Over 700 successful students to receive $500 from Gov’t on Dec 16

By Admin. Updated 1:41 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2022, Atlantic Standard Time GMT-4.

Over 700 students are listed to receive $500 awards for academic performance at the CSEC, CAPE and Associate Degree levels in 2022, the Education Media Unit announced today.

An awards ceremony will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., at the Villa Campus of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College to hand out the cash awards.

Recipients are invited to present themselves at this ceremony with proof of identity bearing a photograph, the Education Media Unit said.

According to the Education Media Unit, “to be eligible for the award, CSEC students must have gained five passes (Grades I to III) including Mathematics and English A. CAPE students must have gained passes (Grades I to V) in at least 2 two-Unit subjects as well as in the single Unit Communication Studies (or Caribbean Studies) in two consecutive years. Students in the various Associate Degree programmes must have gained at least a B average. Teacher Education Programmes require a GPA of at least 2.75.”