Students can commence queries, reviews – CXC

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has outlined the process by which candidates of the 2021 exams can request any queries or reviews to address any concerns about the grades they were awarded.
In a release on Monday, CXC said it “provides valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests. However, we understand that at times candidates may have questions about the grades they received.”
If a student attended the examination but received “Absent”, they may submit a query to have that result investigated. Candidates are not required to pay for this service. Queries may be submitted through schools for in-school candidates, or through the Ministry of Education for private candidates.
“Ungraded” indicates that a School-Based Assessment (SBA), multiple choice paper or supporting documents were not submitted on behalf of a candidate. They can submit a query to have this result investigated. Candidates are not required to pay for this service. The same aforementioned process applies for submission.
If there are any questions about the grade received, and a student would like to have a script reviewed, they may submit a request for a “Script Review”. The cost per review is US$30.
“Please note that a review of your script may result in your overall Grade either increasing or remaining the same. If your review results in an increase in your overall grade, you will be refunded the review fee.
Reviews may be submitted through schools for in-school candidates or through the Ministry of Education for private candidates,” said the Council.
This year, the candidates and entries for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) measured 27,715 and 110,020 respectively. In relation to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), there were 103,445 candidates and 502,859 subject entries. It was the lowest cohort in four years.
Some 4,839 CSEC SBAs or five per cent of the intended target were not submitted to teachers. Some 31,270 CAPE students did not submit their SBAs to teachers, but there was a 92.3 per cent submission.
In 2021, there was a reduction in the SBA requirements by as much as 50 per cent in some instances. The requirements for specific subjects were also reduced due to the prevailing COVID-19 circumstances, specifically for modern languages.
In this year’s CSEC and CAPE, Guyana has secured higher performances than the regional averages. These scores come amid 2020’s debacle where a total of 20 schools in 15 subject areas had received ungraded results and subjects. These revelations had sparked widespread public outrage, with other students demanding answers from the examinations body as they relate to the poor grades assigned. Over 11,400 were then resolved by CXC.
Since the results were officially announced last Thursday, the top performers are yet to be released. Since then, clarification has already been sought by the Education Ministry for instances of ungraded results issued. (G12)