By Sue-Ann Wayow
THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is maintaining measures put in place in 2021 to ease the burden of the Covid-19 online learning challenges for pupils.
And plans are already underway to have at least Paper One of the exams be conducted fully online for 2023.
In a media release by CXC on Thursday, CXC also announced the examination dates for the several exams that will be conducted.
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is scheduled from May 2 to June 10, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) will take place from May 2 to June 3, the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examinations from June 6 to June 9 and the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment CPEA examinations from May 27 to 28. The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) assessment will be conducted between May and July 2022. Dates for the CVQ will be determined by the participating territories.
CXC stated that CAPE, CSEC and CCLSC examinations will be administered in their original format for CAPE and CSEC Papers One (01), Two (02) and 031/School-Based Assessments (SBAs) or Paper 032 for private candidates, and for CCSLC, Papers One and SBAs.
“CXC will maintain the strategy of 100% SBA moderation across all centres, for all subjects in 2022,” CXC stated.
The examination body said, “ CXC has once again put concessions in place to support students in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. These include: SBAs – the reductions to SBA requirements made in 2021, as much as 50 per cent in some subjects, were maintained. Option to Defer – the deferral strategy has been extended for use any time prior to the administration of a subject. Candidates will be able to defer to January or June 2023, whenever the subject is administered.”
CXC added, “As we look ahead to 2023, CXC continues to work with regional Ministries of Education on its digital transformation strategy. Plans are currently underway to begin administering all Paper 01 examinations electronically in 2023.”
Official timetables are available at www.cxc.org/download-
