Past student of the Castle Bruce Secondary School (CBSS), and a former student of the Convent High School, has graduated from Monroe College with a Bachelor’s Degree with honors at age 20.
Grace Z Alfred is the daughter of Hilroy and Octavia Alfred and the younger sibling of Kimala and Hilroy Jr Alfred.
As the youngest of three siblings, and coming from a family of achievers, she is determined to strive for nothing but the best throughout her life.
Alfred attended the Castle Bruce Primary School where she obtained a government scholarship upon sitting the common entrance exam in 2006.
She went on to attend the Castle Bruce Secondary for three years, where the teachers there laid down the foundation upon which she would build her success as a student.
In 2009, she transferred to the Convent High School where her love for Literature and English was discovered by her teachers. She attempted eight subjects at CSEC and was successful in all.
Upon completion of high school, she went on to complete an Associate’s Degree in English at the Dominica State College.
After completing her degree at the Dominica State College, she went on to attend the Monroe College St. Lucia Campus, where she completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services Administration with a minor in Health Informatics at age 19.
Alfred is presently employed as an English Teacher at the Castle Bruce Secondary. She hopes to further her education in the field of Health or Medicine in the near future.
I know i late but congrats Grace. I know one person that would have been most proud of u is Raphael Alfred..if only he had lived longer. Big up God, big up ur family, big up ur self !
keep on keeping on – congrats!
I dont know u but am proud of u. The people in your country should be proud of u too. Those with the negative comments are so jelous of u. Keep your head up high and stay away from these negative folks. They wi bring u down to their level of ignorance. You are going to become a doctor one day. Dont worry with them. Misery like company. If u had about five little children pulling on your skirt they would talk bad about you. Be proud of who you are. GOD BLESS YOU GRACE. You are a gift from God to your parent.
didnt she graduate from Convent?? I would like to think thats wat her diploma says…so how is it that its Castle bruce thats highlighted as past school??….She was there then left!!!!…..Her critical three years were at the C.H.S……This is incorrect and inaccurate information….They highlighted one school over the other…LOL….Congrats to all the hard workers..
ok?.. and? and as far as i know since i know her personally, she only spend 2 out of her 5 years at convent.. thank u..and even if she left? do you know why? dont comment on things you are not informed about.
Grace for Prime Minister
congrats gracie … am very proud of you and i know your mom and dad are too. The sky is the limit continue to be successful in what ever you put your mind too. Joyce i know u happy. i am too.
Good job the problem is with some one like you with a high iq ? Why did you not study science , math, or become a civil engineere to build our roads and bridges. We will remain poor if we dont take the subjects to build a country all our brains are studying the wrong things let the people with less brains do these things .. we must abandon that outdated British model of civil servants and concentrate on proffesional things like finance and subjects that builds people and nation. Its now70 yrs after the British we must chang things our selves. We should not be wasting no more time doing easy subjects in college
Congratulations. It helps when one is from a family of achievers.
A Bachelor’s Degree at 20! Imagine if she continued on to a Master’s Degree and then PhD. In less than no time she will have completed her studies. If she goes on to higher studies, she would have completed all studies and well on her way to a lifetime career at a young age. Do this soon while you are still young. Those years fly. Good luck!
@just saying.. how many of them had it done at 19? just saying too.. how many of them? ill wait.. waiting.. give jack his jacket.. give the young lady her praise where it is due.. IJS. thats the attitude which keeps us stagnant as a country.. that jealousy..
want to know why we only want her in the article.. cause this article is celebrating castle bruce. and one of its accomplishments. where do you go and hear of any one from this village or even our island having a bachelor’s degree at 19? plus an associated degree. read the headline. dont come here lookin for other students. its about this past cbss student who has done her school and village well..
@Just Saying.. im just saying too.. that she completed her degree at 19.HAD 2 DEGREES UNDER HER BELT AT JUST 19!!!.. first we are ever hearing of such from our village so we felt the need to have it reported.. JUST SAYING. JEALOUSY DOES KILL IT NOT HEALTHY..
