Guyana sweeps 8 top Caribbean awards in CSEC, CAPE examinations

“Above all, it speaks to the brilliance, discipline, determination and enormous potential of our students,”

Guyana has once again topped the Caribbean in the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), securing eight regional awards, including the top overall honours in both examinations. Education Minister Sonia Parag announced the achievement in a video message on Friday afternoon, congratulating the students, their parents and teachers on the performances.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) confirmed that Guyanese students secured eight of the coveted regional awards, with students from Tagore Memorial Secondary School and Queen’s College accounting for all the honours.