Se­nior Mul­ti­me­dia Re­porter

Sev­en­teen-year-old Debe Sec­ondary School stu­dent Alexan­der Sookraj, who earned nine Grade Ones in his Caribbean Sec­ondary Ed­u­ca­tion Cer­tifi­cate (CSEC) ex­am­i­na­tions, says true suc­cess comes with pro­tect­ing men­tal health, not sac­ri­fic­ing it.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia yes­ter­day, Sookraj ad­mit­ted his jour­ney was filled with sleep­less nights and self-doubt, but his re­silience came from two vi­tal sup­ports—his par­ents and his school com­mu­ni­ty.