And i think to that it is indeed ADMIRABLE that she has a bachelor’s degree by the age of 19!!!! 19!! when most children still at dsc struggling to complete and associate’s degree, this young lady had a bachelor’s degree at that tender age.. how often if ever do you hear of that happening in our country.. she is the first person in our village to complete a BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT 19!!!!!!! SO LEAVE OUR GIRL ALONE PLEASE!
big up ur self girl.. doh worry with dem people about other students. we from cb not concerned with other students. is u that make us proud. not dem. they cannot stand to c sum ting gud cum out in our area. read d headline. if u coming dere and find out abt who ever else wrong article. is cb time now!
so someone getting recognized by their own community members is an issue now in Dominica. She is the only person from the area who has graduated from Monroe so her people felt that she should be recognized. If you are from Cb you would know that she is the only person from her year who has actually gone on and tried to further her education and has not given up or failed or loose sight of what is important alone the way..
Good job my fellow Castle brucian. Come down to the flat . Drinks on me.. we proud of you girl.
I see no issue with this young lady getitng recognized by her villagers, and her past school getting some sort of recognition. Dno publishes articles which are sent to them. Finally something positive coming out of castle bruce, after all the negatives from that area.. Strive on young lady. the sky is the limit.
Was glad to have known her.. even more to see her succeed
Why report about the achievements of one child, why not do some investigative journalism and report on the achievements of all. Maybe there is even someone who excelled even more than her, just saying. It gives the impression that she was the only one who graduated. DNO this is not news and may I further say that this is mediocre as it relates to journalism. But indeed congratulations are in order young lady well done. You and all the other young achievers must continue to seek for higher heights.
Putting your story out on Dno is your personal choice . It’s people and their families who choose to share their stories. if the others made zero efforts. To let their stories be known. It is no fault of hers.. It’s you andd your family’s choice or who ever knows to send in an article and Dno reports. So before talking be informed.
Because the article is about the achievements of a past student from the cbss who the people feels should be recognized and not about all who ever graduated. read the headlines and understand. we right now not concerned with who ever else we are concerned with ensuring our past cbss student get the sort of recognition she deserves for doing well for her self.
Because DNO, is not there to go around calling universities and schools, but is there to report on news brought to them. so if the others felt that their news wasnt worth celebrating but her villagers thought hers was.. i see no issue in that.. zero issues at all.. we from cb didnt want the others involved in our article.. when we are on here for negatives allu does ask for more research noo
DNO what allu trying so many Dominicans Graduated with honors thats bs
because her story was the only one brought forward. DNO reports news brought to them.. do your research thank you.. the people from her area felt that this should be recognized.. too bad if the others had nobody who wanted to celebrate their accomplishment
straight Talk your comments first sounded like HATE. she deserved to be recognize cause she worked Hard to achieve it. Grace don’t allow the negative comments disturb you.
Well done cuz. Wishing u more success in ur future endeavours
Again Castle Bruce. Yes young lady you have done well. Young people are not just engaged in negative. Very well done. Your parents must be so proud. Good luck in the future.
Another reason to make everyone proud to be from Dominica. Congrats young lady. Keep reaching for the stars.
Congrats my girl.
congratulations are in order i wish you well in your future endeavour
Awesome. Keep striving for the best.
Congrats Grace….DNO there are a number of other students who graduated from Monroe with honors and nothing was published…ijs
ARe you serious? Do you think DNO goes around scouting the university for graduates? Get you people to put your graduation information on DNA and stop hating stupes
Dominican that’s what they should be doing. What they are doing now is equivalent to begging, just sitting around the corner to see if someone will hand them some news.
Its not DNO going out of their way to publish these stories, it’s people and their families sending the stories to DNO. If others want to publish stories then they should send it to DNO. Also there are many Dominicans who have achieved enormous feats in Education and don’t put anything in the press, it’s a personal choice, so don’t get mad at DNO.
Well ask them to send in their article.. If hers was sent in there’s nothing DNO can do about it .. ijs too..
Congratulations grace. Castle bruce massive.