Local News Brandon’s in top form by Barbados Today 18/06/2019 written by Barbados Today 18/06/2019 2 min read A+A- Reset Brandon Squires Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 434 The teachers and family of Brandon Squires expected that he would receive top marks in the Common Entrance Examination, but they never thought he would be the top student island-wide. The People’s Cathedral Primary School student received the highest aggregate score of 242.96 marks and an ‘A’ in Composition. He received a perfect score for his favourite subject, Mathematics. The 11-year-old intends to carry on a family tradition by attending Queen’s College this September. Brandon Squires An aspiring politician, the deputy head boy revealed that he performed just as he expected. He said that during the examination on May 7, which was also his birthday, he felt quite uneasy. Squires told Barbados TODAY: “I was a little nervous at first and then I became comfortable.” His hard work, discipline and fine work ethic paid off, said his delighted relatives. Aunt Beverly Alleyne said she was at work when she got the news that Squires’ was the top boy in the exam. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians She said: “I didn’t know it was official until another friend called me and told me about it and that’s how I knew and I called my mom and told her. “I expected him to not be top in the island but to do very well.” Alleyne indicated that Squires’ has been consistently among the top achievers at People’s Cathedral. She said: “He has always been consistent. He has good study habit, he is not one that you have to tell do this or do that, he knows what he has to do and he does it.” His grandmother, Patricia Duprey, who also rushed to the school after hearing the news, described her grandson as very focused. “He is very disciplined in what he has to do and he is confident too,” Duprey stated. Squires’ teacher, Yvonne Greene, sang the praises of her student’s accomplishments. Overjoyed with his Common Entrance results, she nonetheless advised her star pupil to stay focused as he enters secondary school. Greene said: “My advice to Brandon is to keep focused, keep doing what he is doing, keep in contact with God and with God as his guide and his dedication he will do well and he will go forth.” The principal of People’s Cathedral Primary, Heather Bryan, revealed that the school’s 35 students who sat the exam did well overall. She noted that the children were encouraged to improve by competing among each other and against themselves. She told Barbados TODAY: “We made sure that as a team we got behind the teachers themselves in terms of motivating the children, letting them know that we were expecting the best from them and… to compete against themselves and also each other. “We were always telling him [Brandon] ‘do not slip’ and ‘if you get 97 go for that 100’.” Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Updated: Wanted man Zion Jackson in custody 18/02/2025 Update: Person of interest identified and charged 18/02/2025 Man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges 18/02/2025