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2026 Panorama Info Complete
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steel orchestras participated in the preliminaries of the Trinidad and Tobago National Schools’ Panorama for the 2026 Season. Venues were respective schools/panyards from January 7—14 across the country, and the competition is being held under the aegis of the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education.
In the primary category, twelve of thirty-two steel orchestras qualified for the finals on Monday January 19. They will be joined by ten secondary school steel orchestras competing in their own segment.
Unlike in previous years, the finals for this year’s schools’ Panorama season—overseen by the country’s Ministry of Education—is being held as a separate event, on a separate day, and at a separate venue. The schools’ finals take place in the south at Skinner Park in San Fernando, and starts at 9:00 a.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time).
Last year as was the custom - the primary and secondary school steel orchestras joined 21 and Under bands, and all competed at the traditional venue of the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. As such, the defending 2025 Primary School champions are Sando Boys Steel (San Fernando Boys’ RC School), while the 2025 Secondary School winner, B.A.T.C.E. Steel Orchestra, is not participating in this year’s National Schools’ Panorama. Instead the band remains up north, and is competing in Pan Trinbago’s 19 and Under grouping, and in fact takes the stage in position one on Sunday January 18.
Following are the full results for the Primary School steel orchestras in preliminary competition:
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS Preliminary Results -- Top 12 bands in finals |
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| Plc./ Score | Band | Tune/ Performer |
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| 1st 259 pts |
Febeau GPS (Government Primary School) |
Too Own Way (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis) |
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| 2nd 258 pts |
St. Margaret’s Boys’ AC (Anglican School) |
Year For Love (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis) |
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| 3rd 257 pts |
Escallier AC |
Savannah Grass (Kes The Band) |
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| 4th 251 pts |
Guaico Presbyterian |
Jamtown (Coutain x Tano) |
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| 5th 250 pts |
Nelson Street Boys RC |
Energy (Mical Teja) |
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| 6th 248 pts |
San Fernando Boys RC |
Lorraine (Winston “Explainer” Henry) |
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| 7th 245 pts |
St. Paul’s AC Boys |
Maxi Dub (Errol “Bally” Ballantyne) |
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| 8th 244 pts |
St. Patrick’s Newtown Girls & Boys RC |
Caribbean Connection Dennis “Merchant” Franklyn |
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| 8th 244 pts |
Success RC |
Carry It (Bunji Garlin) |
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| 10th 240 pts |
Barataria AC |
Too Own Way (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis) |
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| 10th 240 pts |
Bethlehem Boys and Girls RC |
Stranger (Mighty Shadow) |
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| 12th 239 pts |
Morvant Epiphany AC |
Max It Up (Destra Garcia) |
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The following bands did not move forward... |
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| 13th 235 pts |
Sacred Heart Girls RC |
More Soca (Nailah Blackman) |
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| 14th 234 pts |
Melville Memorial Girls AC |
Too Own Way (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis) |
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| 15th 233 pts |
St. Gabriel’s Girls RC |
Woman In Boss (Denyse Plummer) |
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| 16th 231 pts |
Eshe’s Learning Centre |
Signal For Lara (Super Blue) |
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| 17th 230 pts |
Chaguanas GPS |
Pan Rising (Denyse Plummer) |
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| 18th 227 pts |
St. Mary’s AC |
Take Me Home Freetown Collective |
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| 19th 225 pts |
St. Mary’s GPS |
Blessing (Blaka Dan) |
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| 20th 222 pts |
San Fernando Girls GPS |
Thankful (Farmer Nappy) |
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| 21st 219 pts |
Manzanilla/Nariva GPS |
Energy (Mical Teja) |
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| 22nd 216 pts |
Santa Maria RC |
Take Me Home Freetown Collective |
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| 23rd 212 pts |
Couva AC |
Thankful (Farmer Nappy) |
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| 23rd 212 pts |
Vance River RC |
Retro (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis) |
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| 25th 211 pts |
Anstey Memorial AC |
Mr. Fete (Machel Montano) |
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| 25th 211 pts |
San Fernando Girls AC |
How Ah Livin’ (Farmer Nappy) |
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| 27th 204 pts |
Longdenville/Edingburgh GPS |
Mash Up (Dexter “Blaxx” Stewart) |
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| 28th 197 pts |
Grant Memorial Presbyterian |
Cocoa Tea (Kes The Band) |
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| 28th 197 pts |
Tacarigua Presbyterian |
Pan and Soca (Olatunji) |
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| 30th 194 pts |
St. Catherine’s Girls AC |
Nah Leaving (Denyse Plummer) |
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| 31st 183 pts |
Tranquility GPS |
Lorraine (Winston “Explainer” Henry) |
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| 32nd 162 pts |
La Lune RC |
Runaway (Mical Teja) |
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Finals Order of Appearance - Primary and Secondary Schools
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