From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
Deep Creek Middle School Graduates Achieve High Marks
By Melissa Buck
Sep 17, 2009 - 8:20:08 AM
Deep
Creek, Eleuthera, The Bahamas —The Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) in
Deep Creek, Eleuthera is proud to announce that the 2009 Bahamas Junior
Certificate (BJC) scores for its grade nine students met or exceeded
the best scores in the school’s history. BJC highlights include:
47 out of 50 total tests taken by 9
th
grade students received a passing grade
62% of all tests taken received either A or B grade
Students received the highest percentage of A grades in the school’s history
70% of social studies scores were an A
There were no fails recorded in five subjects
No grade nine students are discouraged from taking any exam.
“I’m
extremely proud of what our students have been able to accomplish and
the academic growth that they have demonstrated during their time at
DCMS,” said Dr. Joanna Paul, DCMS principal.
“We
use real world experiences to teach our students. As a result, they
are able to think critically and communicate effectively so that they
can use what they have learned in a variety of situations. We don’t
want students to just learn the material; we want our students to learn
how to keep learning.”