Students of the graduating class of 2012 of the Girls’ High School are nothing short of proud of their school’s performance in this year’s CSEC Examinations. At 12 am on Saturday, students were given access to the online database where they were able to check their scores. The CXC’s on-line release of the 2012 CSEC results for the Girls’ High School reveals an overall pass rate of 96.78%.  Twelve of the twenty-four subject areas recorded 100% passes, with the pass rates in the other twelve subjects ranging from 80% to 99%.  

 

The St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown outdid themselves in this year’s CSEC Examinations, securing an overall pass rate of 89 percent which placed the school second in overall performance for the first time ever. The school offered 24 subjects for examinations this year.

 

The Pain of the Second Best
For all this familial compensating, psychologists — to say nothing of parents themselves — rightly wonder what the long-term damage of favoritism may be. Can you go through your entire childhood looking enviously at the crowned prince or princess across the dinner table and not develop some psychic scars?