Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Yogeeta got 18 Grade 1 passes, with 16 distinctions By MIRANDA LAROSE Thursday, August 15 2013 BRIGHT GIRL: Yogeeta Persaud 18 Grade 1 passes with 16 distinctions in CSEC exam....Another 16-year-old student from the Essequibo Coast, Guyana, who secured 18 Grade One passes in the May/June Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) with 16 distinctions, has said that studying for the examinations was fun. The student is Yogeeta Persaud, another student of the Anna Regina Multilateral School, who secured the second highest number of passes in Guyana at the CSEC exams offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Her classmate, Zimeena Rasheed, 16, secured a record 20 subject-passes with 18 Grade Ones, including 15 distinctions. “It was indeed a pleasure studying, but writing essays and putting together the SBAs (School Based Assessments) were tedious,” Persaud, who comes from the small fishing village called Zorg, told Newsday yesterday. Persaud secured her passes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human and Social Biology, Integrated Science, Agricultural Science (Double Award), Mathematics, English A, English B, Spanish, Information Technology, Principles of Business, Office Administration, Physical Education and Sport, Social Studies, Electronic Documentation and Separation and Management, Electrical and Electronic Technology, and Home Economics Management. Persaud was also Guyana’s top student at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), also known as the Common Entrance. Asked why she wrote 18 subjects at one time, Persaud said that no other student in Guyana had written 18 subjects before, and she wanted to do it. Another student from Guyana had written 17 subjects the previous year, according to CXC Assistant Registrar, Cleveland Sam. In addition, Persaud said, she is still not sure what she wants to do professionally, so that was another reason. “I like Maths, Chemistry and Biology. I am still weighing my options so maybe I will do Bio- Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. It all depends on what scholarship I can obtain,” she said. What also helped in studying, she said was also due to students in her class were very competitive. The majority of the students in her class were together at the primary school level, and were either among the top ten, or top 100 students at the NGSA. An only child in her family, Persaud describes herself as shy, and “trying to overcome stage fright.” She is not involved in athletics or outdoor activities like many of her classmates, but likes cricket and listens to all types of music. While studying was easy, she said, it was not that easy getting to and from school each day. “I had to go out on the road and flag down taxis to get to and from school.” To students who may want to write as many subjects, she said, “Know what you want to pursue, that will make it easier. Complete essays and SBAs early and leave time for studying and research.” Meanwhile, Guyana’s Education Minister noted that over 21 students from Persaud’s alma mater secured over eight Grade Ones among their passes. This includes, she said, one student who gained 19 passes from a hinterland indigenous people’s community called Tapakuma Lake.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:26:15 +0000
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