Education

CXC exams deferred by another two weeks: Assessments for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) are now scheduled to be administered from June 28th, 2021 following a further two-week delay. Results for the examinations are expected to be available in the last week of September, 2021 or the first week in October, 2021. Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Wayne Wesley made the announcement on Wednesday as he presented a revised strategy for the 2021 regional examinations. Last year’s examinations saw major disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “…..The special council meeting convened yesterday (Tuesday) accepted and reviewed a report from the Schools Examinations Committee … and made recommendations on the strategy for the 2021 regional examinations which emanated from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through its Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), where teachers, students as well as members of government would have been able to share their opinions and indicate their preferred choice,” Dr. Wesley explained. The examinations were previously scheduled to be administered between June 14th and July 16th. According to Dr. Wesley, the examinations will be administered in its original format. It therefore means that the examinations will consists of Papers 1 and 2. Paper 3/1 which is the School Based Assessment (SBA) and Paper 3/2 for private candidates will also be included. Other components of the revised strategy include extensions of the deadlines for submissions of SBA’s and deferrals.