▸OUR MISSION is to provide the region with: syllabuses of the highest quality; valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests; services to educational institutions in the development of syllabuses, examinations and examinations’ administration, in the most cost-effective way. 1 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Capacity Building Strategic Direction 34 4337 New Technological Applications 04 Introduction 28 Strategic Direction Chairman’s Statement Strategic Goals 2008 Registrar’s Review Outcomes Introduction 35 Corporate Strategy 08 Structure and Business of the Council Legal Status Development Activities Membership Publishing Committees of the Council Textbooks Endorsement Subject Panels CXC-Branded Memorabilia Examining Committees Professional and Industry Certification National Committees Corporate Strategy Administrative and Operational Centres Fundraising Other Activities 11 Certification CSEC – JANUARY 37 New Technological CSEC – MAY/JUNE CAPE Applications Unified Communications System (UCS) More than the UCS...HR, Records, 23 Outstanding ORS and Virtualization Beyond 2009 Performance CSEC CAPE 38 Syllabus Activities CARDI CSEC US Embassy/CXC National Award CAPE for Outstanding Performance in CSEC CCSLC The Eric Williams CAPE History Prize Critical Review of Syllabuses 2 43 Capacity Building Facts and Item Writing Figures Teacher Training 51 Services 59 Consultancies - St Vincent & Grenadines Item Bank Project Training for St Maarten and Saba National Examininations and Statistical Analysis 44 Marketing, Public 55 Team CXC Relations and Staff Training and Development Customer Relations Team Building Health and Safety Management Corporate Wellness Farewell Press Releases Promotions And Re-Assignments Celebrating 30 Years of CSEC New Staff Visual Arts Exhibition Employee Awards 51 Registrar’s 59 Facts and Figures Regional and CAPE CSEC International Committees of the Council Subject Panels Engagements Staff Strategic 55 Direction Team CXC 28 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 – published by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) © COPYRIGHT 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • ISSN: 1562-0476 COVER ARTWORK Dance of the Dragonflies, By Ryan Battick, Decateret College, Jamaica, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 3 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT▸ ▶ I am delighted to CXC has also continued to engage effectively at the present to you the Annual regional level. Participation in the Council for Human and Report of the Caribbean Social Development (COHSOD) allows for broad interaction Examinations Council in the education sphere within CARICOM. CXC also chairs a for the year 2009. 2008 Human Resource Management cluster that informs a regular was a year of change and meeting of Heads of Regional Institutions. 2009 has been one of The philosophy that an organisation that plays and consolidation. Under the prays together stays together is being promulgated within leadership of Registrar, the CXC and there has been a concerted effort towards Dr. Didacus Jules and Pro- promoting health and wellness among staff. As the region Registrar, Mr. Glenroy grapples with issues of chronic non-communicable diseases Cumberbatch, CXC forged – hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease – CXC ahead with the Caribbean has been working to maintain strong internal communication Certificate of Secondary and support mechanisms within the organisation thereby Level Competence (CCSLC), enabling staff and consequently the organisation to develop implementation of the current strategic plan, establishing new and demonstrate a culture of good corporate citizenship. collaborative links with regional and international institutions, None of this is possible without the support of our and building on existing partnerships with regional partners contributing governments, ministers of education and including our governments and the secondary and tertiary Permanent Secretaries, our resource persons - markers, level institutions. subject panellists, a wonderful and dedicated staff at In 2009, CXC also celebrated the 30th anniversary of Headquarters and at the Western Zone Office, and of course, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) the people of the Caribbean who, in 1979 made a bold step examinations with several activities that included ceremonies forward and have continued to support the efforts of the to honour those persons who worked hard to ensure the CXC. To all of them, I say a sincere thank you. success of the first CSEC examinations in 1979. The CSEC cohort who took a leap of faith with the CXC was also featured, and, as the saying goes, the rest is history! In 1979, E. Nigel Harris the Council offered five subjects to over 30,000 students; in 2009, 33 subjects were offered to more than 150,000 students PROfESSOR E. NIgEL HARRIS at the CSEC level. The CSEC examinations have become the Chairman most recognised and popular secondary level examinations in the region with the popularity of CAPE increasing as well. Over the years, the grading scheme for the examinations has evolved to meet the changing matriculation requirements of institutions of higher learning within and outside the region and such changes will continue to be made by the Council as necessary to ensure the integrity and acceptability of the examinations we offer without sacrificing the quality of the product. The region continues to feel the impact of the global economic downturn and as our governments continue to face budget challenges, publicly funded institutions in the region have been pressed into becoming more and more entrepreneurial in order to meet internal operating targets as well as to maintain an effective external interface. Our Registrar and his team have been aggressively looking for new markets and opportunities for CXC to promote its products. The sale of past question papers, self study guides and other resource materials will not only generate revenue, but will also ensure broad dissemination of such material among CSEC and CAPE candidates. 4 REgISTRAR’S REVIEW▸ ▶ The impact of the As a result of these changes, the structure of the world economic crisis on organization has become more fluid and many opportunities the Caribbean and other have emerged for staff mobility and promotion. events in 2009 proved It is on the technology front that the change process the urgency of and finds its most visible and dramatic expression. Every staff necessity for the strategic member and every department has been touched by the transformation of the new technologies which have the potential of fostering a Caribbean Examinations less hierarchical and more interdependent work culture. Council. National Access to the technology goes across the board and as governments have come we make greater use of applications such as the Unified under increasing pressure Communications System, Docushare, the new HRIS old from a recession that has barriers will crumble. As we roll out technologies such as the the region reeling; our new website, and get the Online Registration System fully own corporate meltdown functional, the constituencies that we serve will access old in the CLICO collapse; services with new ease while new services will signal a CXC the trials of H1N1 and the persistent threat that is poses to that is responsive and proactive to the educational needs of the normal functioning of society. In many ways we have the region. decidedly entered a new era of business NOT as usual. At the beginning of the year, we presented the outline of the new strategic vision for CXC and unfortunately the analysis on which it was predicated has progressively come to pass. We correctly anticipated the difficulties that our governments and societies would face as a consequence of the world crisis and the insufficiency of our own regional integration and solidarity. The strategic direction sought to begin the repositioning of CXC so that it could consolidate and extend its considerable historical achievements in education; create new products and opportunities for Caribbean people; reduce its dependence on government subventions and leverage the power of computer and information technologies to work in a different, more efficient manner. Over the past year we have invested in people, made In the journey of 2009, the biggest disappointment has interim changes to our structures, and began to redesign our been the difficulties that we experienced in sourcing financial processes. In all of this, the introduction of new technologies support for the transformation initiative. Without reservation, has created a strong foundation for that different future. the new vision has been welcomed by all across the region Our investment in people has been the most significant and beyond, but few have put any money where their mouth element (although its results have not been the most visible) is. A few have come forward with important expressions of – we increased expenditure on staff development and support (such as the Embassy of the United States) and with training by 302 percent and have made an unprecedented win-win business partnerships (such as Barbados Business commitment to staff welfare though interventions around Machines-Xerox). We are deeply appreciative of this emotional intelligence and the provision of standing access support. to counselling services as well as a wellness and fitness We will continue to forge ahead with the optimism of programme in which the least paid staff receive the largest the will despite the pessimism of the intellect as we are subsidy. resolutely committed to nothing less than assuring the global We are yet to initiate the long awaited formal business intellectual competitiveness of the Caribbean. process review which will lay the basis for a re-engineering of our core processes taking account of the potential of new technologies. Despite this, we have nevertheless made Didacus Jules some interim changes to the structure of the organization that is aimed at removing some of the silos that persisted, DR DIDACUS JULES and which should begin to move us towards more functional Registrar interdependencies and more cost effective synergies. 5 Dance of the Dragonflies, By Virmala Dalipram, Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu College, Trinidad and Tobago, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 INTRODUCTION▸ ▶ This report summarizes the major activities and accomplishments of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in 2009. The report gives information on the achievements under the Strategic Goals and also tracks the progress of the Council’s New Strategic Vision. The performance of candidates in the examinations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is discussed in detailed, while highlights of the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) and the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) are also given. The region’s most outstanding performers in CSEC and CAPE are featured prominently; along with activities undertaken in syllabus development and maintenance, new areas of business development, application of technology to the Council’s processes and marketing and public relations. Caribbean Certificate of Caribbean Advanced Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) Proficiency Examination (CAPE) • The entries for this year’s examination tripled compared with • Syllabuses for three subjects were revised. 2008. • Four syllabuses are currently under review. • 60,393 subject entries were received, compared with 19,048 • Information Technology Unit 2 was examined for the first time. entries last year. • This year there was a six percent increase in the number of • Candidate entries have also grown at almost 300 percent this candidates registering for the CAPE. Some 24,183 candidates year. Some 21,563 candidates wrote the examination compared registered for the examination compared with 22,782 with 7,839 candidates in 2008. candidates last year. • Eleven Participating Territories submitted entries for the • There was also an eight percent increase in the number of examination. They were Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Unit entries submitted. Ninety-three thousand, six hundred British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, and forty-eight 93,648 Unit entries were received this year Montserrat, Saba, St Kitts and Nevis and St Vincent and the compared with 86,360 Unit entries last year. Grenadines. • Performance remained on par with that of 2008. • Meetings with stakeholders and workshops were held in nine • The Self-Study Guide for Economics was completed. territories. • Two syllabuses are under review. Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) • Over 500 teachers participated in orientation workshops. • Two territories, St Kitts/Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago submitted candidates for the CVQ this year. Caribbean Secondary • 305 CVQs were awarded to candidates in Trinidad and Education Certificate (CSEC) Tobago. They were awarded in Agriculture, Beauty Services, th Construction, Engineering and Maintenance, Personal Services • This was the 30 Anniversary of the CSEC examination. and Tourism and Hospitality. • Performance continued to improve with 66 percent of the • Twenty-one CVQs were awarded to candidates in St Kitts/ subject entries achieving Grades I to III. Nevis. They were awarded in two areas - Secretarial Skills and • This was the final year Typewriting was being offered. Food and Beverage Services. • This was also the final year that Basic Mathematics was being • Transcripts were approved for issue to a total of 730 candidates offered. who partially completed the CVQs in 2009. • Performance in English A improved significantly with 56 percent of entries achieving Grades I to III. • Syllabuses for three subjects were revised during the year. • One new syllabus is being developed for Additional Mathematics. • Candidate entries and subject entries both increased marginally this year. • Performance declined slightly in the January sitting; 55 percent of entries achieved Grades I to III. • Three syllabuses are currently under review. • Over 1200 teachers participated in orientation workshops. 