CSEC EXAMINATION RESULTS MAY JUNE 2018 1 OUR

CSEC EXAMINATION RESULTS MAY – JUNE 2018 1

OUR MISSION To provide the region with: • syllabuses of the highest quality; valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests; • services to development examinations effective way. educational institutions in the of syllabuses, examinations and administration in the most cost- 2

GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN CXC® EXAMINATIONS Fairness of Examinations Accuracy of the Marking Reliability of the Test Scores Quality of the Certification 3

FITNESS FOR PURPOSE CXC PRODUCTS • Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment™ (CPEA™) • Caribbean Certificate Of Secondary Level Competence® (CCSLC®) • Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) • Caribbean Vocational Qualification* (CVQ) • CXC-AD 4

E-TESTING - REGIONAL PARTICIAPTING TERRITORIES CAPE® CSEC® CCSLC® No. of SUBJECTS OFFERED 2018 2017 2018 13 9 3 11 7 4 TOTAL 2017 No. of TESTS TAKEN 2018 2017 32 31 6 32 3, 913 30 11, 214 6 666 1, 916 7, 827 789 69 68 15, 793 10, 532 5

CSEC Grading System Grade I • Shows COMPREHENSIVE grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade II • Shows good grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade III • Shows fairly good grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade IV • Shows moderate grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade V • Shows limited grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade VI • Shows very limited grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies

CSEC Comparison of Performance Overall, 70% attained acceptable Grades I-III compared with 67% in 2017. www. cxc. org 7

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC ENGLISH A Region 100 80 60 40 20 0 I II IV 2016 2017 V VI 2018 71% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 8

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC ENGLISH B Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II III 2016 IV 2017 V VI 2018 78% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 9

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC MATHEMATICS Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II IV 2016 2017 V VI 2018 48% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 10

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC SOCIAL STUDIES Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II IV 2016 2017 V VI 2018 • 62% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 11

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC SPANISH Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II III 2016 IV 2017 V VI 2018 • 70% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 12

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC CHEMISTRY Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II III 2016 IV 2017 V VI 2018 • 60% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 13

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC BIOLOGY Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II III 2016 • 72% attained acceptable Grade I-III IV 2017 V VI 2018 www. cxc. org 14

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC PHYSICS Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 I II III 2016 IV 2017 V VI 2018 • 68% attained acceptable Grades I-III www. cxc. org 15

CELEBRATION • 60, 149 Candidates doing 5 or more CSEC® Subjects – 59% getting acceptable – 63% for Grenada! • e-Testing as Resiliency Strategy in BVI and Anguilla 16

CONCERNS • 11, 069 or 13. 26% Candidates with No Subjects • Small Percentage of Cohort Entering for CSEC® • High Level of Youth Unemployment 17

POSSIBLE SOLUTION… A Wallet of Certification 18

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