TOP AWARDS 2016

For the second time in four years, a student from Ardenne High School, Jamaica is the winner of the Dennis Irvine Award, the prize for the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Varna Thomas receives the award this year with Grade I in 12 Units, all with As on the Module grades. She achieved Grade I in Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Communications Studies, Physics Unit 1 and 2, and Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2.

Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College Guyana wins the Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences with Grade I in 12 Units. They are Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Communications Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, and Environmental Science Units 1 and 2.

The other awards were taken by students from Trinidad and Tobago. Joshua Ramkissonn of Hillview College ensures the Award for Most Outstanding Performance in Mathematics stays at Hill View for a second consecutive year. He achieved the award with Grade I in ten Units: Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Communications Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Physics Units 1 and 2, and Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2.

Raquel Leblanc of St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) receives the award for Most Outstanding Candidate in Business Studies with Garde I in ten Units: Accounting Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Communications Studies, Economics Units 1 and 2, Literatures in English Units 1 and 2, and Management of Business Units 1 and 2.

Two students from Naprima Girls’ High School are among the awardees. They are Saajida Baksh who wins the Humanities Award, which is sponsored by Hodder Education; and Ilisha Manerikar who takes the Language Studies award, both with eight Units at Grade I.

Saaijida achieved Grade I in Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, History Units 1 and 2, Literatures in English Units 1 and 2, Sociology Unit 1 and Grade II in Sociology Unit 2.

Ilisha achieved Grade I in Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, French Units 1 and 2, Literatures in English Units 1 and 2, and Spanish Units 1 and 2.

Shabanah Mohammed of ASJA Girls, San Fernando is the winner of the Environmental Science award with Grade I in eight subjects. Shabanah achieved Grade I in Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, Environmental Science Units 1 and 2, and Geography Units 1 and 2.

For producing the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in 2016, Ardenne High School, Jamaica, receives the award for the CAPE School of the Year.
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