Jamaican students placed first in the region in 13 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects in the June 2025 examinations.

The results were contained in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) merit lists, which were released on Thursday on the council’s website, ranking students from the region who excelled in their respective subject areas.

Mathematics, Biology, Industrial Technology (Building, Electrical and Mechanical), French, and Caribbean History were among the subjects which were topped by a Jamaican.

Campion College’s Mijaun Antonio Talib Talbot was joint first in CSEC Mathematics with Alexia Pouthier of Trinidad and Tobago. Another Campionite, Stephen Wong, finished joint third with six other students from the region.

In Biology, Ayeisha McPherson of Immaculate Conception High School in St Andrew and Maleka Francis of York Castle High School in St Ann were joint first with Trinidad and Tobago’s Sanjeev Singh.

Amber Heaven, also of Immaculate Conception High School, was joint fourth in Biology.

Jamaica’s Savindi Amarakoon of Campion College is the sole top performer in the region in Caribbean History. Five other Jamaican students – three from Campion College, one from Glenmuir High, and another from Wolmer’s Boys – finished in the Top 11 in that subject area.

Another Campion College student, Caira Cox placed first in the region in Economics, while her schoolmate, Alliana Freeman, will take the regional top award in French.

The dominance of Campion College continued in the region, with eight of their students finishing in the Top 10 in Principles of Accounts. Sa-eel Antoine Harris was the highest achiever in subject, with Holy Childhood’s Xiara McCreath (joint fifth place) sealing Jamaica’s Top 9 dominance in that subject area.

Additionally, Campion College’s Peter-John Wright and Javille Christaj Brown were first and second, respectively, in CSEC Additional Mathematics.

Meanwhile, Sai Abhinav Pydipalli of Petersfield High Evening Institute in Westmoreland was joint first in the Caribbean for Human and Social Biology. Another student of the institute, Avanika Wagstaffe was joint fifth in the region, along with Brittany Bernard of York Castle High School in St Ann, Amber Heaven (who was a private candidate in Jamaica), as well as two other students from Guyana.

Mount Alvernia High School’s Rachel Naomi Hazle was first place in the region in Food, Nutrition and Health (Technical), while Kamarsha Grant of York Castle High School was the sole top achiever for Family and Resource Management.

Campion College’s Javille Christaj Brown led the Jamaican dominance in Industrial Technology (Electrical), with the country copping seven of the 10 top spots. Brown, along with two Immaculate Conception High students – Alayna Giselle Rodney and Richaiya Raven Henry – finished in the top three.

For Industrial Technology (Mechanical), Kayla Serena Hewan of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in St James ranked first, while Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine finished second with Giovann Craig Palmer.

Knox College’s Antonio Mario-Edward Burrell was first in the Caribbean in Industrial Technology (Building).

While not topping the region in particular subject areas, other Jamaican students performed well academically in them, finishing close enough to the top.

In Agricultural Science (double award), Munro College’s Jae-Maliek Scarlett, Sabastian Gordon, and Saquille Ashman finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the region. For the single award in that subject area, Mannings High School’s Gabriella Samuels was joint second place.

St Ann-based St Hilda’s High School was second place in Visual Arts in the Caribbean through Aliyah Davis.