As viewers are aware, the event is held to celebrate the achievements of the brightest young minds who scored the highest grades on the CXC examinations. This year, those 588 all received CSEC Certificates of excellence, which is the biggest number of awardees so far.

7News was at the Muffles College Auditorium today, and we got a chance to speak with the Chairperson of the CXC National Committee about the new, emerging trends among 4th formers who keep trying to break the current record number of grade ones in the CXC exams. Here's what she told us:

This year's top performer was Alexandria Nichole Fermin, a graduate of Edward P. Yorke High School, who took 17 exams and achieved 16 grade ones and 1 grade two. She also achieved first place for the subject, Agricultural Sciences.

As you would expect, the amount of work for 1 student to do this is almost crushing, but Fermin told us today, that she had many friends, family, and teachers who helped her shoulder the burden. Here's what she had to say about her surprise that she was the most outstanding student this year:

She just barely edged out her fellow E. P. Yorke Schoolmate, Ashton Mark Tillett. He also took 17 exams, and he managed to achieve 15 grade ones - 1 less than Fermin - and 2 grade twos.

He also spoke with us this morning, and just like the first place, he said, it was his community of loved-ones and teachers who supported him through this difficult journey: