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Rashmi Gibbore of Kensington Primary School in St. Catherine and Myles Whittingham of Montego Bay Christian Academy in St. James have emerged as the top girl and boy, respectively, for the 2025 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP).

Come September, Rashmi will be attending Ardenne High School in Kingston, while Myles will matriculate to Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay.

Both students have been awarded the Guardian Group Foundation Scholarship, which will support them throughout their five-year tenure at high school.

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced that 32 Government scholarships have been awarded to top-performing students across Jamaica.

The recipients of named Government scholarships are Damarcus Bennett of Angels Primary, who was awarded the Marcus Garvey Scholarship; Haley Saunders of McIntosh Memorial Primary and Nalani Bailey of Southborough Primary, who received the JAG Smith Scholarship and the George William Gordon Scholarship, respectively; and Denisha Smith of Lyssons Primary School, who earned the Paul Bogle Scholarship.

Government of Jamaica scholarships were also granted to 14 boys and 14 girls.

The boys awarded include Adam Simpson, Alex Rainford, Gaville Goburn, Rhys Hanson, Liam Russell, Carson Campbell, Noah Thwaites, Kailani Brown, David Dunkley, Khael Davis, Derwin Hamil, Tanner Reid, Brandon Crookendale and Malique Elvy.

The girls are Sarah Stimpson, Anushka Wisdom, Khaleesi Sherman, Sarita Desai, Hayley Harvey, Najaa Rattray, Emilia-Rose Leake, Aria Thomas, Zaria Stern, Carissa Chin, Tahlia Brown, Tenese Mowatt, Madison Murray and Hailey Cadogan.

Ten of the 14 boys earned placements at Campion College, while two will be attending Cornwall College and another two will matriculate to Herbert Morrison Technical High School.

Eight of the girls were placed at Campion College, two at Immaculate Conception High, and one each at St. Andrew High School for Girls, DeCarteret College, Montego Bay High and Wolmer’s High School for Girls.

Other outstanding PEP students have also been awarded scholarships by several organisations, including the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Massy Gas Products Limited, Petrojam, Seprod, Jamaica Energy Partners, LASCO, Musson, Chasbel Memorial, and Alva B. Johnson.

During last month’s PEP Results Press Conference, Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, highlighted a significant milestone in the placement of the highest-achieving students.

She noted that in the past, the top-10 students would typically attend three schools. This year, however, they were placed in six different schools of their choice.