THE performance of Trinidad and Tobago students in both Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) shows improvement in 2023 compared to 2022.
This was stated in a release from the Ministry of Education on Friday.
It stated:
- In CSEC, 2023, passing grades (Grades I, II & III) were obtained in 67.77% of written entries, compared with 62.72% in 2022;
- 58.57% of the students who wrote five or more CSEC subjects in 2023 were successful in obtaining a minimum of five subjects, which is an increase from 2022 with 53.05%;
- 51.51% of the students who attempted five or more subjects inclusive of Mathematics and English A were successful, compared to 43.66% of the students in 2022.
- Pass rates were greater in 26 subjects in 2023;
- Thirty-two Unit I and 29 Unit II subjects were written at CAPE 2023 and according to the CXC analysis, in 2023, 96.08% of the written CAPE subject entries achieved acceptable passes of Grades I-V compared to 94.34% in 2022. In 2023, 73.87% attained Grades I, II and III, an increase from 70.78% in 2022.
- In 2023, 96.40% of written CAPE Unit I subject entries achieved acceptable passes of Grades I-V, compared to 94.78% of the subject entries in 2022;
- In 2023, 73.81% of subject entries attained Grades I, II and III, an increase from 70.11% in 2022. There was an increase in the quality of grades with 2.44% more Grade 1 passes bring achieved in 2023 over 2022; and
- Performance in CAPE Unit I continues to be good, with twenty-six (26) out of thirty-two (32) subjects attaining a pass rate of 90% and above. Three subjects attained pass rates of 100% with 17 subjects registering improvements from 2022 to 2023.
The ministry stated that performance in Cape Unit II was encouraging, with 25 out of 29 subjects attaining a pass rate of 90% and above.
In 2023, 95.47% of written CAPE Unit II subject entries achieved acceptable passes of Grades I-V compared with 2022, with 93.54% achieving acceptable passes.
Grades I, II and III were obtained by candidates in 73.99% of the subject entries written when compared with 72.01% in 2022, the ministry stated.