7 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 STRUCTURE Of THE COUNCIL▸ Legal Status The Participating Territories are: Anguilla, Antigua and The Council was established in 1972, under Agreement by the Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Participating Governments in the English-speaking Caribbean Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, to conduct such examinations as it may think appropriate and St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, award certificates and diplomas on the results of any such Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands. examinations so conducted. The Council is empowered to regulate the conduct of any such examinations and prescribe the qualification requirements of candidates and the fees payable by them. Membership The Council comprises the following members: (a) The Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies; (b) The Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana; (c) (i) Three representatives of The University of the West Indies appointed by the Vice Chancellor of The Mrs Marlene Juman of Trinidad and Tobago and Mrs Clara Gardener University of the West Indies, regard being given of Turks and Caicos Islands at an AFC meeting to the geographic dispersion of the campuses; (ii) One representative of the University of Guyana appointed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana; (d) (i) Two representatives appointed by each of the Participating Governments of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and one representative appointed by each of the other Participating Governments; (ii) O ne representative of the teaching profession appointed by each National Committee from among its members. Mrs Shirley Wahler of the Cayman Islands and Mr Stephenson Hyacinth of Dominica at a SUBSEC meeting 8 STrUCTUrE oF THE CoUnCIl (CONTINUED) An Examining Committee consists of a Chief Examiner and Assistant Chief Examiners. Their main task is the setting of question papers - a task requiring both care and expertise and demanding rigorous security at all stages. Staff members of the Measurement and Evaluation Division assist the committees. National Committees A National Committee is established by each Participating Government in its territory and comprises representatives of a Ministry or Department of Education, the teaching profession, the universities in the area and the general community. Mrs Yvonne lewis of Trinidad and Tobago and Dr Gordon Harewood, SAr-EPD Committees of the Council The Chairperson of a National Committee is normally The Council has two main committees which help in carrying appointed by the Participating Government from among the out its work in between the annual Council meetings. The members of that National Committee. Administrative and Finance Committee (AFC) meets twice yearly and deals with administrative, financial and human Administrative and Operational Centres resource matters. The Sub-Committee of the School For operational purposes, the region is divided into two Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) also meets twice a year geographical areas - the Eastern Zone and the Western and deals with technical and examination issues. Zone. Administrative and Operational Centres (AOCs), one for each zone, have been established in Barbados and Subject Panels Jamaica respectively. Subject panels are appointed by the School Examinations Committee to advise it on all matters concerning CXC The Council’s Chief Executive Officer, the Registrar, is located subject offerings. The panels are responsible for preparing at the Council’s Headquarters. syllabuses and recommending methods of testing. The panels also consider comments and suggestions on the The office in Jamaica has operational responsibility for the syllabuses and examinations and recommends to SUBSEC Western Zone. The Pro-Registrar who is in charge of this desirable syllabus and examination modifications in the light centre exercises functions delegated to the Western Zone of those comments. Office in matters relating to all National Committees, the School Examinations Committee and its Sub-Committee Subject panels normally consist of six members of the (SUBSEC), subject panels, and syllabus formulation and education profession, drawn from Participating Territories, review. but persons can be co-opted for special meetings. At least three members of the panel must be practising teachers of the subject. Subject panels have continuing responsibility for reviewing the syllabuses and ensuring that the Council is kept abreast of the developments in curricula throughout the region. Panels also nominate persons from among whom SUBSEC selects members of the Examining Committees. Examining Committees The members of the Examining Committees are responsible for the main work of examining, including setting question papers, preparing mark schemes, supervising the marking by Examiners and Assistant Examiners after the examinations have been written. Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald of The University of the West Indies makes a point at a SUBSEC meeting while Dr Marlene Cox of the University of Guyana looks on. 9 Musical Scarf, By Falima Jack, South East Port of Spain Secondary School, Trinidad and Tobago, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 CERTIfICATION▸ CARIbbEAN SECONDARy EDUCATION CERTIfICATE (CSEC) January Sitting 2009 Administration of the Examination HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY Twelve subjects were offered at the January sitting; eleven at There was significant decline in candidate overall General Proficiency and one at Technical Proficiency. performance this year. Forty-five percent of the candidates There was a seven percent increase in candidate entries with achieved Grades I to III, compared with 79 percent in 2008. 26,093 candidates this year compared with 24,371 in 2008. Performance improved on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice However, there was a decline in the number of subject entries; paper but declined on Paper 02, the structured essay paper. 43,910 subject entries were received this year compared with Candidates performed unsatisfactorily on questions that 49,567 last year. required the application of knowledge to novel situations. Performance of Candidates INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Fifty-seven percent of the candidates who wrote the January Overall performance declined slightly when compared to 2009 examination achieved Grades I to III, compared with last year. This year 55 percent of entries achieved acceptable 60 percent in January 2008. Candidates continue to have grades compared with 57 percent last year. The performance difficulty in answering questions related to Queries. In the of candidates in the individual subjects is reported below. database component, simple tabular-type reports were well done but advanced reports where grouping or sorting was BIOLOGY required were seldom completed. Fifty-nine percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, compared with 68 percent in 2008. There was an improvement MATHEMATICS in the performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice paper. Forty-nine percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III However, there was a decline in performance on Paper 02, in 2009 compared with 57 percent in 2008. the Structured Essay paper, and on Paper 03/2, the Alternate to School-Based Assessment. The Examining Committee Approximately 10 percent of the candidates achieved Grade noted that candidates had difficulties with questions testing I compared with 9 percent in 2008. the concepts, genetics and pollination of flowers. Performance was generally satisfactory in the areas of CHEMISTRY Computation, Consumer Arithmetic, Set Theory, Statistics Thirty-seven percent of the candidates who wrote the and Relations, Functions and Graphs. The performance of examination in 2009 achieved Grades I to III, compared with candidates in questions testing Geometry, Measurement, 55 percent in 2008. This decline in performance was seen Trigonometry and Vectors was unsatisfactory. in the three papers that comprised the examination. The Examining Committee reported that candidates’ responses demonstrated a lack of knowledge of practical skills. ENGLISH A Candidates’ performance in English A improved compared with that of 2008. Approximately 59 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III compared with 48 percent in 2008. Performance in Paper 01, which assesses Understanding, was consistent with that of 2008. However, there was improved performance on Paper 02 which assesses both Understanding and Expression, especially on the exercises which tested Summary Writing and Reading Comprehension exercises. 11 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn SEConDArY EDUCATIon CErTIFICATE (CSEC) January Sitting 2009 (CONTINUED) OFFICE ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL STUDIES There was a decline in the performance of candidates in The overall performance in Social Studies was satisfactory. 2009 compared with 2008. Seventy-five percent of the Sixty-eight percent of the candidates who sat the candidates who wrote the examination achieved Grades I to examination achieved Grades I to III. This represented a III compared with 84 percent in 2008. decline in performance compared to 2008 when 79 percent of the candidates achieved this standard. The decline While there was a decline in the performance of the was most marked in Paper 03/2, the Alternative to School candidates on all the papers candidates’ performance on the Based Assessment where many candidates seemed to lack Paper 03/2, the Alternative to the School Based Assessment, knowledge of basic research methods. Good performances showed a significant decline compared with 2008. were recorded in Paper 02 on essay questions relating to Individual Interaction; however, performance on questions PHYSICS relating to regional integration was very weak. While the Fifty-six percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, knowledge components in some questions in Papers 01 compared with 63 percent in 2008. Performance improved and 02 were well handled, there is a general weakness in on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice paper but declined on interpretation and application evidenced by inadequate Paper 02, the Structured Essay paper. Some candidates explanations and undeveloped responses. demonstrated weaknesses on questions requiring curve sketching skills and stating definitions precisely. SPANISH This was the second January sitting of this syllabus which PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS became effective for examinations from May/June 2007. There was a decline in the performance of candidates in Seventy-five percent of candidates achieved Grades I to III the January 2009 examination. Fifty-five percent of the compared with 79 percent in January 2008. Candidates’ candidates achieved Grades I to III, compared with 60 percent performance on Paper 01 which assesses the listening and in 2008. There were improvements in the performance on reading skills and Paper 02 which assesses candidates’ ability Paper 02, the Essay Paper. However, there was a decline the to write the language was similar to that of January 2008. performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper and There was a decline in the performance on Paper 03 (Oral), Paper 03/2, the Alternative to the School Based Assessment which assesses the listening and speaking skills. Paper. The overall decline in performance was reflected mainly in Profile 1 (Knowledge) and Profile 3 (Interpretation). PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS There was a decline in the performance of candidates in the January 2009 examination. Sixty-four percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, compared with 72 percent in 2008. There was improved performance of candidates on Paper 02, the Essay Paper. However, there was a decline in the performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper and Paper 03/2, the Alternative to the School Based Assessment. The decline in performance on Paper 03/2 was most evident in Profile 3 (The Business Environment). 12 CERTIfICATION ▸ CARIbbEAN SECONDARy EDUCATION CERTIfICATE (CSEC) May/June Sitting 2009 Administration of Examination AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (DOUBLE AWARD) This year’s May/June sitting marked the 30th Anniversary of This was the second sitting of the examination based on the the CSEC examinations. revised syllabus. Eighty-seven percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, compared with 85 percent in Thirty-four subjects were administered at this year’s May/ 2008. While the overall performance was good, candidates June sitting of the CSEC examinations. Twenty-nine subjects demonstrated weakness on questions which required the were offered at General Proficiency only, one at General and application of practical knowledge, particularly in relation to Basic Proficiencies, three at Technical Proficiency only and the Profile 3 (Animal Production). one at Technical and General Proficiencies. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (SINGLE AWARD) This is the final year any subject is being offered at the Basic Eighty-six percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III. Proficiency. This was a slight improvement over 2008, when 84 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III. Candidates Candidate entries and subject entries both increased performed better on Profile 1 (The Business of Farming). marginally this year. Candidate entries increased from However, candidates experienced difficulties with questions 143,017 in 2008 to 143,489 this year, while subject entries which assessed their knowledge of practical skills, particularly moved to 566, 886 from 557,425 in 2008. in relation to Profile 3 (Animal Production). BIOLOGY Performance of Candidates Seventy-four percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to For the third consecutive year there was an improvement III in 2009, compared with 77 percent in 2008. Although in the performance of candidates. Sixty-six percent of the the performance improved on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice entries achieved Grades I to III, compared with 62 percent paper, the Examining Committee reported that candidates in 2008. Performances in individual subjects are reported continued to have difficulty manipulating biological below. information, and applying knowledge in novel situations. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OPTION 1: Construction Eighty-six percent of the candidates who sat the examination in 2009 earned Grades I to III, compared with 90 percent in 2008. Candidates’ responses to questions on Paper 02, the structured paper, were generally unsatisfactory, especially on Question 1, the compulsory question. In addition, a number of candidates showed weaknesses in the knowledge of key areas of building construction including floors, roofs, stairs, doors and windows. OPTION 2: Woods Ninety percent of the candidates who wrote the examination in 2009 earned Grades I to III, compared with 80 percent in 2008. There was an improved performance by candidates on all papers. CHEMISTRY Approximately 78 percent of the candidates writing the 2009 examinations earned Grades I to III compared with 68 percent in 2008. 