Report cards are arriving and we wish to congratulate the following students for their particularly outstanding performance for the 2011/12 school year. Each of them will be receiving a full scholarship for the coming school year. (There will be additional full scholarships awarded; also, about 10 more students will be receiving either ¾ or ½ scholarships.)

• Shakerea Smith – completed third form at Hampton with an 89.6 average
• Kemelia Lyons – completed fourth form at STETHS with an 86.1 average—and was first in her class
• Anath Genus – completed third form at Hampton with an 85.9 average
• Cydonie Charlton – completed third form at Hampton with an 84.6 average

Wow, Well done to all for all thier hard work !

As a follow up, Jamaican schools use a different grading scale than the US where 90% is an A. So the high 80s are very good marks indeed

Congratulations to the young people and gratitude to the Foundation.

Each Jamaican school uses a slightly different grading system. They are all far more demanding than American schools.

At Hampton, 80-100 is considered an A.

At STETHS, 80-89 is considered an A. 90-100 is an A+. 85 and up is a Gold Honour (as high as one can go).

The principals of all the schools to which we send our scholarship students met and decided that a final average over 80 was worthy of a full scholarship, and our Board agreed. Our scholarships are all-inclusive and cover everything from transportation to lab fees, uniforms, shoes, books, school supplies, lunches, snacks, and more.

Thanks for explaining the difference in the grading system as people who are not familiar with it make so many wrong assumptions.

Not only is the grading system much more rigorous than in America, but we have students who are taking up to 17 different courses simultaneously. On top of that, the minimum daily commute for a Treasure Beach student is two hours.