Jamaicans Dominate CSEC Vocational Subjects Rankings......Jamaicans were placed in the Top 10 in 34 out of 35 subjects. Ardenne High was the top school.

Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter

Jamaican students have dominated the technical and vocationalsubjects in the recent Caribbean Examinations Council exams, with many of the island's students outclassing their regional contemporaries to secure top-10 places in these subjects.

Thwaites, Ministry of Education in Jamaiaca

Subjects such as food and nutrition, building technology (construction), mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic technology, at both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams (CAPE), had more than five Jamaican students being placed in the top 10.

In fact, in both units of CAPE food and nutrition, Jamaican students swept the top 10, and 11 students, some tying, copped a spot in the top 10 for construction.

It is for this reason HEART Trust/NTA officials say they will be expanding their programmes to offer more appealing courses to the these top students. read more