The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) said it is working assiduously to complete queries and requests for reviews, in an effort to finalise grades for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) July/August examinations.
“We understand the psychosocial impact of the extended COVID-19 related circumstances and have heard the concerns of Ministry officials, teachers, parents and students. These concerns are being addressed with further consideration of the hardships that students and their parents may have been experiencing,” CXC said in a statement on Monday.
It noted that in addition to the requests for reviews which have been submitted, CXC in accordance with the Independent Review Team (IRT) Report has been reviewing borderline cases, in particular single grade changes, as well as the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.
This approach, it said, will help to expedite the process of reviews.
“We are committed to a thorough and speedy completion of the review process as we understand that the wait has been long for many. It is expected that this process will be completed shortly and we therefore request your continued patience and support as we carefully navigate this challenging period. CXC®️ will provide a further update next week, via a media briefing,” the regional examination body said.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand had said the flaws in the education system hampered the streamlining of the changes made by the CXC for assessing this year’s exams.
Here in Guyana, 20 schools were left with ungraded results in 15 subject areas in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
Manickchand had said that due to lapses in the local education system, a number of SBAs were not submitted to CXC on behalf of the students resulting in them left with ungraded results.
However, she said that major changes to the examination formats by CXC still remain one of the main contributing factors to the unwelcomed results.
