Regional CSEC Mathematics pass rate rises to 42 per cent, English holds at 80 per cent

Regional CSEC Mathematics pass rate rises to 42 per cent, English holds at 80 per cent

More students across the Caribbean passed Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics this year, with the regional pass rate increasing to 42 per cent, up four percentage points from last year. English maintained a strong 80 per cent pass rate. Meanwhile, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) recorded high pass rates in Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies, at 98 per cent and 93 per cent, respectively.

CXC launches modular qualification framework

The Caribbean Examinations Council has launched a new modular qualification framework after a pilot in mathematics recorded acceptable grades for 88 per cent of participating candidates, CXC Registrar and CEO Dr Wayne Wesley announced. “With the achievement of the highly successful CTEC pilot in mathematics in the May/June examinations and with the approval of our board of governors, CXC is pleased to officially launch the Caribbean Targeted Edu…

Passing Grade for 88% of Candidates Who Sat CTEC Mathematics Module 1

Eighty-eight per cent of candidates who sat the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) Mathematics Module 1 achieved a passing grade. CTEC is the newest qualification of the Caribbean Examinations Council […]