EXCELLENCE AWARDS

1. INTRODUCTION
The council has instituted Excellence Awards at the National level to school candidates who excel in the SSSCE as follows:

1. First, Second and Third overall results
2. One each for the best candidates in all the programmes as follows:

• Home Economics Programme
• Visual Arts Programme
• General Science Programme
• Agricultural Programme
• Business Programme
• Technical Programme

2. CRITERIA

1. For the determination of the overall best results:

• Candidates offering science-based programmes i.e. General Science, General Agriculture and Technical Programmes must obtain Grade A in the following core subjects:

English Language
Mathematics
Social Studies
And Grade A in any three of the elective subjects

• Candidates offering Arts based programmes i.e. General Arts, Business, Home Economics and Visual Arts Programmes must obtain Grade A in the following core subjects:

English Language
Mathematics
Integrated Science
And Grade A in any three elective subjects

      2.  The same criteria stated in the points above should apply for the determination of            best candidate in the respective programmes.

      3.   To satisfy the criteria for award, the candidate should obtain not less than a             Grade C in any of the remaining subjects.