Guyana, Trinidad Dominate CAPE Awards

(CXC) Students from schools in Guyana and Trinidad shared the 2018 Regional Top Awards for outstanding performances in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) May/June sitting.

Aadilah Ali of Queen’s College, Guyana is the 2018 winner of the Dennis Irvine Award, the symbol of academic excellence at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) level.

Aadilah achieved Grade I in Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Unit 2, Communication Studies, Environmental Science Units 1 and 2, Integrated Mathematics, Physics Units 1 and 2, Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2, and Grade II in Chemistry Unit 1. Aadilah is the second Queen’s College, Guyana student to win the Dennis Irvine Award, following Cecil Cox in 2015.

She also copped the award for Most Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences.

Another student from Queen’s College, Guyana took the award for Most Outstanding Candidate in Mathematics. Rajiv Muneshwer achieved Grade I in 12 CAPE Units. The subjects he took are Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Communication Studies, Integrated Mathematics, Physics Units 1 and 2, and Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2.

Rajiv will receive the RM Results CAPE Mathematics Award. RM Results, a UK-based company began sponsoring the award in 2017.

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