Dominica 2019 CXC Results CAPE CCSLC CSEC CVQ

Dominica 2019 CXC Results: CAPE CCSLC CSEC CVQ MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AUGUST 2019

CAPE Results Analysis �A total of 3 private institutions submitted 120 private candidates for the CAPE exams in 2019. 85 females and 35 males. �Private candidates attempted 18 double unit subjects and 6 single unit subjects. A total of 42 out of 67 units offered by CXC. �For the first time, private candidates sat Building & Mechanical Engineering Drawing (BMED) U 1&2, Digital Media U 1, Financial Services Studies U 1 and Spanish U 1&2

CAPE SUBJECT PERFORMANCE % Pass 100% Subject 2019 Computer Science U 1 Accounting U 2 Computer Science U 2 Digital Media U 1 Economics U 2 24 Info Tech U 1 Info Tech U 2 Lit in English U 2 Mgmt of Business U 2 Pure Math U 1 Physics U 1 Sociology U 2 Spanish U 1 Spanish U 2 Tourism U 1 Tourism U 2 90% - 99% Caribbean Studies Biology U 2 80% - 89% Communication Studies BMED U 1 Caribbean Studies Communication Studies Computer Science U 1 Entrepreneurship U 2 Law U 2 Mgmt of Business U 1 Physics U 2

CAPE SUBJECT PERFORMANCE % Pass 70% - 79% 60% - 69% Subject 2019 Computer Science U 1 Caribbean Studies Biology U 1 Entrepreneurship U 1 BMED U 2 Fin. Services Stu. U 1 Literatures in English U 1 Environmental Science U 2 18 Below 60% Communication Studies Accounting U 1 Chemistry U 2 Economics U 1 Environmental Sci. ence. U 1 Geography U 2 History U 1 History U 2 Integrated Math Law U 1 Pure Mathematics U 2

Performance summary � 85 or 70. 8% of the private candidates passed the CAPE exams with either grades 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. �Dominica’s overall performance at the CAPE level is 74. 8% which is below the Regional Average of 87%.

CCSLC Results Analysis � 10 secondary schools submitted candidates for 2019 CCSLC exams. � 704 school candidates. 380 males and 324 females. �Exams were done in 6 different subject areas with schools attempting 2 – 6 subjects

CCSLC English A 2019 School Eng. A Sitting Success % Pass of sitting DCHS 13 13 100 CBSS 100 99 99 PCSS 39 38 97. 5 ITSS 51 48 94. 1 GSS 88 79 89. 8 DGS 150 133 88. 7 PSS 99 87 87. 9 NECS 74 63 85. 1 TOTAL 614 560 91. 2

CCSLC Mathematics 2019 School Math sitting Success % Pass of sitting CBSS 99 95 96 NECS 73 65 89. 1 GSS 87 77 88. 5 PCSS 39 34 87. 2 ITSS 51 38 74. 5 PSS 90 66 73. 4 110 72. 8 DGS 151 DCHS 13 6 46. 2 TOTAL 603 491 81. 4

Other CCSLC Subjects 2019 Subject Sitting INTEGRATED SCIENCE 16 SPANISH 47 FRENCH 29 SOCIAL STUDIES TOTAL Success % Pass of sitting 16 100 45 95. 7 27 93. 1 15 71. 4 103 91. 2 21 113

Performance summary �Dominica Community High School continues to excel in English A. �Castle Bruce Secondary School showed outstanding performance in CCSLC English A and CCSLC Mathematics with a 12% increase in performance in English A when compared to 2018. � 560 students (91. 2%) have attained Mastery or Competent levels in the 2019 CCSLC exams.

CSEC Results Analysis � 15 Secondary schools submitted candidates for CSEC exams. � 786 school candidates. 7 more students than last year when 779 students sat the examination. � 374 private candidates compared to 197 in 2018 � 1160 total wrote the CSEC examinations in 33 subject areas.

OVERALL PERCENTAGE PASS � There was a 1. 6% decrease in the overall percentage pass of students receiving grades 1, 2 and 3 in the 2019 CSEC exams compared to 2018. Percentage Pass 2014 - 2019 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 76. 1 2014 77. 3 2015 81. 7 2016 78. 4 2017 82 2018 80. 4 2019

OVERALL……. . � 3 schools showed marked improvement in their overall performances. Orion Academy (40% to 85. 7%) , Goodwill Secondary School (47. 7% to 58. 8%) and Pierre Charles Secondary (67. 7% to 77. 9%). � 309 or 39. 3% of the candidates passed 5 or more subjects including Mathematics and English. � 515 or 65. 5% of the candidates passed 5 or more subjects with either grades 1, 2 or 3. � 46 students from 13 Secondary schools obtained 6 or more grade ones in the CSEC exams