13 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn SEConDArY EDUCATIon CErTIFICATE (CSEC) May/June Sitting 2009 (CONTINUED) Some improvement was evident in the performance on the ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY questions requiring data analysis, knowledge of the mole, Seventy-eight percent of the candidates who wrote the the periodic table and drawing and interpreting graphs. examination in 2009 earned Grades I to III, compared with 64 percent in 2008. There was a decline in performance on Candidates continue to find aspects of organic chemistry Paper 02, the structured paper, which may be attributed to challenging, particularly polymers and knowledge of basic unsatisfactory practical work, poor problem solving skills and concepts including definitions. the inability to apply key fundamental concepts. Generally, greater attention to the planning and design in the laboratory exercises is required. ENGLISH A Performance in English A improved in 2009. Fifty-six percent of CARIBBEAN HISTORY candidates achieved Grades I to III compared with 45 percent Performance in the 2009 examination was moderate, with in 2008 and 49 percent in 2007. The greatest improvement a decline in the number of candidates achieving Grades I was evident in Paper 02, with candidates achieving best to III. Fifty-eight percent of candidates achieved acceptable results on Section 3 (Story writing) and Section 4 (Argument). greades at this level compared with 67 percent in 2008. The Understanding profile, tested mainly through the two Performance declined most significantly in Paper 02, where comprehension passages on this Paper, continues to be an candidates continue to demonstrate weakness in analysis and area of weakness. evaluation skills. Additionally, the later themes in the syllabus pose considerable difficulty with candidates seeming to lack ENGLISH B adequate knowledge of the content. The 2009 examination was the first assessment of the new cycle of texts in the 2009 to 2011 syllabus. On Paper 02, a CLOTHING AND TEXTILES new format was also introduced for one of the questions in Eighty percent of the candidates writing the 2009 examination Section II, Poetry, which allowed candidates to choose the achieved Grades I to III compared with 79 percent in 2008. poems they wished to discuss based on a specified rubric While performance on Paper 01 declined slightly, there was or theme. some improvement in both Paper 02 and 03. In 2009, 58 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III ECONOMICS compared with 48 percent in 2008. There was an improved This examination was offered for the third time in 2009. In performance on Profile 3 (Prose Fiction). Most candidates 2009, 64 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III performed well on the parts of the questions requiring compared with 65 percent who achieved similar grades in knowledge of the texts. In addition, there were some good 2008. In general, candidates demonstrated a satisfactory responses to the analytical aspects of the questions, reflected grasp of key economic concepts. However, in several in excellent essays. instances, the construction and interpretation of diagrams continued to be challenging. FRENCH Sixty-seven percent of the candidates achieved Grades I While there was some improvement in performance on the to III, compared with 74 percent in the 2008 examination. School Based Assessment component of the examination, There was a decline in performance on all papers, especially some candidates continued to embark on projects that were on Paper 02, the Free Response paper which assesses beyond the scope of the syllabus or did not relate to any candidates’ ability to write the language, and Paper 03, aspect of Economics. which assesses the listening and speaking skills. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND FOOD AND NUTRITION MANGEMENT Eighty-eight percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to Ninety percent of the candidates who wrote the examination in III compared with 85 percent in 2008. 2009 achieved Grades I to III compared to 95 percent in 2008. There was an improvement in the performance of candidates Candidates’ performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice on Paper 02, the Production Paper and on Paper 03/2, the Paper was similar to that in 2008. However, performance Alternative to the School Based Assessment. However, there on Paper 02, the Theory Paper, was better than that in 2008. was a decline in the performance of candidates on Paper 01, Candidates continue to show improvement in the Schools the Structured Paper which tests theoretical knowledge of Based Assessment. the concepts. Candidates displayed unfamiliarity with the technical terms, computer software and their functions and working with graphics and charts. 14 CArIBBEAn SEConDArY EDUCATIon CErTIFICATE (CSEC) May/June Sitting 2009 (CONTINUED) GEOGRAPHY MATHEMATICS (GENERAL) Sixty percent of the candidates gained Grades I to III At the General Proficiency level, candidates’ performance compared to 63 percent in 2008. Candidates continue to was similar to 2008 with 41 percent achieving Grades I to III demonstrate weaknesses on the compulsory question based compared to 40 percent in 2008. on map reading as well as on the questions testing weather systems, climate and vegetation. The performance of candidates on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper and Paper 02, the Extended Response Paper, Though candidates generally performed well in the School was also consistent with the performance in 2008. Candidates Based Assessment, some candidates demonstrated poor performed satisfactorily in the areas of Computation, performance in the application of fieldwork skills. Consumer Arithmetic and Relations, Functions and Graphs. HOME ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT MATHEMATICS (BASIC) Eighty-seven percent of the candidates achieved Grades This was the final year that Mathematics was examined at this I to III in 2009, compared with 85 percent in 2008. There proficiency. There was an improvement in the performance was an improved performance on Paper 01, the Multiple of the candidates overall, with 37 percent of the candidates Choice paper. However, on Paper 02, the structured essay achieving Grades I to III compared to 31 percent in 2008. paper, candidates showed weakness in analytical and There was an improvement in the performance of candidates communication skills. on Paper 02, the Extended Response Paper, while the performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper was HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY consistent with the performance in 2008. The performance of candidates improved in 2009 with 78 percent of the candidates achieving Grades I to III, compared MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY with 68 percent in 2008. This year, there was an improved Eighty-six percent of the candidates who wrote the performance on the question testing Genetic. However, examination in 2009 earned Grades I to III compared with 82 the Examining Committee reported that candidates were percent in 2008. The candidates continue to perform well on challenged by questions which assessed the anatomical the SBA component of the examination. It is recommended structure and physiological functions of the human body. that candidates be exposed to the various machine tools and components, as well as practice their Technical Drawing INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY skills in an effort to produce clear sketches of mechanical Overall performance improved at the General Proficiency components. level when compared to that of 2009 with 87 percent of the candidates achieving Grades I to III compared, to 82 percent MUSIC in 2008. At the Technical Proficiency level performance also There was a significant decline in the performance of improved as 86 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I candidates in 2009 with 54 percent achieving Grades I to III, to III compared with 79 percent in 2008. compared with 78 percent in 2008. This decline was reflected in the performance on all papers. It is recommended that Programming and the manipulation of binary numbers inexperienced teachers be exposed to methodologies to continues to be challenging for candidates at both assist in the delivery of the Music curriculum. Proficiencies. At the General Proficiency level the interpretation of flow charts, the completion of truth tables OFFICE ADMINISTRATION and writing programs using a structured language continue The overall performance of candidates in this examination to be challenging for candidates. At the technical Proficiency was consistent with the performance in 2008. Eighty-one the creation of queries in database management continues percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III in 2009 to be challenging for candidates. compared to 83 percent in 2008. There was an improvement in the performance of candidates on Paper 01, the Multiple INTEGRATED SCIENCE Choice Paper, while there was a decline in the performance There was an improvement in the overall performance of on Paper 02, the Extended Response Paper. There was also candidates on this year’s examination over 2008. Eighty-nine an improvement in the performance of candidates on Paper percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III compared 03/2, the Alternative to the School Based Assessment. with 86 percent in 2008. There was an improvement in the performance of candidates on Paper 01 the Multiple Choice paper, Candidates’ performance in Paper 02, the Essay paper and the School Based Assessment was consistent with the performance in 2008. 15 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn SEConDArY EDUCATIon CErTIFICATE (CSEC) January Sitting 2009 (CONTINUED) PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS I to III, in both years and this consistent performance was In 2009, 61 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to further reflected in all papers. The Reading and Writing III compared with 63 percent in 2008. There was a decline aspects continue to pose challenges for candidates. in the performance of candidates on Paper 02, the Problem Solving Paper. However, the performance of candidates SOCIAL STUDIES on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper and Paper 03/1 There was an improvement in performance in the 2009 Social the School Based Assessment, was consistent with that of Studies examination. The percentage of candidates achieving 2008. There was a decline in the performance in Profile 2, Grades I to III was 79 percent compared with 66 percent in Application. However, performance on Profile 1, Knowledge 2008. There was significant improvement in Paper 02 where and Profile 3, Interpretation, was consistent with that of candidates seemed better able to develop their responses 2008. with relevant details and examples. Performance on Papers 03/1 and 03/2 continues to be fairly good. PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS There was an improvement in the overall performance of TECHNICAL DRAWING candidates on this year’s examination over 2008. Eighty There was an improvement in the overall performance of percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III compared candidates on this year’s examination. Seventy-five percent with 76 percent in 2008. There was improvement in the of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, compared with 68 performance of candidates on Paper 02, the Essay Paper. percent in 2008. However, the performance of candidates on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice Paper and Paper 03/1, the School Based Although the performance on the School Based Assessment Assessment was consistent with that of 2008. There was component was consistent with 2008, there was a decline improvement in the performance on Profile 2, Production, in the use of standard drawing practices. The Examining Marketing and Finance and Profile 3, The Business Committee reported that candidates must be encouraged Environment. Performance on Profile 1, Organizational to pay more attention to tasks which require the use of line- Principles was consistent with that of 2008. work, dimensioning, construction, scales and labelling. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT THEATRE ARTS Forty-eight percent of the candidates who wrote the Overall performance in the 2009 examination improved examination achieved Grade 1 compared with 54 percent in with 88 percent of the candidates achieving Grades I 2008. It is recommended that teachers reinforce the use of to III, compared with 79 percent in 2008. Candidates’ correct terminologies in the description of skills and realities performance in Paper 01, the Short Answer Paper, and Paper of the discipline. 03, The Internal Assessment, improved in 2009. In general, candidates responded well to the questions where the recall PHYSICS of information was required, but experienced challenges The performance of the candidates in the June 2009 with the interpretive aspects of the written examination. examination was comparable with that of June 2008. Seventy- seven percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, TYPEWRITING compared with 78 percent in 2008. Candidates continue to This was the final year that Typewriting was examined. There perform satisfactorily in the practical skills component of the was a significant improvement in the overall performance of examination tested in the School Based Assessment. candidates on this year’s examination compared to 2008. Sixty-one percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to III, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION compared with 32 percent in 2008. Candidates demonstrated Eighty-one percent of the candidates achieved Grades I an improvement in the accuracy, planning and proof reading to III in 2009, compared with 80 percent in 2008. In Paper of their work. 01, the Multiple Choice, the questions which assessed the indigenous religions, Hinduism and Islam proved to be VISUAL ARTS more challenging than those on Christianity. Additionally, The overall performance in the 2009 examination was candidates performance in Profile 3, Application, declined very consistent with that of 2008. In 2009 72 percent of this year. It is recommended that candidates apply religious the candidates achieved Grades I to III compared with 71 principles to contemporary life situations. percent in 2008. Although the pieces submitted this year were generally not of a very high standard, there were SPANISH outstanding pieces submitted in each option. Option B The performance of candidates in 2009 was similar to that (Imaginative Compositions) was one of the more popular in 2008, with 69 percent of the candidates achieving Grades options in 2009. 