Education Ministry to send queries to CXC over results

The Ministry of Education (MoE) said it will be compiling data to send to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on the queries made by schools about Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results.

In a media release on Saturday, the ministry noted that in a meeting held with CXC on Friday afternoon, the issue was raised not only but TT but several other Caribbean territories.

It said, “At this meeting, attended by at least six regional ministers of education, the issues surrounding the consternation of students and education stakeholders on receipt of the preliminary results were raised.”

On Wednesday the 2020 preliminary examinations results were released but there was much uproar over the grades. Schools, teachers, parents and students across the region complained that it was inaccurate and called on CXC for a review.

The media release said it will be seeking send to send official communication to CXC within the next seven days and has called on principals to submit concerns in writing to the local registrar offices.

It noted that additional information on the marking criteria and school-based assessments (SBA) will be requested to dispel any claims of unfairness in issuing grades.

“The official communication which will be sent to highlight school-level concerns will also request from CXC specific information regarding the SBA moderation process, and results of same, and the methodology used to calculate the final grad es of students.

“These two critical matters require much more elucidation; as they form the basis for much of the speculation now circulating in the region about the integrity of the results,” it said.