1. Summary of Examinations May/June 2012

2. CAPE Entries 2010 - 2012

3. CAPE Territorial Entry

4. CSEC Entries 2010 - 2012

5. CSEC Territorial Entry

6. CCSLC Entries 2010 – 2012

7. CCSLC Territorial Entry

8. CSEC RESULTS

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

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

11. 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 www.cxc.org CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region CSEC MATHEMATICS

12. 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

13. Great disparity in performance on topics related to Modern Physics Slight improvement in performance compared with 2011 www.cxc.org CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC PHYSICS

14. Performance improved compared to 2010. Over 80% at Grades I – III A number of candidates demonstrated poor examination strategies www.cxc.org CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC IT

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

16. www.cxc.org CSEC Trends and Highlights - Region CSEC AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

17. 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

18. CAPE RESULTS

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

20. www.cxc.org CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE COMMUNICATION STUDIES

21. Improved performance in both Units www.cxc.org CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE PURE MATHEMATICS

22. www.cxc.org CAPE Trends and Highlights – Region CAPE Trends and Highlights – Region CAPE BIOLOGY

23. www.cxc.org CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region CAPE LAW

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

25. www.cxc.org CAPE Trends and Highlights - Region Steady performance on Unit 2 CAPE MOB Improved performance on Unit 1

26. CCSLC RESULTS

27. CCSLC DATA SubjectNo. EntriesAcceptable Grades 2011201220112012 English11109504578.8%85.8% Mathematics15132559264.2%73.7% Social Studies7811299973.2%81.5% Integrated Science6897285167.2%84.3% French71399659.9%73.0% Spanish1610133873.4%68.4% Percentage of Candidates Achieving Mastery and Competence by Subject

28. CCSLC - 2012 Percentage of Candidates Achieving Mastery and Competence by Subject

29. YearNo. Entries Math and English ONLY Math, English plus one subject Math, English plus two subjects Math, English plus three subjects 201119678 6198 31% 1223 6% 1263 6% 596 3% 201272493650 50% 514 7% 547 74% 1066 15% Number of Candidates Qualifying for CCSLC Certificates

30. CPEA RESULTS

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

32. Total of 1951 candidates in two territories, ranging in age from 10 to 13 years CPEA –Overall Results TerritoryEntryMean % Highest Score Range (%) Anguilla 22361.088%16-88 Grenada172858.993%0-93

33. Number of candidates who wrote English A Number of candidates who wrote Mathematics Region: 93 283 Region: 94 514 Candidates achieving Grades I – III in five subjects, including English A and Mathematics at this sitting Region: 16819 (31%) Some numbers to ponder

34. 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) www.cxc.org Some numbers to ponder