16 CERTIfICATION ▸ Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) May/June Sitting 2009 Administration of Examination In Unit 2, 96 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I The Council examined 46 Units in 24 subjects this year. Both to V compared with 95 percent in 2008. The standard of candidate entries and Unit entries continue to grow. There work displayed by most candidates in this examination was was a six percent increase in the number of candidates satisfactory. Again this year, candidates appeared to be registering for the CAPE. Some 24,183 candidates registered well prepared in Discrete Mathematics and Probability and for the examination compared with 22,782 candidates last Distributions. year. There was also an eight percent increase in the number of Unit entries submitted. Ninety-three thousand, six hundred ART AND DESIGN and forty-eight Unit entries were received this year compared In Unit 1, the overall performance of candidates improved with 86,360 Unit entries last year. in 2009. One hundred percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V, compared with 98 percent in 2008. In Unit 2, 99 Performance of Candidates percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V compared with 100 percent in 2008. The performance of candidates in CAPE remained on par with that of 2008. Eighty-nine percent of the Unit entries There was improvement in the Cultural Studies paper in submitted achieved Grades I to V, which are acceptable Unit 1, which tested candidates’ knowledge of the linkages Grades at CAPE. between art and design and the cultural aspects of the Caribbean. In several of the Units, the Examining Committees reported that candidates demonstrated very weak higher-order The quality of the Production Pieces in both Units 1 and 2 cognitive skills. A report on performance in individual Units was commendable and some very creative projects were is given below. submitted for the Internal Assessment component of the examination. ACCOUNTING In Unit 1, 95 percent of the candidates earned Grades I to V, BIOLOGY compared with 92 percent in 2008 and 85 percent in 2007. For Unit 1, approximately 91 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V, compared with 92 percent in 2008. For Unit 2, 88 percent of candidates earned Grade I to V In Unit 2, 97 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to compared with 89 percent in 2008 and 84 percent in 2007. V, compared with 96 percent in 2008. Performance in Module 1 (Costing Principles) and Module 3 (Planning and Decision Making), compared favourably with This year, Paper 032, an Alternate paper to Internal the same modules in 2008, while Module 2 (Costing Systems) Assessment, was introduced for the out-of-school population. showed a decline. Candidates did not perform very well on this paper for either Unit. For both Units, performance on the internal assessment was satisfactory. Despite overall acceptable performance in both Units, candidates showed weakness in some areas of practical APPLIED MATHEMATICS activities, notably, the skills of Drawing, and Planning and Overall performance of candidates in 2009 was consistent Design. with the performance in 2008. In Unit 1, 85 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V compared with 86 percent CARIBBEAN STUDIES in 2008. Once again this year, there were some outstanding Candidates’ performance in this subject was comparable performances in this Unit particularly in Paper 01, Module 1 with performance in 2008. Ninety-eight percent of the (Collecting and Describing Data), and Module 2 (Managing candidates who wrote the examination achieved Grades I to Uncertainty), of Paper 02. As in previous years, candidates V in 2009, compared with 98 percent who achieved similar displayed weaknesses in procedures requiring algebraic grades in 2008. manipulation. 17 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn ADvAnCED ProFICIEnCY ExAMInATIon (CAPE) MAY/JUnE SITTInG 2009 (CONTINUED) Though many candidates demonstrated a satisfactory ECONOMICS knowledge of critical concepts and debates in Caribbean In Unit 1, the percentage of candidates achieving Grades I Studies, some candidates provided vague or imprecise to V declined from 93 percent in 2008 to 88 percent in 2009. responses to questions. In some instances, deficiencies in The performance of candidates on Paper 01, the Multiple the analytical skills were evident. Choice Paper, and Paper 03/1, the Internal Assessment, was consistent with that in 2008. However, there was a decline in There was improvement in the overall presentation of the the performance on Paper 02, the Essay paper. The overall research papers for the Internal Assessment component of the decline in performance was evident in the three modules. examination. However, candidates continued to encounter challenges with key requirements that are essential to the In Unit 2, the percentage of candidates achieving Grades I to research process. V improved from 79 percent in 2008 to 86 percent in 2009. There was improved performance on Paper 01, the Multiple CHEMISTRY Choice Paper, Paper 02, the Essay Paper and Paper 03/1, the Approximately 85 percent of the candidates writing the 2009 Internal Assessment. There was marked improvement on Unit 1 examinations earned Grades I to V, compared with 88 Module 1, Models of the Macro economy. percent in 2008. For Unit 2, 90 percent earned Grades I to V, compared with 94 percent in 2008. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY Eighty-eight percent of the candidates who sat the Unit 1 Some challenges were noted with some topics in Unit 1, examination achieved Grades I to V, compared with 68 percent such as, line emission spectrum, hydrogen bonding and in 2008. For Unit 2, 63 percent of the candidates achieved diminerization and in Unit 2 with topics such as basic and Grades I to V, compared with 84 percent in 2008. Despite acidic properties of amines, hazodyes, and back titration overall acceptable performance in both Units, candidates which is based on the mole concept. continued to show weakness in their ability to solve problems involving computation and advanced technical vocational For each Unit, the candidates seemed to be more comfortable skills in Electrical and Electronic Technology. with the content in Module 1: Chemistry Fundamentals in Unit 1 and Chemistry of Carbon Compounds in Unit 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Generally, greater attention to the planning and design in In Unit 1, the percentage of candidates earning Grades I the laboratory exercises is required. to V increased to 94 percent from 93 percent in 2008. The percentage of candidates earning Grades I to III increased to COMMUNICATION STUDIES 56 in 2009 from 52 percent in 2008. Ninety-six percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V There was a noticeable improvement in the number of in 2009 compared with 98 percent in 2008 and 99 percent in candidates who demonstrated the breadth of knowledge 2007. Candidates’ performance on all papers was comparable necessary to perform well. However, many candidates to the two previous years with the exception of Paper 02 in continue to have problems with questions which required the which performance was significantly lower. Overall Module use of higher-order cognitive skills. performance was also lower on the three Modules, but more so in Module 3 (Speaking and Writing). The overall standard of the Internal Assessment was comparable to that of 2008. Many of the candidates Candidates need more practice in essay writing as well as submitted work that was of a very high standard. in exercises that would help them to better analyze and evaluate information. For Unit 2, overall performance was comparable to that of 2008 with 96 percent of the candidates earning Grades I to V. COMPUTER SCIENCE Candidates performed well in the sections of the question This year was the first examination for the revised syllabus. which required basic knowledge and comprehension skills; Eight-three percent of the candidates who sat the Unit 1 where questions required higher-order cognitive skills such examination earned Grades I to V, compared with 99 percent as being able to justify or to evaluate situations, candidates’ in 2008 and 85 percent in 2007. In Unit 2, 63 percent of the performance was below expectation. Of the three Modules candidates earned Grades I to V, compared with 99 percent the weakest performance was in Module 3, (Pollution of the in 2008 and 63 percent in 2007. Environment). Candidates experienced difficulty in writing programs and the construction of data flow and entity relationship diagrams. There was an overall improvement in the quality and relevance of the laboratory exercises and the journals. 18 CArIBBEAn ADvAnCED ProFICIEnCY ExAMInATIon (CAPE) MAY/JUnE SITTInG 2009 (CONTINUED) FOOD AND NUTRITION GEOGRAPHY In Unit 1, 94 percent of candidates achieved Grades I to V Improved performance was noted this year. For Unit 1, compared with 95 percent in 2008. Fifty-one percent of approximately 96 percent of candidates earned Grades I to the candidates achieved Grades I to III compared with 38 V, compared with 83 percent in 2008. Similarly for Unit 2, percent in 2008. approximately 95 percent of the candidates earned Grades I to V, compared with 68 percent in 2008. In Unit 2, performance was comparable to that of 2008 with 99 percent of candidates achieving Grades I to V in both Candidates continued to show improvement on questions years and 57 percent of candidates achieving Grades I to III requiring map-reading and other practical skills and some in both years. aspects of physical geography. However, greater attention is still required for some basic concepts and definitions, as Candidates continued to perform very well in the area of well as topics such as climatology which seems to have been Food and Nutrition; however there was still a general lack treated superficially. of knowledge of specific scientific principles associated with the subject. A greater depth of coverage of the syllabus Generally, candidates and teachers need to focus more on with respect to Module 3 (Food Preparation and Service: the design of the project for the Internal Assessment and to Principles and Methods) in Unit 1 and Module 3 (Food ensure that the methodology is appropriate for achieving the Preparation and Service: Large Quantity and Commercial) in stated objectives. Unit 2 is required. GEOMETRICAL AND MECHANICAL FRENCH ENGINEERING DRAWING Eighty-eight percent of the candidates achieved Grades I Sixty-five percent of the candidates who wrote Unit 1 in to V in Unit 1 in the 2009 examination compared with 93 2009 earned Grades I to V, compared with 76 percent in percent in 2008 and 89 percent in 2007. 2008. Candidates’ performed poorly in Paper 01. Weakest performances occurred in Module 3, (Mechanical Engineering In terms of the written papers, there was a decline in Drawing). candidates’ performance on Paper 01, which assessed the aural skills. However, on both Paper 02, which assessed the In Unit 2, 91 percent of the candidates achieved Grade I to V, reading and writing skills, and on Paper 03, which assessed the compared with 86 percent in 2008. Candidates’ performance literary skills, performance was comparable to the previous in all three Modules was good. two years’. Performance on Paper 04, the oral paper, was also similar to that of 2007 and 2008. The performance on the Internal Assessment for both Units continued to be very good. A large number of candidates Module performance showed that candidates continued to continued to display poor drawing skills, limited design ability do best on Module 3 (L’Environnement). Performance on and a poor knowledge of ISO convention. Candidates need Module 1 (L’Individu, la famille et la vie journalière), and on to improve their knowledge of engineering components, Module 2 (La Société et les affaires socials) continued to be materials and manufacturing processes. satisfactory. Grammar and vocabulary continued to pose challenges to candidates and many presentations again HISTORY suffered because of poor expression. In Unit 1, 90 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V, compared with 85 percent in 2008. In Unit 2, 91 percent In Unit 2, overall performance was comparable to that of 2008 of the candidates achieved Grades I to V, compared with 89 and 2007, with 99 percent of the candidates achieving Grades percent in 2008. I to V. A comparable percentage of candidates, 82 percent achieved Grades I to III in 2009 as in 2008, 81 percent. There The multiple-choice format was introduced for the first were commendable performances by candidates on all three time in 2009 and performance on this component of the of the written papers. However, performance on Paper 04, examination was generally weak. the oral paper, declined. Candidates’ main areas of weakness on this paper were in grammar and pronunciation. In general, candidates demonstrated a satisfactory understanding of key historical issues. However, weaknesses were evident in the analytical and essay-writing skills that are required at the advanced level. 19 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn ADvAnCED ProFICIEnCY ExAMInATIon (CAPE) MAY/JUnE SITTInG 2009 (CONTINUED) Performance on the Internal Assessment component of the In Unit 2, 96 percent of the candidates earned acceptable examination was satisfactory. Grades I to V in 2008 and 2009. Although performance in Paper 01, the short answer paper, declined over 2008, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY candidates’ performed better in Paper 02, the essay paper. The revised syllabus was examined for the first time in 2009. Overall, candidates’ performed best in Module 1 (Drama). The revision included a reorganization of the Unit 1 syllabus Performance in Module 2 (Poetry) and Module 3 (Prose) was and the introduction of a Unit 2. comparable. In Unit 1, 83 percent of the candidates who wrote the 2009 MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS examinations achieved Grades I to V, compared with 98 In Unit 1, the overall performance of candidates improved percent in 2008. in 2009. Ninety percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V in 2009, compared with 85 percent in 2008. There were There was a decline in the performance in Paper 01, the improvements in the performance of candidates on Paper Multiple Choice and Paper 02, the Extended Response Paper. 01, the Multiple Choice Paper, Paper 02, the Essay paper and There was also a decline in the performance in the Internal Paper 03/1, the Internal Assessment. Improved performance Assessment. However, there was an improved performance was also noted on the three Modules. in Paper 03/2, the Alternative to the Internal Assessment. In Unit 2, 97 percent of the candidates achieved Grades In Unit 2, 83 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to I to V , compared with 95 percent in 2008. There was an V. Performance on the Internal Assessment was satisfactory. improvement in the performance of candidates on Paper 02, the Essay Paper. The performance on Paper 03/1, the LAW Internal Assessment was consistent with that of 2008. The The performance of candidates in Unit 1 in 2009 was performance of candidates on Module 2 (Fundamentals of consistent with that of 2008. Seventy-one percent of the Marketing) improved over that of 2008. candidates achieved Grades I to V, compared with 72 percent in 2008. Fifty-two percent of the candidates who wrote Unit PHYSICS 2 in 2009 earned Grades I to V, compared with 72 percent Eighty-eight percent of the candidates who wrote the Unit in 2008. 