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Start of CXC written exams postponed to June 28
Wednesday 26 May 2021
In this file photo from December 2020, Form 6 students of Saint Mary s College, CIC, do last minute revision before their CXC physics exam. Photo by Vidya Thurab
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) announced on Wednesday that its regional written exams will be postponed by two weeks and will now begin on June 28.
At a virtual press conference, the council announced its decision to postpone its Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination, and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) 2021 examinations.
The results will be released in the last week of September to the first week in October, as the council had previously said. .
Education Minister: Adjusting CSEC, CAPE would be hard
Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
EDUCATION Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has said the recommendations made by the United Nations Children s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to make adjustments for students sitting CSEC and CAPE exams would be difficult to adopt.
Gadsby-Dolly said the Caribbean Examinations Council CXC has said to adopt the recommendations made by the Caribbean Union of Teachers and supported by UNICEF would incur significant costs and push the exams back to a July 26 start.
In a text message on Wednesday the minister said, “This is viewed by most countries as difficult due to the domino effect it would have on the release of results and students matriculation into universities, Form Six etc.”
CSEC, CAPE exams delayed by two weeks
Article by May 26, 2021
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has postponed all upcoming examinations by two weeks, after being engaged in “regional consultations”, Registrar Wayne Wesley announced today.
The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examinations which were scheduled to commence on June 15, will now be held on ushed back to Thursday, June 28.
“Council approved the delay of the sitting of the regional examinations by a further two weeks. This will provide candidates with extra time to prepare for the examinations. Results will be released in the last week in September to the first week in October as previously communicated,” Wesley, said at a media briefing today.