Local students, along with their regional counterparts, have been given an extra three weeks to prepare for the written portion of the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).
It comes as the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), after meeting in a special emergency session on Wednesday with regional governments, opted to delay the exams due to COVID-19 impacts.
“The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) stands in solidarity with the region and the international community as we grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on our way of life. The Council recognises the impact of COVID-19 on the education system in general and, more specifically, on the schedule of CXC’s regional examinations,” it stated in a media statement on its decision.
It said the revised strategy for the 2022 regional examinations was taken after “careful deliberation and consideration of all the pertinent issues”.
The written portion of CSEC exam will now commence on May 23, three weeks after the previously scheduled start date of May 2.
Department of Education Services Director Mark Ray, who attended the virtual meeting, said in a statement Wednesday, announcing the delay in the exams, “The Council has not yet provided all the specific details. However, we will notify parents, students and teachers of the outcomes once more details become available.”
“In addition to the delayed examination start date, CXC will share with member countries, for communication to candidates, broad topics to be assessed on Paper Two before the start of the examinations,” the department’s statement added.
CXC said the official timetables will be published on its website on Wednesday, 4 May, and will be available to students in the Online Students’ Portal.
The council has also extended the deadline for submissions of School-Based Assessments (SBAs) to CXC by approximately two weeks for all CSEC and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinations.
CXC also added that in addition to the latest decision, concessions were already put in place to date, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as reducing the SBA requirements by as much as 50% in some subjects and a six-week extension for SBAs.
Candidates also have the option to defer some or all of their examinations to either January or June 2023.
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