1 examination achieved Grades I to V, compared with 93 percent in 2008. For Unit 2, 92 percent of the candidates Candidates continued to demonstrate an inadequate achieved Grades I to V compared with 94 percent in 2008. knowledge of cases, legal concepts and theories which is Candidates experienced difficulties with questions based on critical if they are to demonstrate the necessary depth that Newton’s 2nd Law, Simple Harmonic Motion and the First law is required in their responses. Generally, the performance of Thermodynamics. in the Internal Assessment components in both Units was satisfactory. PURE MATHEMATICS Sixty-two percent of the candidates who wrote the 2009 Unit LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 1 examination achieved Grades I to V, compared with 70 Candidates’ performance in the 2009 Unit I examination percent in 2008. However, a similar percentage of candidates declined by approximately three percent at Grades I to V achieved Grade I in both years, 12 percent in 2009 compared compared with 2008. In 2009, approximately, 85 percent of to 13 percent in 2008. There was an improved performance the candidates achieved Grades I to V , compared with 88 in Paper 02, the Extended Response Paper, while there was a percent in 2008. This decline was mainly as a result of the decline in the performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice decline in the performance of Module 2 (Poetry), particularly Paper. in Paper 01. Overall performance in Module 1 (Drama) and Module 3 (Prose) was consistent with 2008. In all three The performance in the Internal Assessment was consistent Modules candidates continued to underperform when asked with 2008, but in 2009, there was an improved performance to deal with the techniques the writers’ used to craft their on Paper 03/2, the Alternative to the Internal Assessment. work and the effectiveness of such techniques. 20 CArIBBEAn ADvAnCED ProFICIEnCY ExAMInATIon (CAPE) MAY/JUnE SITTInG 2009 (CONTINUED) While there was a decline in the performance of candidates SPANISH in Module 1 (Basic Algebra and Functions), there was an Eighty-six percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V improved performance in Module 2 (Trigonometry and Plane in Unit 1 in the 2009 examination, compared with 89 percent Geometry) and Module 3 (Calculus I). in 2008 and 85 percent in 2007. For Unit 2, candidate performance declined in 2009, with 75 In the external assessment paper, there was an improvement percent of the candidates achieving Grades I to V, compared in candidates’ performance on Paper 01, which assessed the with 84 percent in 2008. In 2009, there was also a six percent aural skills. However, on both Paper 02, which assessed the decrease in the number of candidates who attained Grade reading and writing skills, and on Paper 03, which assessed I in this Unit. The performance in Paper 02 the Extended the literary skills, performance declined slightly. The Response Paper was consistent with 2008, but there was a performance on Paper 04, the oral paper, was also similar to decline in performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice that of 2007 and 2008. Paper. There was an improved performance in 2009 in the Internal Assessment and the Alternative to the Internal Candidates generally sustained their level of performance Assessment. across the three Modules. Candidates’ performance in Module 1 (Calculus II) and In Unit 2, 91 percent of candidates achieved Grades I to V, Module 2 (Sequences, Series and Approximations), declined compared with 87 percent in 2008. Candidates’ performance while performance in Module 3 (Counting, Matrices and on Paper 02, which assessed the reading and writing skills, Complex Numbers) improved. and Paper 04, the oral paper, was comparable to that of 2008. However, performance on Paper 01, which assessed SOCIOLOGY the aural skills, and on Paper 03, which assessed the literary In Unit 1, 87 percent of candidates achieved Grades I to V skills declined. compared with 92 percent in 2008. In Unit 2, 99 percent of the candidates achieved Grades I to V compared with 97 Candidates showed a noticeable lack of mastery of literary percent in 2008. analytical skills in both Units. Paper 01, the Multiple-Choice paper, was introduced for the first time for both Units and performance in these papers was satisfactory. Some candidates’ demonstrated limited understanding of key sociological theories and their application to the Caribbean context. Candidates continued to face challenges with questions related to research methods. Performance on the Internal Assessment component of the examination was satisfactory. 21 Fruit Basket, By Demar Chambers, St Catherine High School, Jamaica, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 OUTSTANDINg PERfORMANCE▸ Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) 2009 ▶ For the fourth consecutive year, a student of Queen’s College, Guyana is the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Region in the CSEC examination. Miss Kia Persaud achieved Grade I in 14 subjects. She achieved Grade I in Agricultural Science (Double Award), Biology, Chemistry, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Economics, English A, English B, French, Geography, Human and Social Biology, Information Technology (Technical), Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies and Spanish. Miss Padminee Roshundatt also of Queen’s College, Guyana received the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in the Sciences. Padminee achieved Grade I in 14 subjects including six Science subjects – Agricultural Science (Double KIA PERSAUD Queen’s College, Guyana award), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human and Social Most Outstanding Candidate Overall Biology and Integrated Science. She also achieved Grade in the Region in the CSEC examination I in English A, English B, French, Geography, Information Technology (Technical), Mathematics, Spanish and Social Studies. Another student from Guyana, the New Amsterdam Multilateral School, won the award for Most Outstanding Performance in Business Education. Miss Sonya yacoob achieved Grade I in 11 subjects. She achieved Grade I in six Business Education subjects – Economics, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Office Administration and Information Technology (Technical). She also achieved Grade I in English A, English B, Integrated Science, Mathematics and Social Studies. PADMINEE ROSHUNDATT Queen’s College, Guyana Most Outstanding Candidate in the Sciences SONyA yACOOb New Amsterdam Multilateral School, Guyana Most Outstanding Performance in Business Education 23 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 oUTSTAnDInG PErForMAnCE (CSEC) (CONTINUED) The award for the Most Outstanding Performance in Humanities went to Miss Jovelle Lewis of Holy Name Convent, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Jovelle achieved Grade I in nine subjects, including five Humanities subjects – Caribbean History, French, Geography, Social Studies and Spanish. She also achieved Grade I in Biology, Chemistry, English A, and Mathematics. The award for the Most Outstanding Performance in Technical/ Vocational Education went to Mr Norman Tai of York Castle High School, Jamaica. Norman achieved Grade I in nine subjects and Grade II in one subject. He achieved Grade I in four Technical/ Vocational subjects – Electrical and Electronic Technology, Building Technology (Construction), Informational Technology JOVELLE LEWIS and Technical Drawing. Norman also achieved Grade I in, English Holy Name Convent, Trinidad and Tobago A, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies and Spanish and Grade Most Outstanding Performance in Humanities II in Visual Arts. Theresa Cann, a student of Bishop Gibson High School, Jamaica received the award for the Most Outstanding Performance in Visual Arts, 2-Dimensional work. Theresa drew a portrait of a young lady seated with her head supported by both hands. Karishma Dhera of Government Secondary School in Montserrat received the award for the Most Outstanding Performance in Visual Arts, 3-Dimensional work. She constructed a relief entitled Metamorphosis. Shantal Venessa Pellington from Excelsior High School, Jamaica was awarded the prize for the Best Short Story submitted in the English A General Proficiency examination. The story is based on a photograph which depicts a little girl who appears to be reading NORMAN TAI a book to a little boy. The story uses the flashback technique to York Castle High School, Jamaica poignantly narrate the events of a happy sibling relationship Most Outstanding Performance in Technical/Vocational Education which has been interrupted by the tragic death of the persona’s sister. KARISHMA DHERA SHANTAL VENESSA PELLINgTON THERESA CANN Government Secondary School, Montserrat Excelsior High School, Jamaica Bishop Gibson High School, Jamaica Most Outstanding Performance in Best Short Story submitted in the English A Most Outstanding Performance in Visual Arts, 3-Dimensional work General Proficiency Visual Arts, 2-Dimensional work 24 OUTSTANDINg PERfORMANCE▸ Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) 2009 ▶ Rashad brathwaite, a student of Harrison College, Barbados received the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Region in the CAPE this year. Rashad achieved Grade I in 12 CAPE Units - Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, French Units 1 and 2, History Units 1 and 2, Law Units 1 and 2, Sociology Units 1 and 2 and Spanish Units 1 and 2. With his outstanding performance, Rashad also copped the awards for the Most Outstanding Candidate in Modern Languages and the Humanities. RASHAD bRATHWAITE Another student from Harrison College, Alisia Sheppard won Harrison College, Barbados the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate Technical Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Region Studies. Alisia achieved Grade I in eight Units - Art and Design Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2 and Communication Studies. Chantal Cave of St Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the Natural Science award. Chantal achieved Grade I in ten Units with all As in the module grades. She achieved Grade I in Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Communication Studies, Physics Units 1 and 2 and Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2. ALISIA SHEPPARD Students from schools in Trinidad and Tobago also won in Harrison College, Barbados three other categories- Business Studies, Environmental Most Outstanding Candidate Technical Studies Science and Mathematics, while the other awards went to students from Barbados and Jamaica. CHANTAL CAVE St Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain Most Outstanding Candidate Natural Science Award 25 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 oUTSTAnDInG PErForMAnCE (CAPE) (CONTINUED) Shivana Sharma of Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu School received the Business Studies Award with Grade I in eight Units, including six Business Units. She achieved Grade I in Accounting Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, Economics Units 1 and 2 and Management of Business Units 1 and 2. Kiron Cornelius Neale of Presentation College, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago won the award for Environmental Science. Kiron achieved Grade I in five Units and Grade II in three Units. He achieved Grade I in Biology Units 1 and 2, Communication Studies, Environmental Science Units 1 and SHIVANA SHARMA Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu College, St Augustine, 2, and Grade II in Caribbean Studies and Geography Units Most Outstanding Candidate for Business 1 and 2. Studies Stuart Deoraj of Presentation College, Chaguanas won the award for Most Outstanding Performance in Mathematics. Stuart achieved Grade I in ten Units with all A Grades in the Modules. He achieved Grade I in Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Communication Studies and Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2. Kenny Raymond Huang of Campion College, Jamaica received the award for Most Outstanding Performance in Information and Communication Technology. Kenny achieved Grade I in ten Units - Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2, Computer Science Units 1 and 2, Physics Units 1 and 2 and Pure Mathematics Units KIRON CORNELIUS NEALE 1 and 2. Presentation College, San Fernando,Trinidad and Tobago Award for Environmental Science Harrison College, Barbados received the award for CAPE School of the Year for producing the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in 2009. KENNy RAyMOND HUANg STUART DEORAJ Campion College, Jamaica Presentation College, Chaguanas, Outstanding Performance in Information Trinidad & Tobago and Communication Technology Most Outstanding Performance in Mathematics 26 OUTSTANDINg PERfORMANCE▸ Dominica St. Mary’s Academy’s Sidney Jules was the winner in Dominica. He achieved Grade I in nine subjects - Biology, Chemistry, English A, French, Mathematics, Physics, Principles of Business and Spanish. EMAIL PIX Grenada Arlene Haynes of St Joseph’s Convent took the prize for the Spice Isle with 10 Grade Is. Arlene achieved Grade I in Biology, English A, English B, French, Geography, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Spanish and Technical Drawing. JOSHUA HAMMICHAND receiving his award from Dr Arlington Chesney, Executive Director of CARDI. Dr Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM is among those St Kitts/Nevis looking on Zoe gonsalves of Convent High School copped the award for St Kitts/Nevis. She achieved Grade I in 13 subjects – Biology, CARDI Award for Outstanding Chemistry, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, English A, English B, Human and Social Biology, Integrated Science, Performance in Agricultural Science Mathematics, Office Administration, Physics, Principles of Accounts, The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute Principles of Business and Spanish. (CARDI) in collaboration with CXC introduced the CARDI Award for Outstanding Performance in Agricultural Science in 2008 after discussions between the two regional organisations. The winner of St Lucia the 2009 CARDI award was Joshua Hammichand, a student of St Zakahria Polius of St Joseph’s Convent with 11 Grade Is walked away Joseph’s High School, Georgetown, Guyana. In addition to Grade I with the award for St Lucia. Zakahria achieved Grade I in Biology, in Agricultural Science (Double Award), Joshua also achieved Grade Chemistry, English A, English B, French, Human and Social Biology, Is in English A, English B, Mathematics and Principles of Business, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies and with straight A’s in all of the profiles of these subjects. Spanish. Joshua was presented with his monetary prize of US$250.00 at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Guyana Agriculture Week opening ceremony in October. gregory Tuayev-Deane of the St Vincent Grammar School was awarded the prize in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Gregory achieved US Embassy/CXC National Grade I in 11 subjects – Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English A, French, Geography, Information Technology, Mathematics, Principles Award for Outstanding of Business, Physics, and Spanish and Grade II in English B. Performance in CSEC CXC has partnered with the United States Embassy in Barbados to offer the US Embassy/CXC National Awards for The Eric Williams CAPE History Prize Outstanding Performance in CSEC. The awards are for the Most The award was introduced in 2008 in honour of former Trinidad Outstanding CSEC candidate in Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Eric Williams; and is donated by Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the the Eric Williams Memorial Collection. The award is for the Most Grenadines. Outstanding Candidate in CAPE History. The Candidate is required to achieve Grade I in both CAPE History Units 1 and 2. The following are the recipients of the awards for 2009: The 2009 recipient of the award is Ojeda Antigua and Barbuda Vanterpool of the Albena Lake Hodge Ariel Maynard of the Baptist Academy of Antigua won the award Comprehensive School in Anguilla. She for Antigua and Barbuda with 10 Grade Is. She achieved Grade Is achieved Grade I in History Units 1 and in Biology, Chemistry, English A, English B, Mathematics, Physics, 2 with five As and one B in the Module Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Social Studies and Grades. Spanish. Barbados OJEDA VANTERPOOL brittany Evason of St Winifred’s School won the award for Barbados Albena Lake Hodge with eight Grade Is in Caribbean History, Chemistry, English A, Comprehensive School, AnguillaThe Eric Williams English B, Food and Nutrition, Information Technology, Mathematics CAPE History Prize and Spanish. 