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The Montserrat Secondary School (MSS) has recorded a notable improvement in its overall performance in the May/June 2025 CSEC Examinations. Preliminary results show that of the 406 subject entries written by 57 students, 318 were awarded passes in Grades I to III, producing a pass rate of 78.3 percent. This marks a significant increase from the 69.7 percent achieved in 2024. Students excelled in several subject areas. Of the 23 subject proficiencies taken, nine recorded a perfect 100 percent pass rate. These included Agricultural Science, Caribbean History, Technical Drawing, Principles of Accounts, Office Administration, Principles of Business, Food Nutrition and Health, Physical Education and Sport, and Industrial Technology (Building). Biology and Information Technology also performed strongly, with pass rates ranging between 90 and 93 percent. Physics recorded an 88.2 percent pass rate, while Integrated Science followed with 83.3 percent. One of the most encouraging improvements came in English A, where students attained a pass rate of 80.7 percent, a significant rise from the 63.8 percent recorded in 2024. Mathematics, however, continued to be a challenge for students, with the pass rate falling to 41 percent compared to 52.7 percent in the previous year. The Business subjects, Physical Education and Sport, Agriculture, Food Nutrition and Health, and other technical areas once again stood out with consistently strong results. The final analysis of student performance will be conducted when the official results are released later this year. Passes in eight subject areas were obtained by students: Shekinah Persaud – 7 Grade 1s 1 Grade 2 Shemariah Irish – 6 Grade 1s 2 Grade 2s Arrisa Dyett-White – 6 Grade 1s 2 Grade 2s Kaylee Greenaway – 6 Grade 1s 2 Grade 2s Muskaan Jeswani 5 Grade 1s 3 Grade 2s Demi White 4 Grade 2s 4 Grade 2s Alana Kassie 4 Grade 1s 2 Grade 2s 2 Grade 3s Juanique Roach 5 Grade 1s 2 Grade 2s 1 Grade 3 Neron Wilson 1 Grade 1 1 Grade 2 6 Grade 3s Xhanna – Lee Abdul Aiyanna Destouche Alyssa Duberry Jasmine Gilford Gessella Louis-Charles Maha Ryner-Graham Natasha Weekes Jeveena Williams, all obtained passes in seven subject areas Fourteen students recorded passes in 6 subject areas, while 11 students recorded passes in 5 subject areas. Forty-two of the fifty-seven students (73.7%) who wrote the exams obtained passes in 5 or more subject areas. Seven Form 4 students wrote a total of 8 subject entries in the areas of Information Technology, Technical Drawing, Spanish and Food Nutrition and Health. A pass rate of 100% was obtained with 62.5% at the Grade 1 level. At CCSLC Level, twenty-three (23) students from the Form Five cohort wrote thirty (36) subject entries. Competent and Master levels were achieved for 26 of them yielding a pass rate of 70.2%. The better performing subject areas were Integrated Science and Social Studies which returned pass rates of 100%. Math returned a pass rate of 75% while for English it was 50%. A key indicator for education is the percentage of students in the year five cohort who obtain 5 or more CSEC passes including English and Math. This year 35.8% the year five cohort obtained 5 or more CSEC passes including Math and English. This performance is comparable to the 36.1% obtained in 2024. The school extends congratulations to the students who were successful, to their parents for their support and to the teachers for their hard work and dedication. The school also extends sincerest gratitude to the members of the community who assisted by tutoring our students in the absence of their substantive teachers.