Photo Credit: Clifton Skelton/BVI Platinum News

Photo Credit: Clifton Skelton/BVI Platinum News

Of the 419 students who sat the Primary Five Examinations across the Territory some 364 of those students were successful and 55 were unsuccessful, which represents an 87 percent pass rate this year.

In a statement announcing the release of the results, Minister for Education and Culture, Hon. Myron Walwyn said that St. Georges´ Solene Seaman and Brandon Kartick are respectively the highest achievers on the primary five exams.

"Congratulations to both you and I encourage you to continue to achieve with excellence as you move on to high school. I would like to offer congratulations to all principals teachers and staff of all our primary schools. I would; however, like to extend special congratulations to the principals, teachers, staff and parents of six schools in our territory in which all students were successful in the primary five exams," Minister Walwyn stated.

The Minister pointed out that those schools were, Claudia Creque Educational Centre, St. Georges Primary, Valley Day School, Agape Total Life Academy, St. Mary´s School and First Impressions.

He said that it should be especially noted that First Impressions with their first cohort of primary five exam students, all seven students attained a grade one pass.

The Minister congratulated students that will be moving on to high school.

"High school will surely be a memorable time in your life. You will make new friends, learn new ideas, and discover what you really would like to be when you grow up. The same study habits you had while preparing for the primary five exams, I encourage you to maintain those habits so that you will become successful throughout secondary education and be adequately prepared for life," Minister Walwyn stated.

To the 55 students and their parents that were unsuccessful in this year´s exams, Minister Walwyn reaffirmed his commitment as Minister of Education and the entire government´s commitment to find better opportunities to teach all of `our students and to provide equitable education for all our young people in this territory´.

"Students can be unsuccessful in school for many reasons. However, it will take our entire government and community to support the economic, social, educational and health needs of all of our youth to provide them an opportunity for advancement in the Virgin Islands," Minister Walwyn stated.

He added that the Ministry and Department of Education is on a mission to create a culture of excellence in all the schools and students.

According to the Minister, that mission will entail finding new opportunities to teach all learning styles to provide an education to all of our students.

Breakdown Of Results

Jost Van Dyke
-Jost Van Dyke Primary had five students sitting the exams, three were successful and two students were unsuccessful.

Anegada
-Claudia Creque Educational Centre Primary division had 7 students sitting the exams and all 7 students were successful

Virgin Gorda
-Assembly of God Cornerstone had nine students sitting the exams, seven were successful and two students were unsuccessful.
-Valley Day School had two students sitting the exams and all two were successful
-Little Rainbow School had five students sitting the exams, four were successful and one student was unsuccessful.
-St. Mary´s School had three students sitting the exams and all three students were successful
-Robinson O´Neal Memorial had 18 students sitting the exams, 17 were successful and one student was unsuccessful.
-Bregado Flax Educational Centre Primary division had 27 students sitting the exams, 22 were successful and five students were unsuccessful.

Tortola
-Agape Total Life Academy had seven students sitting the exams and all seven were successful
-Alexandrina Maduro Primary had 14 students sitting the exams, 13 were successful and one student was unsuccessful.
-Althea Scatliffe Primary had 107 students sitting the exams, 93 were successful and 14 students were unsuccessful.
-BVI Seventh Day Adventist Primary had 23 students sitting the exams, 22 were successful and one student was unsuccessful.
-Ebenezer Thomas Primary had 19 students sitting the exams, 16 were successful and three students were unsuccessful.
-Enis Adams Primary had 24 students sitting the exams, 14 were successful and 10 students were unsuccessful.
-First Impressions had seven students sitting the exams and all seven were successful
-Francis Lettsome Primary had 20 students sitting the exams, 19 were successful and 1 student was unsuccessful.
-Isabella Morris Primary had 13 students sitting the exams, eight were successful and five students were unsuccessful.
-Ivan Dawson Primary had 15 students sitting the exams, 13 were successful and two students were unsuccessful.
-Joyce Samuel Primary had 16 students sitting the exams, 14 were successful and two students were unsuccessful.
-Leonora Delville Primary had 19 students sitting the exams, 15 were successful and four students were unsuccessful.
-St. Georges Primary had 31 students sitting the exams and all 31 were successful
-Willard Wheatley Primary had 28 students sitting the exams, 27 were successful and one student was unsuccessful.