s students did better last year than this year in mathematics, social studies and science.
However, more of the region’s students passed English A this year than last year with 731 this year compared to 528 passes last year.
He said a more in-depth comparative analysis would be done when the Region’s Education Committee meets.
The Regional Chairman told his RDC colleagues that while the CXC and CAPE results leave much to be desired, he was more interested in clearing up a misconception that was carried in the media that Ernesa Gordon was the region’s top CXC student.
He stressed that Niomi Alsopp, who was initially adjudged the third best performer was really the top performer and the initial media publicity created much embarrassment since a number of accolades and awards had to be redirected.
Solomon said Gordon was initially adjudged the top performer because she had more distinctions and Grade One passes than Alsopp, but the award was rescinded when it was realised that Alsopp had written more subjects than Gordon.
He said Alsopp wrote 14 subjects and obtained one Distinction, seven Grade One, five Grade two and one Grade three passes as compared with Gordon, who wrote 12 subjects, receiving five distinctions, four Grade one and two Grade two passes.
Only one boy featured in Region Ten’s top ten CXC performers in 2014. He is Michael Major, who placed tenth. He obtained nine subjects with one distinction, four Grade one and four Grade two passes.
Toshawana Jacobs placed third with five distinctions, four Grade ones and two Grade two passes. Filling the other top ten positions are Angel Albert with one Distinction, four Grade one and seven Grade two passes; Tia Dodson obtained six distinctions, one Grade one and three Grade two passes; Lynette Vangronegen received three distinctions, three Grade one and five Grade two passes; Geraldine Telford obtained two distinctions, three Grade one, five Grade two and one Grade three passes; Jenella Jones attained three distinctions, four Grade one, one Grade two and two Grade tree passes; Nekesia Coomb received one distinction, four Grade one and five Grade two passes.
Meanwhile, one boy was among the top three Region Ten CAPE students for 2014. He is Andre Parks, in the third spot with five subjects – three Grade one and two Grade three passes. Roschel Sparman is the top CAPE student for Region Ten with six subjects – four Grade ones and two Grade threes while Angel Jennings placed second with three Grade one and one Grade three passes in the four subjects she acquired.
