CXC FINDS MATHS FORMULA - Exam Body to Roll Out More Subjects as Modular Learning Yields Impressive Results in Pilot

Regional CSEC Mathematics pass rate rises to 42 per cent, English holds at 80 per cent

More students across the Caribbean passed Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics this year, with the regional pass rate increasing to 42 per cent, up four percentage points from last year. English maintained a strong 80 per cent pass rate. Meanwhile, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) recorded high pass rates in Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies, at 98 per cent and 93 per cent, respectively.

CTEC Launch set to be a game-changer

The Valley, Anguilla, Aug 18, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) launched the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC), describing it as a “game changer”. CXC Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Dr Wayne Wesley, speaking at the ceremony where the regional examination body presented the results of its 2025-26 exams to students across the region, said the CTEC pilot in mathematics was “highly successful” in the …

CXC launches new certification programme

(CMC) The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Tuesday launched the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) describing it as a “game changer”. CXC Registrar and chief executive officer Dr. Wayne Wesley speaking at the ceremony where the regional examination body presented the results of its 2025-26 exams to students across the region, said that CTEC pilot […] The post CXC launches new certification programme appeared first…

Mathematics improvement & encouraging signs of progress

The preliminary 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results offer an encouraging indication that sustained intervention can produce measurable gains in one of the most persistent challenges facing Guyana’s education system, Mathematics. Guyana’s CSEC Mathematics pass rate increased from 32 per cent in 2025 to 34.5 per cent in 2026. While the national figure remains below the desired level, the improvement is significant because…

CXC launches modular qualification framework

The Caribbean Examinations Council has launched a new modular qualification framework after a pilot in mathematics recorded acceptable grades for 88 per cent of participating candidates, CXC Registrar and CEO Dr Wayne Wesley announced. “With the achievement of the highly successful CTEC pilot in mathematics in the May/June examinations and with the approval of our board of governors, CXC is pleased to officially launch the Caribbean Targeted Edu…

Passing Grade for 88% of Candidates Who Sat CTEC Mathematics Module 1

Eighty-eight per cent of candidates who sat the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) Mathematics Module 1 achieved a passing grade. CTEC is the newest qualification of the Caribbean Examinations Council […]