27 Dance of the Dragonflies, By Ryan Battick, Decateret College, Jamaica, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 STRATEgIC DIRECTION▸ ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 1 PROVIDE HIgH-QUALITy AND RELEVANT SyLLAbUSES, EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED SERVICES AND MATERIALS. Outcomes CSEC Syllabuses for three subjects were revised during the year Caribbean History, Human and Social Biology and CAPE Integrated Science. These syllabuses were issued to Revised syllabuses for Economics, Geography and Law schools for teaching in September and first examinations were issued to schools for teaching in September 2009 in 2011. and first examination in May/June 2010. Additionally, four subjects are under review – Accounting, Communication In addition Office Administration, Religious Education Studies, Environmental Science and Literatures in and Theatre Arts syllabuses are currently under review. English. CSEC candidate and subject entries saw minor increases The candidate entry increased from 22,782 in 2008 to in the May/June 2009 sitting. There were 143,489 24,183, while Unit entries jumped from 86,346 to 93,648, candidates this year compared with 143,017 in 2008. an increase of 7,302 Units. Some 566,886 subject entries were received this year compared with 557,425 in 2008. Overall performance of candidates remained on par with that of 2008 with 89 percent of entries achieving acceptable Grades. CVQ Two territories, St Kitts/Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago submitted entries for the CVQ this year. CCSLC The English and Mathematics syllabuses are under Three hundred and five CVQs were awarded to review. candidates in Trinidad and Tobago in Agriculture, Beauty Services, Construction, Engineering & Maintenance, This was the third sitting for the CCSLC and the Personal Services and Tourism and Hospitality. examination continues to grow exponentially. The total number of subject entries increased from 19,048 in Twenty-one CVQs were awarded to candidates in St 2008 to 60,393 this year. Candidate entries also grew Kitts/Nevis in Secretarial Skills and Food and Beverage substantially this year. Some 21,563 candidates took the Services. examinations this year compared with 7,839 in 2008. Transcripts were approved for issue to 730 candidates Eleven territories submitted entries for the who partially completed the CVQs in 2009. examinations. 29 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 STRATEgIC DIRECTION▸ ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 2 STRENgTHEN AND IMPLEMENT A WELL-COORDINATED PROMOTION AND MARKETINg STRATEgy. Outcomes The Council bought a new MFX display system which gives more sophisticated presence at events. During the year, several strategies and tactics were employed to maintain a positive image of the Council The Council participated in several promotional activities, and to ensure a positive customer experience for namely the Barbados Guidance Counsellors Association persons who interacted with CXC. Education and Career Expo, the US Embassy College th Fairs in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the National The 30 Anniversary of CSEC was also used as a platform Education Youth Fair in Suriname. for much of the Public Relations activities. The Registrar was featured on the CBC radio magazine Several articles were written and submitted to the th programme In the Spotlight in July. CBC TV also Guyana Review and other publications on CSEC’s 30 interviewed the Registrar and AR (PI and CS) in January Anniversary. In addition, both the Registrar and AR (PI and ran several stories from those interviews in early and CS) gave several interviews to media in Barbados February. and Jamaica about the anniversary. A television documentary on the new strategic vision was In July the Council hosted award ceremonies in produced and distributed to Participating Territories. Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to honour members of the CXC During the year, five articulation agreements were Class of ’79. All the honourees reached with universities in the United States for CAPE were presented with a CSEC th and the CXC Associate Degree. The most significant of 30 Anniversary gift. them was with the University of South Florida which is offering students presenting the CAPE Associate Degree The new website with more Junior status in its Bachelor of Science in Applied Science functionalities was designed Degree Programme. and will be launched early in the new year. Among the features of the newly redesigned site are a photo gallery, Registrar’s Blog, CXC Hall of Fame, a forum for various interest groups and e-commerce. As of this year two issues of the Caribbean Examiner magazine are being published per year. This is possible with additional advertising from the Council’s business partners. The first issue was published in May and the second in October. The MFX Display System 30 STRATEgIC DIRECTION▸ ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 3 EXERCISE fISCAL RESPONSIbILITy AND IMPLEMENT STRATEgIES TO PROMOTE fINANCIAL VIAbILITy, NEW bUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, gREATER EffICIENCy AND WELL-MANAgED ORgANIZATIONAL CHANgE. Outcomes Cost containment strategy, such as shipping by sea freight instead of air freight when appropriate, as well as the discontinuation of subjects with declining entries During the period under review the Council initiated - all Basic subjects have now been discontinued - were a number of projects in relation to the strategic plan. employed to manage the growth in expenditure. Despite These included the Unified Communication System, its best efforts, costs increased in some areas driven by the redevelopment of the Website, redesign of the factors external to the organisation. Online Registration System and the implementation of a comprehensive Human Resource Information During the period, the Council continued its efforts to Management System. These initiatives resulted in diversify its sources of revenue and initiated a number of significant expenditure on Information Technology. negotiations with a view to changing the model for the These systems are expected to increase efficiency, development and sale of self-study guides, the sale of lower costs and facilitate alternative ways of working to past question papers and syllabuses, the development reduce the time taken on some processes such as paper of text books as well as text book endorsements. development. In addition the Council strengthened its security procedures across all Territories. Revenues from the sale of resource materials slowed in 2009 but it is expected that the revised model will The Council monitored its expenditure closely and planed improve distribution and therefore the opportunity to for significant outlay. Working capital was managed by generate increased sales. forecasting cash requirement on a weekly basis. Funds were diversified across the four major Participating Territories. The currencies in which the Council transacts business were monitored on a daily basis and action taken to mitigate adverse foreign currency exposure. 31 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 STRATEgIC DIRECTION▸ ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 4 ObTAIN AND USE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOgIES fOR gREATER EffICIENCy AND TO ENHANCE THE WORK Of THE COUNCIL. Outcomes During 2009 the Council underwent one of its most significant technological transformation. The systems implemented are aimed at making CXC and IT-intelligent organisation. More details are available in the section on New Technological Applications. New technologies such as the Digital Printery from Xerox have enabled CXC to print examinations results faster than in previous years ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 5 IMPLEMENT SOUND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAgEMENT PROgRAMMES. Outcomes Units to discuss challenges and solutions. The Day with a Difference at Headquarters was hosted on 30th October. Emotional Intelligence workshops were conducted with Staff went on an adventurous island safari. all Divisions by Mrs Wendy Carrington from the Training and Self Development Institute of Trinidad and Tobago. The Council partnered with the Surfside Wellness Centre to provide a Corporate Wellness Programme for staff In its commitment to being a good corporate citizen, and staff members were encouraged to join to improve the Council participated in the annual Lenten devotional their physical health. services hosted by the St Matthias Anglican Church during February to April. The Council’s staff hosted the The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided service on 18th March. by Network Services Centre Inc, was launched in July 2009 to make counselling services available to all staff The 2009 WZO Staff Retreat and Fun Day was held from and their family. The Council has committed to meeting 25th to 26th September at the Sunset Beach Resort and the cost of visits for each employee. Spa in Montego Bay where staff met in their respective 32 STRATEgIC DIRECTION▸ ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 6 IMPROVE THE WORKINg ENVIRONMENT AT HEADQUARTERS AND THE WESTERN ZONE OffICE. Outcomes entitled “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – Dos and Don’ts” and “HIV/AIDS in the Workplace – Dispelling Health and Safety Myths”. In the advent of the Influenza A H1N1 virus, staff were Staff from each division received training in Heartsaver® put on the alert and were sensitized on the virus. First Aid on 18th June with the Heart and Stroke Officials from the Ministry of Health were invited to Foundation of Barbados. As a result, each division now make presentations to staff. Additionally, flyers and has certified First Aiders. information leaflets were posted in the offices. H1N1 contingency committee developed a strategy for In an effort to ensure adequate employee awareness, the continued operation of the council in the event of staff at Headquarters attended in-house workshops on another H1N1 outbreak. Sexual Harassment and HIV/AIDS in the Workplace on 11th and 12th June respectively. The workshops were ▸ PROgRESS ON gOALS fOR 2009 STRATEgIC gOAL 7 ACQUIRE PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION fOR THE COUNCIL’S OPERATIONS AT HEADQUARTERS AND THE WESTERN ZONE OffICE. Outcomes Currently, the design for the Headquarters Building in Barbados is awaiting approval by the Town and Country Planning Department and tenders are being prepared for the technical services for the project. This year, the Barbados Parliament debated and approved a resolution granting a portion of land for the construction of the CXC Headquarters by the National Insurance Board. 33 Musical Scarf, By Clarone Smart, Government Secondary School, Montserrat, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 CORPORATE STRATEgy AND bUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES▸ ▶ Aware of the potential value of CXC’s Intellectual Property CXC-branded Memorabilia (IP) to provide opportunities for business development and Many companies underestimate how important the sale of revenue generation, at its October 2008 meeting, AFC corporate memorabilia, including shirts, caps, key rings and approved an IP Policy designed to protect, manage and pens, can be for marketing and promotional purposes. The leverage the benefits these assets can provide to CXC. availability of branded gifts increases the popularity of the brand in the eyes of staff, clients and competitors, and also In April 2009 AFC’s approval was given to explore the generates revenue for a company. When people receive a modalities for the restructuring of the organisation into three high-quality product (a corporate branded product should functional areas: Corporate Services, Examinations Services be high quality) they automatically link a brand with the and Business Services. Business Services was established for quality of the product. CXC will be exploring opportunities the purposes of providing focus for much needed work in the for a partnership with an established supplier since these areas of strategic planning, business development, and sales products would be sold through the e-commerce section of and marketing. the new CXC website. The following activities were pursued by the newly-formed CXC, through the acquisition of a new Xerox digital Corporate Strategy and Business Development Directorate printing press and the formation of a business partnership in an effort to leverage the benefits of CXC’s IP. with Barbados Business Machines (BBM), has explored the possibility of developing a yearbook for all schools across Publishing the region to record, highlight, and commemorate the past Ian Randle Publishers school year. In September 2009, CXC signed a contract with Ian Randle Publishers (IRP) for the production of CSEC and CAPE Although CXC would make contact with Ministries of syllabuses and past papers. The contract is expected to Education and schools, BBM, through its regional network, provide a more effective distribution system for these would undertake coordination of the project. It should be resource materials across all CXC Participating Countries, noted that yearbooks are generally compiled by student revenue generation as a result of the increased access, and committees in collaboration with teachers. The schools more favourable profit sharing terms than those provided would be responsible for collecting and compiling all of under the previous contract. the information to be contained in the books, and also for deciding on the allocation of space for each contributor. The yearbooks for all schools would be done using a common Textbooks Endorsement format, which would include individual photographs of Noting that textbooks are some of the most important students, information on activities, sports, and other resources to support teachers’ delivery of quality instruction activities. and to help students achieve their full potential, to support the development of high-quality resources and protect In addition, the production of yearbooks could generate consumer rights, CXC plans to undertake reviews of materials additional revenue through the inclusion of sections for and offer endorsements where appropriate. corporate advertisements. Although the endorsement process was initially planned to commence on 1st January 2010, this date is to be delayed Professional and Industry Certification to allow CXC to develop a full roster of reviewers and to CXC is exploring the offering of testing services to confirm the willingness of governments to utilise a central professional and industry-specific bodies, and has begun review of all CSEC and CAPE textbooks. preliminary discussions with the Caribbean Conference of Labour and Barbados’ National Initiative for Service Governments were contacted and consulted, and a Excellence (NISE). The delivery of a CXC-focused teacher- presentation was made to the 2009 Meeting of SEC for its training programme in conjunction with the UWI Open consideration and possible endorsement of this proposal. Campus is also being explored. Prior discussions with the regional nurses association for the administration of their examination will also be pursued. 