Elleann tops girls in CPEA

The parents of Windsor Primary School student Elleann Bailey were confident that their daughter would take one of the top three spots in the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA).

True to their belief, Bailey copped the first position for girls and also placed second in the entire country.{{more}}

When she spoke with SEARCHLIGHT, the daughter of Elton Bailey and Ann Derrick expressed how proud she was about her achievement.

The quiet 11-year-old also shared her recipe for success.

“I studied, but I stayed calm and relaxed,” she declared.

Bailey’s calm demeanour earned her 98 per cent in Mathematics, 94 per cent for Language Arts and 96 per cent for Science.

She thanked her parents and teachers for working with her and ensuring that she was equipped to do well.

Her father, Elton, who is the managing director at Cash Money Investments Inc, also expressed happiness with his daughter’s performance in the CPEA.

“We are all happy and of course are very pleased to have her in the top three, but I was expecting it in any case. We are happy for her and for Windsor of course, because it’s a big achievement for Windsor,” he said.

The proud father voiced his confidence in his daughter, as he said that “she was doing well from the beginning. From the time she went into school, from kindergarten right up, She was maintaining her grades.”

He also attributes her success to the many weekends that his only child spent studying and going to lessons, in preparation for the primary school leaving exams.

In his interview with SEARCHLIGHT, Bailey stressed the importance of parents spending time with their children in preparation for the exams, as well as not putting pressure on them on the day of exams.

“That’s very important. A strong family background in making the child develop a good foundation, so they have a good environment to study. Parent support, which is key I think for any achievement. Not just when the exam is coming up but prior to a year before, two years before. From their whole school life, they should be showing interest in order to make them successful,” he said.

Bailey hopes to attend the Girls’ High School in the upcoming school term.