Joint second placed Kole not surprised about his results

Student at the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School Kole Innis, was “not so much” surprised when he placed second for Boys and second overall in the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA).

On Friday, June 9 Inniss told SEARCHLIGHT that though he was excited and happy about his success in the exams, he is not so much surprised as he has been doing a lot of past papers and attending extra lessons.

Nevertheless, Innis said that he has encountered a few challenges during his years at St Mary’s RC.

“I faced the challenge of having lots of school work piling up because like even though school work is easy, when lots of easy school work builds up, it becomes very hard.”

In fact, his father Kenny Innis told SEARCHLIGHT that like many parents, at times he felt as if his son was not putting in enough time in his school work as he may be drawn to spend time to do other activities.

“But it worked out in the end … and this is something that we had to realise that, if he doesn’t have a little time to relax and play, he doesn’t study and do as well so it’s all about sometimes for him to be happy and put in the time for him to prepare, and as you can see the result is very rewarding.”

However, Kenny said that Kole has always been good in class, and that when exam time comes around, he always delivers, even when he thinks that Kole is not prepared.

“… So to say I think he would always be at the top, the answer is yes; I know for sure he would at least be in the top 50 is what I was saying, so to be second place -of course that is something that we’re very excited about.”

Kole’s class teacher Juliet Culzac, said that she is really proud of all the students as the school has once again recorded a 100% passing rate.

“We have Kole Innis in the top 10 and we’re really happy. [They] are diligent boys who have been working all year. “Kole is very diligent, so is Joshua. They are well put together. They take work seriously, and they have a good command of the English language so it was easy to teach them.”

Kole, who desires to continue his education at the St Vincent Boys’ Grammar School said his teachers have always been trying to ensure that he and his classmates do their best, and they’ve been breaking concepts down into simpler bites to make it easier for the students to remember.

He also is encouraging future CPEA students to listen to their teachers, and try to find a way to balance their time.