35 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CorPorATE STrATEGY AnD BUSInESS DEvEloPMEnT ACTIvITIES (CONTINUED) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, CArICoM Secretariat; Mr Guy Hewitt, Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, CxC; Dr roosevelt Williams of ACTI and Mr Paul Blackman of CKln. Corporate Strategy fundraising With the expiration of the current CXC Strategic Plan in The recent economic crisis has again served to emphasise 2010, preparation of the 2011 – 2013 Plan will commence. the need for CXC not to overly depend on government By employing a participatory process, the Plan is expected to subventions to meet its operating costs and to fulfill its mission serve a variety of purposes for CXC, including: statement. Beyond the pursuit of business development initiatives, there is a need to continue to pursue philanthropic (i) Clearly establishing realistic goals and objectives opportunities. consistent with the mission in a defined timeframe within the organisation’s capacity for implementation. However, although CXC provides a unique service within CARICOM, it needs to be appreciated that much philanthropic (ii) Communicating those goals and objectives to key activities are supported by corporations to get exposure, stakeholders and constituents. publicity, community respect, and market share. Accordingly, CXC may need to review how its brand is perceived in the (iii) Developing a broad sense of ownership of the Plan and market and implement a creative fundraising strategy. consensus around CXC’s direction. Other Activities (iv) Ensuring that the most effective use is made of available resources by focusing on key priorities. New Building The Corporate Strategy and Business Development (v) Providing a base from which progress can be measured, directorate is leading on the construction of the permanent and establishing a mechanism for transformation and Headquarters building for CXC. informed change. CARICOM The Corporate Strategy and Business Development directorate is also leading on CXC’s involvement in the establishment of a regional accreditation agency and an arbitration mechanism; the standardisation of privileges and immunities for CARICOM agencies and terms and conditions of service for staff; and the coordination of a regional human resources strategy for the region. 36 NEW TECHNOLOgICAL APPLICATIONS▸ Unified Communications System (UCS) The UCS implementation was substantially completed by the end of May, and by 30th June 2009, the old telephone PBX was decommissioned and the equipment removed. While the reduction in rental costs was immediately apparent, additional functionality available through the UCS technologies collaborative framework was available for use during the Marking and Grading exercises. Travelling Officers and those at remote centres were able to utilize the UCS for real-time audio, video and Instant Messaging communications, facilitating faster and better solutions. Technical support in particular was boosted with ISD being able to offer ‘almost instant’ responses to users at centres in Jamaica, Trinidad and across Barbados. Unfortunately, we were unable to establish connections in Guyana and the limitations in bandwidth constrained some tasks. The UCS A technician checking the installation of the USC telephones is now becoming commonplace in meetings and training activities between the Jamaica and Barbados offices. More than the UCS...HR, Meetings that hitherto required travel or suffered from under Records, ORS and Virtualization representation from either office are now having full real-time To say that 2009 was a busy year for the Information Systems participation via A/V conference and application sharing. Division would be an understatement. As the technology As officers become more comfortable with the technology, refresh continued, major projects were undertaken to upgrade the transition to the ‘borderless office’ will be sooner rather the Records Management, Human Resources Management than later. and Online Registration Systems (ORS). Supporting these applications was the implementation of our Virtualisation project to provide improved reliability, availability and more efficient resource utilization. While the security of having specialized servers was maintained, running these services on a clustered hardware solution resulted in more cost effective implementation. beyond 2009 In 2009, we were busy developing the foundation elements; we were stretched for most of the year but not broken! During this period, we have implemented both hardware and software solutions to facilitate the strategic objectives of the Council within the budgetary constrains. The division also enhanced its human capital by providing training opportunities in the UCS technologies, programming, and core networking technologies. The coming year will see the Information Systems Division focusing on better delivery of IT services and not just operations support. The strategic vision articulated by the Division earlier this year included, “… meeting and exceeding the clients’ expectation…” supported with values including, accountability and teamwork. In 2010, we aim to support our rodney Payne, network Administrator connecting the cables for the UCS internal and external customers throughout the ‘borderless office’ where ‘the use of technology’ is accentuated and not ‘the technology’. 37 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 SyLLAbUS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES▸ Caribbean Secondary Education Religious Education Certificate (CSEC) A Panel meeting held in April 2009 amended the Religious Education Syllabus to include the Options of Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. The amended syllabus incorporating the SyLLAbUS bEINg DEVELOPED three Options was approved by SUBSEC in October 2009, for distribution to schools in January 2010, and first examination Additional Mathematics in May/June 2012. A Panel meeting to develop the syllabus for Additional Mathematics was held in May 2009. The syllabus aims to Office Administration bridge the gap between the CSEC Mathematics syllabus A Review Committee meeting held in April 2009 recommended and the CAPE Mathematics syllabuses; promote effective that the syllabus be revised to more accurately reflect the mathematical communication; instill further curiosity and extent and impact of Information and Communications analytical thinking in deriving solutions to problems which Technology (ICT) on the modern office environment. To may not necessarily be solved by a single/unique approach; this end, the rationale, aims, and general objectives of the develop positive intrinsic mathematical values such as syllabus were reviewed and modified. The Sections of the accuracy, confidence, rigor and systematic reasoning; syllabus were reordered to provide for a more logical and provide the foundation for CAPE Mathematics and the coherent sequence of the topics to be covered. sciences; and to develop the abilities to reason logically. The Panel recommended that the syllabus be offered at the It was recommended that Paper 02 be modified to comprise CSEC level. THREE compulsory questions in Section 1 covering Sections I to VII of the syllabus, and that Section 2 of the Paper 02 The draft syllabus along with the specimen papers and mark should consist of four questions from which candidates must schemes was submitted to SUBSEC at its meeting in October attempt THREE. Questions in Section 2 will be drawn from 2009. Copies of these documents were also sent to teachers, Sections VIII to XI of the syllabus. It was also recommended subject specialists and other stakeholders for comments. that the format of the Internal Assessment be modified to A meeting to finalize the syllabus was held in November reflect a new research focus, placing greater emphasis on 2009 and the syllabus will be submitted to SUBSEC at its candidates’ research on the impact of ICT on the efficiency meeting in April 2010. If approved, copies will be distributed of the modern office. A draft syllabus incorporating the to schools for teaching from September 2010 and for first proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to examination from May/June 2011. teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a Panel Meeting was held to finalise the syllabus in November 2009. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s SyLLAbUSES UNDER REVIEW approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination Theatre Arts in May/June 2012. A Review Committee meeting held in March 2009 recommended the reorganisation of the three Options, REVISED SyLLAbUSES namely, Drama, Dance and Stage Crafts to make the syllabus more manageable for teachers and students and to be Human and Social Biology more reflective of learning in the arts. The Committee also The revised syllabus was approved by SUBSEC at its meeting recommended the inclusion of the viva voce in all three in April 2009 and copies were distributed to schools in July Options of Paper 02 and the re distribution of the marks across 2009, for first examination in May/June 2011. the three profile dimensions, “Appreciating and Analyzing”, “Performing” and “Creating”. A draft syllabus incorporating The Rationale and the Aims were revised. The General the proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to Objectives were reviewed and refined. The Specific Objectives teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a were clarified and the Explanatory notes expanded. The Panel Meeting was held to finalise the syllabus in December syllabus document was restructured to include two columns 2009. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s to bring it in line with the syllabus document for other science approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will subjects. The weighting of the Profiles were also changed be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination to bring the syllabus in line with the other science subjects. in May/June 2012. Paper 02 is now comprised of four structured questions (including investigative/practical oriented question) and two essay-type questions, all of which are compulsory. 38 SYllABUS DEvEloPMEnT ACTIvITIES (CONTINUED) Integrated Science Caribbean Advanced Proficiency A Panel meeting to complete the revision to the Integrated Science syllabus was held in November 2008. The Rationale Examination (CAPE) and the Aims were revised. The General Objectives were reviewed and refined. The Specific Objectives were clarified SyLLAbUSES UNDER REVIEW and the Explanatory notes and Suggested Practical Activities expanded. The Units in each Section were revised and Environmental Science reorganized to provide for a more logical sequence of the The Panel completed the review of the Environmental Science topics and to foster more integration in the teaching of the syllabus at its meeting in November 2009. The changes subject. The syllabus now comprises three Sections namely, made included the restructuring of the syllabus document to Section A, The Organism and Its Environment; Section B, The include two columns to bring it in line with the other science Home/Workplace and Section C, Energy. The syllabus was subjects; revising and refining of the practical abilities to approved by SUBSEC at its meeting in April 2009 and copies be assessed to reflect the practical nature of the syllabus; were distributed to schools in July 2009, for first examination revising and refining of all the Modules in Unit 2, to ensure in May/June 2011. that the syllabus focused more on environmental issues; changing the structure of Paper 02 to allow candidates to Caribbean History respond to six compulsory essay-type questions to bring A revised Caribbean History Syllabus was issued to schools the external assessment component of the syllabus in line in June 2009 for teaching from September 2009 and first with the other CAPE science syllabuses in which Paper 02 examination in May June 2011. The number of the Themes comprised compulsory essay-type questions and for Paper was reduced from 10 to nine. An expanded Content section 03, in both Units, students would be required to do a journal was included to indicate the depth of coverage required. which would incorporate the research skills. The syllabus In Paper 02, the number of Sections and questions were will be submitted to SUBSEC at its meeting in April 2010. If reduced from four Sections to three and from 20 questions approved, copies will be distributed to schools for teaching to 18. In addition, the option of the three assignments was form September 2010 and for first examination form May/ removed from the School Based Assessment component, so June 2011. that students must now complete one project. A section, providing detailed guidelines to teachers on setting and Communication Studies marking the School Based Assessment, was added to the A Review Committee meeting held in May 2009 recommended syllabus and the Profile Dimensions were reduced from the revision of the Rationale of the syllabus to emphasise three, “Knowledge”, “Use of Knowledge” and “Enquiry and and to state explicitly the link between the syllabus and the Communication”, to two, “Knowledge and Comprehension” creation of the “Ideal Caribbean Person” as defined in the and “Use of Knowledge and Enquiry and Communication.” CARICOM document, The Caribbean Education Strategy A glossary of terms used in syllabus objectives and CSEC (2000). The Specific Objectives and Content of the syllabus examination questions was included in the syllabus. were revised to indicate the breadth and depth to which the knowledge and skills in each Module should be covered. The Section, “Approaches to Teaching the Syllabus”, was expanded to provide needed guidance to administrators and teachers. In addition, the requirements of the Internal Assessment were reduced to make it more manageable for students and teachers. A draft syllabus incorporating the proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a Panel Meeting was held to finalise the syllabus in November 2009. