Summary of Examinations May/June 2012

CAPE Entries

CAPE Territorial Entry

CSEC Entries

CSEC Territorial Entry

CCSLC Entries 2010 – 2012

CCSLC Territorial Entry

CSEC RESULTS

Significant decline in performance 47% achieved Grades I – III Summary writing remains a challenge Performance on the Understanding profile significantly better than on Expression CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region CSEC ENGLISH A

First exams on new texts Slight decline (3%) in percentages at Grades I – III Decline most evident on Poetry profile CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region CSEC ENGLISH B

A few candidates scored full marks on each paper Much evidence of unfamiliarity with basic lower secondary level concepts Completion of programmes such as CCSLC would provide solid foundation CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region CSEC MATHEMATICS

CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region First examinations in this subject at CSEC A platform for success at CAPE Pure Mathematics Approximately 58% at Grades I – III CSEC ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

Great disparity in performance on topics related to Modern Physics Slight improvement in performance compared with CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC PHYSICS

Performance improved compared to Over 80% at Grades I – III A number of candidates demonstrated poor examination strategies CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC IT

Candidates challenged by questions requiring extended essays as responses Teachers need to embrace their role in monitoring and rejecting instances of plagiarism in SBA CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC CARIBBEAN HISTORY

CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Areas requiring attention: Adherence to standard drawing practices Presentation, including line work, dimensioning and labelling Teacher involvement in the syllabus review process CSEC TD CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region

CAPE RESULTS

Performance generally ranged from satisfactory to good over almost all areas examined on the external papers However, plagiarism appeared to increase on the SBA CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE CARIBBEAN STUDIES

CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Improved performance in both Units CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE PURE MATHEMATICS

CAPE Trends and Highlights – Region CAPE Trends and Highlights – Region CAPE BIOLOGY

CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE LAW

CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region Numbers in both Units have improved gradually. Unit 1 – numbers more than twice those of Unit 2 CAPE SOCIOLOGY

CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region Steady performance on Unit 2 CAPE MOB Improved performance on Unit 1

CCSLC RESULTS

CCSLC DATA SubjectNo. EntriesAcceptable Grades English %85.8% Mathematics %73.7% Social Studies %81.5% Integrated Science %84.3% French %73.0% Spanish %68.4% Percentage of Candidates Achieving Mastery and Competence by Subject

CCSLC Percentage of Candidates Achieving Mastery and Competence by Subject

YearNo. Entries Math and English ONLY Math, English plus one subject Math, English plus two subjects Math, English plus three subjects % % % 596 3% % 514 7% % % Number of Candidates Qualifying for CCSLC Certificates

CPEA RESULTS

SubjectMean % Score Science61.3 Mathematics51.8 Language55.6 CPEA – External Assessment

Total of 1951 candidates in two territories, ranging in age from 10 to 13 years CPEA –Overall Results TerritoryEntryMean % Highest Score Range (%) Anguilla %16-88 Grenada %0-93

Number of candidates who wrote English A Number of candidates who wrote Mathematics Region: Region: Candidates achieving Grades I – III in five subjects, including English A and Mathematics at this sitting Region: (31%) Some numbers to ponder

Greatest number of CSEC® subjects written by a candidate: 17 Age range of candidates 12 – 72 years Two 12-year-olds achieved Grade I in Mathematics One 12-year-old achieved Grade I in Agricultural Science (SA) Some numbers to ponder