The Ministry of Education yesterday said that four Guyanese girls have earned eight regional awards for outstanding performance in the May–June 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) examinations.
A release from the Ministry of Education said that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) confirmed these achievements in correspondence dated 11 November 2026, with Guyana securing the Most Outstanding Overall awards at both examination levels.
At the CSEC® level, Nitya Narine of Tagore Memorial Secondary School earned three regional awards: Most Outstanding Overall, Most Outstanding in Humanities, and Most Outstanding in Technical & Vocational. Az-Zahra Mohamed of Queen’s College has been awarded Most Outstanding in Business, while Anushka Singh, also of Queen’s College, has secured Most Outstanding in Sciences and Most Outstanding in CSEC® Agricultural Science Double Award (DA).
At the CAPE® level, Toreka Persaud of Queen’s College has earned two regional awards: Most Outstanding Overall and Most Outstanding in Natural Sciences.
CXC® will honour the students, alongside other regional awardees, at a ceremony on Thursday, 10 December 2026, at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Needham’s Point, Bridgetown, Barbados. Seven of Guyana’s eight awards will be presented at this ceremony, the release said. Singh’s award for Most Outstanding in CSEC® Agricultural Science Double Award (DA), sponsored by the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), will be presented separately through arrangements made by the sponsor.
The Ministry of Education congratulated the four girls on their “exceptional achievements and the pride they have brought to Guyana”.
The Ministry also recognised the teachers, school leaders, parents and guardians whose guidance, encouragement and commitment have supported these young women throughout their studies.
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