The Arthur Waldron Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Academy, the Portsmouth Secondary School, and the St. John’s Academy have produced the top seven performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
That announcement was made earlier today by the Minister for Education, Octavia Alfred, during a ceremony held at the Alliance Française.
This year’s top performer was Doneil C. Bacchus, a male student of the Arthur Waldron SDA Academy who obtained 12 ones and one-two.
Charissa George of the Portsmouth Secondary School (PSS) came in second with 11 ones and two twos. She was followed by Kezia Royer of the Arthur Waldron SDA Academy who secured 11 ones and one-two.
Asaiah Yankey and Nia Thomas of Portsmouth Secondary School took the fourth and fifth positions respectively. Yankey earned 11 ones while Thomas got 10 ones and five twos.
From the St. John’s Academy, Janice Corbette ranked sixth with 10 ones and three twos, followed by school-mate, Delight Peter who obtained 10 ones and three twos.
The other top ten performers include Tana Valmond of the Dominica Grammar School (DGS) at number eight with 10 ones and one two and in the ninth position, Megan Vidal of the Convent High School (CHS) who got 10 ones.
Local CXC Registrar, Magalie Celestine said there was a downward trend in Dominica’s overall percentage pass — a 2.9% decrease in the overall percentage pass of students while three schools have maintained a 90% plus performance rate for the last four consecutive years.
“In terms of our overall percentage pass, the graph shows that from 2018 there has been a downward trend in Dominica’s performance. There was a 2.9 percent decrease in the overall percentage pass of students receiving acceptable grades 1, 2, and 3 in the 2021 CSEC exams when compared to 2019 and a 1.2 percent decrease when compared to 2020.”
Celestine added that “for the period 2016-2021, this had been our lowest percentage pass.”
However, the three schools that maintained a 90% plus performance rate, 2018-2021, are the Convent High School, the St. John’s Academy, and the Author Waldron Seventh Day Adventist School.
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