CSEC SUBJECT PERFORMANCE % Pass Subject 2019 23 % Pass Subject 2019 10 100% Agri. Science (DA) Religious Education Textiles, Clothing & Fashion Theatre Arts 70% to 79% Additional Math Caribbean History English A English B Human & Social Biology Integrated Science Spanish 90% - 99% Agri. Science (SA) Biology Economics EDPM Food, Nutrition & Health Geography Industrial Technology Building Industrial Tech. Electricals Information Technology Office Administration Principles of Business Physical Education Technical Drawing 60% - 69% 80% - 89% Chemistry Family & Resource Management Music Principles of Accounts Physics Social Studies Below 60% French (52. 1%) Mathematics (46. 7%) Visual Arts (50%)

CSEC ENGLISH A 2014 -2019 Candidate Success in English A 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 81. 6 70. 3 2014 70. 9 2015 2016 79. 4 2017 85. 3 77. 1 2018 2019

2019 English A performance by school SJA CHS SMA OAINC AWSDAA CBSS DGS WHS NEC PSS GSS PCSS SMSS ITSS DCHS TOTAL Eng. A sitting 6 100 53 19 30 76 119 16 56 81 58 45 34 43 10 746 Success 6 99 51 18 27 67 98 13 36 51 35 27 19 23 5 575 % of sitting 100 99 96. 2 94. 7 90 88. 2 82. 4 81. 3 64. 3 63 60 55. 9 53. 5 50 77. 1

CSEC MATHEMATICS 2014 -2019 Candidate Success in Mathematics 70 60 50. 8 58. 3 56 55. 4 48. 9 50 46. 7 40 30 20 10 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2019 CSEC Math performance by school School CHS SJA CBSS SMA OAINC SMSS PCSS AWSDAA NEC PSS ITSS DGS DCHS GSS WHS TOTAL Maths sitting 101 4 79 53 19 34 29 32 56 82 44 114 10 57 16 730 Success 76 3 51 34 12 18 14 15 26 29 15 37 2 9 0 341 % of sitting 75. 2 75 64. 6 64. 2 63. 2 52. 9 48. 3 46. 9 46. 4 35. 4 34. 1 32. 5 20 15. 8 0. 0 46. 7

STANDING IN THE REGION Economics Geography Integrated Science Office Admin Princ. Of Business Social Studies HSB Textiles, Clothing Industrial Tech Elec 96. 4 91. 7 77. 2 95. 6 98. 2 86. 8 79. 7 100 70 75 62 85 87 65 51 83 97 87 Dominica versus Region 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Biology Car. History Chemistry Economics Geography Inte. Scien. . . Office Adm. . . P. of Bus Social Stu. HSB T, C& F I. Tech Elec Subject Dominica Region OVERALL 80. 4 64 Biology 91. 4 77 Caribbean History 78 64 Chemistry 87. 3 68 Dominica Regional

STANDING IN THE REGION �Dominica has performed overall 8. 5 % above the Regional Average. � 13 out of 15 Secondary schools have performed above the Regional Average of 71. 9% �Dominica has performed above the Regional Average in 30 out of 33 subjects

Science related results (2019) Subject Sitting No. Success % Pass Agri Sc. (DA) Agri Sc. (SA) Biology Chemistry Physics HSB Int. Science 21 155 210 126 133 306 290 21 150 192 110 116 244 224 100. 0 96. 8 91. 4 87. 3 87. 2 79. 7 77. 2

Humanities related subjects Subject Geography Soc. Studies C. History Spanish English B French Sitting 133 453 182 97 87 167 No. success 122 393 142 72 64 87 % Pass 91. 7 86. 8 78. 0 74. 2 73. 6 52. 1

TVET related subjects Subject T, C & F F, N & H Ind. Tech Electrical Ind. Tech Building Tech. Draw Family & Resource Mgmt Sitting 20 151 33 No. Success 20 147 32 % Pass 100 97. 4 97. 0 65 81 63 74 96. 9 91. 4 60 52 86. 7

Business Subject Sitting Success % Pass EDPM 133 132 99. 2 P. Of Business 330 324 98. 2 Economics 28 27 96. 4 Office Admin 137 131 95. 6 P. Of Accounts 138 115 83. 3

Other Subjects Subject Theatre Arts Sitting 19 No. Success 19 % Pass 100 Religious Edu. 9 9 100 Physical Edu. 191 190 99. 5 Info Tech. Music 128 6 122 5 95. 3 83. 3 Additional Math Visual Arts 19 10 15 5 78. 9 50. 0

CVQ Results Analysis �A total of 7 students of the Goodwill Secondary school were entered for the 2019 CVQ in Garment Production. 2 males and 5 females �All 7 candidates are deemed Competent in CVQ Garment Production Level 1 and will be awarded by CXC.