CXC to release exam results in mid-October

The Caribbean Examinations Council will be releasing the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination by mid-October.
In a statement from the agency, it was noted that the examination body is working assiduously to minimise the impact of the delays on the logistical operations associated with the marking, grading and release of examinations results. This is occasionally brought on by the disruption of COVID-19 protocols.
The release of results will be a three-tiered approach; firstly, with the release to the Ministries of Education; a joint meeting with the Ministry of Education; and lastly, release to candidates on or before October 15.
For St Vincent and the Grenadines, the results will be released on or before October 20.
This year, the Caribbean Examinations Council, like many other institutions, had to modify its strategy for examinations due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following consultation with regional governments and other key stakeholders from across the region, it was agreed in May 2021 to delay the sitting of the regional examinations by a further two weeks to allow more time for candidates to prepare for their exams. Exams commenced on June 28, 2021, and were completed on July 30, 2021.
“The CXC team is in contact with regional and international higher education institutions to communicate this timing to minimise the possibility of students being disadvantaged during the matriculation process,” the regional body said.
Last year, the structure of the exams was modified in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a total of 20 schools in fifteen CSEC and CAPE subject areas had received ungraded results and subjects. These revelations sparked widespread public outrage, with other students demanding answers from the examinations body as it relates to the poor grades assigned.
However, following intervention from the Education Ministry, 14 schools where students were “ungraded” received results with grades.
The Independent Review Team, convened by the Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, later completed its report on the review of the modified approach for the administration of the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
CXC comprises 16 participating countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands.
The Caribbean Examinations Council was established in 1972 under Agreement by the participating governments in the Caribbean Community (Caricom). It assures the global human resource competitiveness of the Caribbean through the provision of syllabuses of the highest quality; valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests; services to educational institutions in the development of syllabuses, examinations and examinations’ administration, in the most cost-effective way. (G12)