Two Jamaicans among CXC’s 2024 top awardees

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has awarded 14 top-performing students sitting this year’s May/June Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) external tests.

The students from Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, were celebrated during CXC’s 2024 Top Awards Ceremony in St Lucia recently. Shanoya Morgan of St Andrew High School for Girls, received the Menezes-Rodney Award, presented to the most outstanding candidate in CSEC History.

Montego Bay Community College’s Noella Brown earned the CAPE award for most outstanding candidate in Humanities.

This year’s most outstanding candidates in the CAPE and CSEC examinations, Aniyah Couchman and Dave Chowtie, respectively, hail from Queen’s College in Guyana.

Aniyah achieved Grade One in 20 subjects and Grades Two and Three in one subject each. Dave scored Grade One in 25 subjects and Grade Two in four.

In his address, St Lucia’s Minister of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Shawn Edward, commended the students on their “remarkable achievements.”

“Your achievements stand as a testament to your hard work, discipline and unyielding commitment to excellence. You have proven that with determination, resilience and an appetite for knowledge, the highest levels of academic success are possible at your school, in your country and in the wider Caribbean region,” he said. 

Edward told the awardees that this success is not the culmination of their journey, but rather a significant milestone which should fuel their passion for greater accomplishments and accolades.

“Let this moment serve as both a recognition of your success and a springboard for even greater achievements,” he underscored.