St Gabriel’s Primary School dominated this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), producing both the top boy and girl performers, even as national results showed a decline in overall English and mathematics scores compared to last year.

Benjamin Enzo Lucien secured the top overall position with a converted score of 245.13 and a B in composition. He will be going to Harrison College. Xiomara Alexis Lascaris emerged was the highestperforming girl with a score of 244.60 C. She too earned a place at Harrison College.

The results released yesterday by the Ministry of Education showed that 2 764 students sat the exam, also known as the Common Entrance or 11-Plus, 63 fewer than the 2 827 candidates who wrote the test in 2025.