Tag: CXC
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CXC 2022 Results in Early September
(Press Release) – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has been working assiduously at completing the Marking and Grading process for the timely release of this year’s examination results. Consistent with the announced schedule for release during the last week of August or the first week of September, preliminary results for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®),…
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Montserrat Secondary School to Pilot New CXC CTEC Qualification
Montserrat has agreed to pilot a new certification from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). The CXC® Citizenship and Technical Education Certificate (CTEC) will be introduced from September 2022 here, with a full roll out across the region slated for September 2023, officials told members of the media on Friday. The media briefing came at the…
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Exams for CXC Pushed Back Three Weeks
Students at the Montserrat Secondary School expressed dismay at the news that exams will be starting three weeks later. Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) announced today that it has extended the start of CSEC and CAPE exams by three weeks. The official start date was originally May 2. The council said the decision was because many islands…
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CXC Cutting School-Based Assessments for 2021 Exams by 50%
The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) is cognizant of the many challenges across the region at this time including the debilitating impact of COVID-19 on all areas of society, and all stakeholders operating within the education sector, coupled with the explosive volcanic activity on La Soufrière in St Vincent and the Grenadines. CXC® stands in solidarity…
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Caribbean Association of Banks Signs MOU With CXC To Support Financial Education
Two of the region’s most venerable organisations have taken steps to begin working more closely with one another. The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) Inc. and the Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of mutual cooperation for the advancement of the Caribbean’s human resource competitiveness, and engagement…
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Montserrat Secondary Releases 2020 CSEC Results
The Montserrat Secondary School has received the preliminary results for students who wrote the CSEC EXAMINATIONS in May/June 2020. Officials said the results are the best for the school since 2003. The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) had instituted a restructured methodolgy for testing, which relied heavily on School-Based Assessments and computerised multiple choice tests. There…
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Independent Review Team to Assess 2020 CXC Results
After a regional outcry about the results of the CSEC and CAPE grades which were released last week, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has agreed to allow an independent team to review the process and outcomes. The Ministry of Education announced last week, it would delay the official results until further discussions with the regional…
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CSEC and CAPE Exams to Begin on July 13, 2020
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has confirmed the examination dates with regional agreement for CSEC and CAPE to begin on July 13 2020. The final timetable is available online at the CXC website, www.cxc.org. CXC asserts that results will be available in September 2020. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the teaching methods during the…
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Caribbean Union of Teachers says July CXCs Puts Students and Teachers at Risk
The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) said it is deeply concerned about the decision taken by the Council for Human and Social Development COHSOD at a meeting on May 8, 2020 to support the Administration of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for the CSEC Examinations to be held in July, 2020 contrary to the recommended…
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No CPEA Tests for Primary Schools, Government to Reboot Laptop Programme
The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports said it will give primary school students a local exit assessment this year according to the minister’s update on education. Grade six students are usually given CXC’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA). In the brief statement which can be read below, Minister of Education Charles Kirnon said…
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Students to Take Modified CXC Exams This June
Students scheduled to take secondary school examinations administered by CXC this year, will receive modified tests via online platforms due to the impact of COVID-19. A statement from the council follows: “The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) stands in solidarity with the region and the international community as we grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on…
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Rhonda Allen Makes CXC’s 2019 Regional Merit List
2019 graduate of the Montserrat Secondary School Rhonda Allen was one of 421 students from across the region on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) merit list for this year’s CSEC results. Allen, graduated with seven Grade ones, and one Grade two subjects in July. She made the list for her exemplary performance in the Electronic…
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Second Opportunity Programme to Assist Low CXC Performers
The Department of Community, Youth and Sports has started a Second Opportunity Education Programme in response to the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results. According to Director of the department Lyston Skerritt, the Second Opportunity Education Programme seeks to increase the number of youth on island with the minimum academic requirements for employment in…
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Drop in CXC Passes at Montserrat Secondary School
The Montserrat Secondary School has received the preliminary results for students who wrote the CSEC Examinations in May/June 2019. A statement from the school via the Ministry of Education showed that the school saw it’s overall pass rate from by three percent in the latest cohort. “Fifty-five students entered to write CXC exams this year.…