Jamaica’s Promise – Godfrey Stewart High’s CSEC Top Performer

Former student of Godfrey Stewart High School, Joyel Ricketts went above and beyond, exceeding all expectations, in the 2025 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations, securing seven subjects with grades 1, 2 and 3. But before success came doubt.

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) recently hosted its Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Awards Ceremony recognizing 182 students from State care who excelled in the examination this year and will be matriculating to high school.  

Nathan Downer and Shanoya Wright were announced Top boy and Top girl in the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examinations at the White Marl Primary. The students were among the 89% Pathways One and Two placements the school recorded in this year’s PEP examinations, which according to Principal Lavine Sinclair-West, signals that students are leaving primary school “academically strong and...