From science to finance: Dart supports diverse dreams of 2025 high school scholars

Dart is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Dart High School Scholarship: Isabella Partridge and Sienna Bryan, both Year 10 students at St. Ignatius Catholic School.

The Dart High School Scholarship is one of the most prestigious academic awards in the Cayman Islands. The grant is bestowed on Caymanian students who demonstrate exceptional achievement and leadership, providing them with financial assistance, personalised mentoring and hands-on work experience opportunities.

Isabella Partridge is a well-rounded student who excels academically and creatively. She has earned multiple honour roll awards and plans to pursue a career focused on space and science. In addition, she is an accomplished Trinity Grade 3 cellist, a dedicated equestrian, swimmer and dancer. In school, Isabella is an active member of her school’s poetry club, student council, model United Nations club, among others.

Sienna Bryan is a dynamic leader and athlete who plans to study finance and political science. For the past decade she has consistently earned awards for highest academic merits and has placed among the top students in mathematics competitions. She also captains multiple sports teams at St. Ignatius, including basketball, cricket, football, netball and rugby. In addition, Sienna serves as the student council’s representative for inclusivity, diversity and wellbeing, participates in her church’s faith leadership team and has even modelled for Cayman Fashion Week.  

This year, Dart received 24 applications from Caymanian students representing seven public and private high schools. Each applicant was evaluated through a rigorous blind selection process, ensuring fairness and impartiality by concealing the applicant’s identity until the final decisions were made.

“The calibre of applicants was extraordinary and we are pleased with the talented young ladies who emerged as the deserving scholarship recipients,” said Glenda McTaggart, senior manager, education programmes at Dart. “Isabella and Sienna stood out for their academic achievements, leadership abilities and breadth of extracurricular involvement.”

Additionally, three outstanding finalists were also recognised and received cash awards: Samson Hulse (St. Ignatius Catholic School), Srinivas Nidval (Cayman Prep & High School) and Oscar Nyyssonen (St. Ignatius Catholic School).

To learn more about the Dart High School Scholarship, visit dart.ky/dart-scholar.