DSC students excel in Guilds Int’l Exams

From left: DSC President Dr. Donald Peters; City & Guild Int'l Local Exam Secretary, Merrill Mathew and Rawle Leslie, Dean FAAT

Thirty percent distinction, 32 percent credit and 37 percent passes were the results brought home by students from the Faculty Applied Arts and Technology (FAAT) of the Dominica State College as they sat this year’s City and Guilds International Exams – reflecting an 85 percent overall pass rate.

Merrill Matthew, the local examinations secretary of the City and Guilds International, Dominica Center, described the achievements of this year’s batch as “impressive”.

“The students of the Dominica State College has once again performed very well,” Matthew said.

Thirty-one students took the exam and were assessed in four technical and vocational education and training qualifications. These involved a total of 16 examinations spread over a period of 10 days. The exams ran from June 1-10.

“In terms of the quality of passes that the students obtained, that again was quite impressive, because 30 percent of those passes were distinctions,” Matthew said.

He said the results endorses the quality of instruction delivered at the DSC. “These are external exams sat by people in 85 countries in the world. When I see our students perform that well, it is saying loudly to us in Dominica that we are doing a good job in terms of instruction at the DSC,” Matthew noted.

Recently appointed DSC President Dr. Donald Peters said he was proud to he associated with the institution.

“We are proud of our students. It is an indication of the quality of instruction that is being taught at this college, which I’ve always said is second to none in the region,” Dr. Peters said.

Three areas saw top performers. Lincia Bastien, Shanelle George and Kyle James brought home three distinctions each while Lean George earned two distinctions and one credit. These results are for the certificate in tropical agriculture. Only four students sat these exams resulting in a 100 percent pass rate.

The top performers for the diploma in motor vehicle systems exams were Kashal Joseph, with two distinctions and two credits and Dominic Valmond and Dyvon Vidal, each with two distinctions and one credit. This area saw 100 percent passes in two components and 64 percent and 73 percent pass respectively, in the other two components.

Kawundi Pascal earned six distinctions and one credit and Christine Rolle, the only female who sat the exams in this field, got four distinctions and two credits in the technician certificate in telecommunication systems exams. For this there was a 71 percent pass rate in one component and 38 percent pass in one.

For the technician diploma in construction there was 100 percent pass in five components and 63 percent and 75 percent pass respectively, in two components.

In sharing the reasons for their success, the students on hand pointed to long and dedicated study hours, commitment to goals and alliance with veterans in their fields of study.

Meanwhile, Dean of the FAAT Rawle Leslie, said he was pleased with this year’s results. He lauded the commitment of the lecturers on the faculty and also those of the students.

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21 Comments

  1. SISTER SHER
    September 27, 2010

    GO KASHAL THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

  2. supporting student
    September 15, 2010

    Congratulations. your achievements does show that despite all the negative reports recently the DSC is indeed the place to go. Keep up the good work administrators and lecturers in the FAAT
    CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AGAIN WELL DONE YOU HAVE MADE US PROUD.

  3. Rockers
    September 15, 2010

    Congratulations are necessary for Kyle James and of course his parents Julien (Puss) and Linda; and of course the tutors of the college. And we cant forget either Mr; pascal.
    MARIGOT IS SLOWLY REGAINING ITS POSITION IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS.

  4. anonymous
    September 15, 2010

    Congrats to the young people for their hard wook and determination

  5. dprincess
    September 15, 2010

    way to go students…good work

  6. EDUCATOR
    September 15, 2010

    CONGRATS TO ALL! GREAT WORK! AIM HIGHER!

  7. morris
    September 15, 2010

    congrats Dominic, Carol and Odile my old coz.

  8. Dread!
    September 15, 2010

    WAY TO GO GUYS!!! THAT’S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!!!

  9. review
    September 14, 2010

    well done students and congrats to our DSC. Proud Alumni…

  10. Anonymous
    September 14, 2010

    congrats to the students & the college. way to go for the technical section of the college. just wandering as to what ever happened to the building & civil engineering technician (diploma program) & also the electromechanical diploma programe? was just wandering.

  11. Charmer
    September 14, 2010

    Well done!!!

  12. J Vidal
    September 14, 2010

    Congrats also to all the other who did well

  13. J Vidal
    September 14, 2010

    Congratulations Dyvon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Mr Vidal doing well.
    i like that
    keep it up!!!

  14. K.S.Miller
    September 14, 2010

    What about the A’level results? I am waiting, I don’t remember hearing the results. Were they released while I was asleep?

  15. September 14, 2010

    You all have reached thus far. Now is the opportune time to take it a step further in the various discipline. You can either go and further your studies or get to the field and put what you were tought in practice.

    Whichever you may choose, just be the best you can be and make things happen.

    God bless, and I do wish you all the best in the future.

  16. LCM
    September 14, 2010

    Great Job people. I went to the SIFOCOLL and regreted i had not gone to Tech Coll instead.

    I still think it is a better institution and is highly underated. This institution needs to be realized as the Key to Dominicas development. Doctors and lawyers are great, but nothing can beat a creative mind.

    TechColl need to do more in recruiting top CXC students. Anyway good job keep it up.

    Just my opinion.

  17. robo
    September 14, 2010

    i want to agree with the statement that “the results endorses the quality of instruction delivered at the DSC”

    i am a past student of the Dominica State College, past student of Mr. Reynold Bunche (course head of Motor Vehicular Engineering.

    i want to take this opportunity to celebrate Mr. bunche as these, the accomplishments of these students are also the accomplishments of the teachers.

    i will forever be grateful for the life principles (academic and spiritual) taught to me by this humble individual who set a solid foundation for my life, a foundation i am still building on.

    Thank you Mr. Bunche.

  18. South Side
    September 14, 2010

    congrats Lincia!!! Representing the south!!! We proud of u!!!

  19. A. registe
    September 14, 2010

    COngrats Lincia… this is no surprise as you and your sisters continue to do well….. and your mom and sisters must be really proud…

    Congrats to the other students, success relies on the effort and hard work that you put forth… failure is a motor to start over and work harder.

  20. Realist
    September 14, 2010

    congratulations to all the students. This is impressive. Best luck in the future.

    congrats to the instructors, staff and parents and everyone who in their own little way help make these dreams a reality

  21. GOLDEN DREAMS
    September 14, 2010

    CONGRATS TO ALL!!! YOUR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION PAYED OFF

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