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination in May/June 2011. Mr Deryck Satchwell conducting syllabus orientation workshop for teachers in St lucia 39 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 SYllABUS DEvEloPMEnT ACTIvITIES (CONTINUED) Literatures in English REVISED SyLLAbUSES A Review Committee meeting held in May 2009 recommended revision of the Rationale of the syllabus to emphasise and to Law state explicitly the link between the syllabus and the creation A revised Law Syllabus was issued to schools in March 2009 of the “Ideal Caribbean Person” as defined in the CARICOM for teaching from September 2009 and first examination in document, The Caribbean Education Strategy (2000). The May/June 2010. The Specific Objectives and Content of General Objectives, Specific Objectives and Content of the the syllabus were revised to achieve greater coherence and syllabus were revised to indicate the breadth and depth clarity. In addition, the requirements for certain Content to which the knowledge and skills in each Module should areas requiring intensive study and in-depth analysis were be covered. The definition of the Skills and Abilities to be reduced. Detailed Suggested Teaching and Learning developed across the entire syllabus were refined and the Activities were included to assist teachers in delivering the requirements of the Internal Assessment assignments were syllabus. Additional ‘test cases’ were also included to improve clarified. A Glossary of Literary Terms was included as an teachers’ interpretation of laws in different contexts. Appendix to the syllabus. A draft syllabus incorporating the proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to Candidates are now required to complete 45 compulsory teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a multiple-choice items, 15 items based on each Module on Panel Meeting will be held to finalise the syllabus in January Paper 01. The number of questions on Paper 02 was reduced 2010. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s by eliminating the compulsory question. Candidates are approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will required to complete three out of a maximum of six extended- be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination response questions, two questions based on each Module. In in May/June 2011. addition, the Internal Assessment requirement was changed to allow candidates the option to submit one project for Accounting both Units of the syllabus. An extended section on how to A Review Committee meeting held in April 2009 recommended develop, manage and mark the Internal Assessment projects an expansion of the Rationale and Aims of the syllabus. was added. The General Objectives were also revised more faithfully encompass the scope of the specific objectives listed. It Geography was recommended that reference to the British accounting A revised Geography Syllabus was issued to schools in June standard be replaced with the International Accounting 2009 for teaching from September 2009 and first examination Financial Standards (IAFS) in the syllabus reference material. in May/June 2010. The Specific Objectives and Content of This was intended to remove the anomaly which existed in the syllabus were revised to indicate the breadth and depth the syllabus. The content areas of the syllabus were aligned to which the knowledge and skills in each Module should be to associated specific objectives to ensure clarity of the scope covered. The breadth and depth of Module 3 was reduced of work to be covered. In addition, the sequence of some and brought in line with the other two Modules in the Unit by Specific Objectives and related content was adjusted. changing the focus of the Module from “Development and Disparity in the Caribbean Region” to “Development and A reduction in the number of questions in Paper 01 from Disparities in Development”. 54 to 45 was recommended in keeping with other CAPE cognate subjects. Adjustment was also recommended in The Internal Assessment requirement was changed to allow the mark allocation for the Internal Assessment for Unit candidates the option to submit one project for the Internal 1, increasing the total attainable from 42 to 60. A revised Assessment for both Units of the syllabus. An extended mark scheme was developed. A draft syllabus incorporating section on how to develop, manage and mark the Internal the proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to Assessment projects and a more detailed Marking Criteria for teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a the assessment of the Internal Assessment assignment were Panel Meeting was held to finalise the syllabus in November included in the syllabus. The number of questions in Paper 2009. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s 02 was reduced by eliminating the compulsory question and approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will reducing the number of optional questions from nine to six be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination of which candidates must answer a total of three questions. in May/June 2011. 40 SYllABUS DEvEloPMEnT ACTIvITIES (CONTINUED) Economics Mathematics A revised Economics Syllabus was issued to schools in May The Review Committee for the syllabus met in March 2009. 2009 for teaching from September 2009 and first examination At this meeting the Rationale, Aims and General Objectives in May/June 2010. Amendments were made to bring the were revised; the Specific Objectives, Content, Suggested syllabus in line with current economic practices. Included Teaching and Learning Activities, and both the formative and in the aims is the sensitization of students to the need for summative Assessment tasks were clarified; the eligibility for ethical behavior in the conduct of economic transactions. the CCSLC certificate was included in the syllabus document Several specific objectives along with concomitant content and the topic Sets was integrated in all Modules of the syllabus were redistributed to achieve greater coherence and clarity. to assist with the development of good organizational and Unit 2, Module 3 has been expanded to include “Sustainable critical thinking skills. Development and Global Relations”. The syllabus provides detailed suggested teaching and learning activities to assist The draft syllabus was submitted to SUBSEC at its meeting teachers in the delivery of instruction. in October 2009. Copies of the draft syllabus were also sent to teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders The structure and wording of questions on Paper 02 have for comments. A meeting to finalize the syllabus was held been reviewed and the number of sub-parts to each question in November 2009 and the syllabus will be submitted to has been reduced. Each question on Paper 02 would be SUBSEC at its meeting in April 2010. If approved, copies will marked out of 25 instead of 50, and the Paper weighted by be distributed to schools for teaching from September 2010 2. The Internal Assessment requirement was changed to and for first examination from May/June 2011. allow candidates the option to submit one project for both Units of the syllabus. The project can be based on one CRITICAL REVIEW Of SyLLAbUSES Module or spread across the three Modules of the Unit. In addition, a detailed marking scheme has been included to The Council and the Institute of Critical Thinking at the St assist teachers in assessing the Internal Assessment. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies signed a Memorandum of Understanding in July for a comprehensive review of 10 syllabuses for the Caribbean Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and one syllabus for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) The MOU was signed by the Registrar and Dr Bhoendradatt SyLLAbUSES UNDER REVIEW Tewarie, Pro Vice-Chancellor Planning and Development and Director of the Institute. English A Review Committee meeting held in March 2009 The mandate of the project calls for the Institute to conduct recommended the revision of the Specific Objectives; a comprehensive review of all syllabuses examined by Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities and Formative CXC and to make recommendations for the redesign and Assessment tasks of the syllabus to indicate the breadth and reconfiguration of the examinations and evaluation system depth to which the knowledge and skills in each Module for each subject with a view to ensuring that pedagogical should be covered. Critical thinking skills were included in approaches to preparation for examinations are infused with all Modules to allow for equivalence in testing. In addition, critical thinking. some of the Summative Assessment tasks were revised to ensure that the requirements were more manageable The pilot project would be conducted focusing on 11 for students and teachers. A draft syllabus incorporating subjects: CSEC Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Integrated the proposals of the Review Committee was circulated to Science, Economics, Caribbean History, Geography, Social teachers, subject specialists and other stakeholders and a Studies, Principles of Business and English Language, and Panel Meeting was held to finalise the syllabus in November CAPE Literatures in English. 2009. The finalised syllabus will be submitted for SUBSEC’s approval in March/April 2010, and if approved, copies will be distributed to schools in May 2010, for first examination in May/June 2012. 41 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 SyLLAbUS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES▸ CCSLC CSEC CAPE SyLLAbUS SyLLAbUS SyLLAbUS UNDER REVIEW bEINg UNDER REVIEW ENGLISH DEVELOPED ACCOUNTING MATHEMATICS COMMUNICATION STUDIES ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LITERATURES IN ENGLISH SyLLAbUS REVISED UNDER REVIEW SyLLAbUSES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ECONOMICS* OFFICE ADMINISTRATION GEOGRAPHY* RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LAW* THEATRE ARTS REVISED SyLLAbUSES CARRIBBEAN HISTORY ENGLISH* INTEGRATED SCIENCE* HUMAN & SOCIAL BIOLOGY* MUSIC* VISUAL ARTS* * Orientation workshops were held for these subjects. ** Other workshops were held in CSEC Biology, Caribbean History, Chemistry, Geography and CAPE Caribbean Studies, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Literatures in English, French and Spanish. 42 CAPACITy bUILDINg▸ Item Writing Measurement and Evaluation Officers, in collaboration with Ministries of Education and CXC resource persons, conducted item-writing workshops aimed at developing or replenishing item banks in 14 subject areas. In addition, at the request of the Anguillan Ministry of Education, officers conducted workshops to train primary and secondary school teachers in the fundamentals of item writing. Training was also provided to External Examiners who are responsible for assessing the school-based component of the Theatre Arts syllabus. Teacher training Ms Annie Greaves, a member of the SSClC Social Studies Panel conducting teacher Regional orientation workshops were held in September 2008 training workshop to September 2009, for teachers of the revised syllabuses for CSEC Caribbean History, English, Integrated Science, Teacher orientation workshops and site visits for CCSLC Music, Visual Arts and Human and Social Biology and for subjects were held in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, CAPE Economics, Law and Geography. The workshops were Jamaica, Montserrat, Saba, St Lucia and St Vincent and the held in three territories for teachers across the region. The Grenadines. The orientation workshops and site visits were Ministries of Education in the territories with the largest conducted in territories and schools that were entering candidate populations were invited to co-host the workshops candidates for the examination for the first time. The site by providing a suitable venue and meals for local participants. visits focused on ensuring that teachers understood the In addition, teacher training territorial workshops were held requirements of the examination, in particular, the continuous in Belize for CSEC Biology, Chemistry, Caribbean History, assessment component. A total of 563 teachers participated Geography, Visual Arts and CAPE Chemistry, Caribbean in these activities. Studies and Spanish; Barbados hosted workshops for CSEC Caribbean History, CAPE Caribbean Studies, French and Spanish and Trinidad and Tobago hosted workshops for CSEC Music, CAPE Communication Studies and Literatures in English. A total of 1 282 participants from 16 Participating Territories, attended the workshops. Ministry of Education officials who attended the workshops gave the assurance that follow-up workshops would be conducted on an on-going basis using persons who were trained at these workshops. To date follow-up workshops have been held in St Kitts and Nevis and Belize. Mr Gerard Philip, Syllabus officer conducting Training workshop in St lucia An English Teacher makes a point during a CCSlC training workshop 43 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MARKETINg, PUbLIC RELATIONS AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAgEMENT▸ This year was a very good one for the Council from a Public Relations perspective. Unlike 2008 when the CAPE breach in Trinidad and Tobago posed a significant damage control challenge, no issue of that magnitude was encountered in 2009. The Council also capitalised on the 30th Anniversary of CSEC and was able to gain substantial mileage from this anniversary. The Registrar’s frequent speaking engagements kept the Council in the spotlight. Additionally several media events were hosted which brought positive media exposure. ▸JANUARy The Registrar and AR (PI and CS) were interviewed by CBC Television in Barbados on progress of the Strategic Vision and the CSEC 30th Anniversary celebrations respectively. Several news stories based on the interviews were broadcast on both CBC radio and television. ▸fEbRUARy Dr Jules addressing members of the media at a press conference in Anguilla 4 The Registrar and AR (PI and CS) were guests on Talk Your Mind, a radio programme on Kool FM The first in a series of articles on the 30th Anniversary in Anguilla. The two-hour programme discussed a of CSEC examinations was written and submitted range of CXC issues including CCSLC, CVQ and the th to the Guyana Review. The article was entitled 30 Anniversary of CSEC examinations. “Celebrating 30 Years of CSEC Examinations.” 5 The Registrar and AR (PI and CS) along with the The Registrar did an interview with the Government Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Information Service radio programme in the British and the Local Registrar hosted a Press Conference Virgin Islands. The interview was broadcast on the at the Ministry of Social Development. BVI’s GIS programme on radio stations in the BVI. The Registrar and AR (PI and CS) were the main 21 CXC started a YouTube site. Several video clips from speakers at a public forum on CCSLC at the various events are posted on the site. Teacher’s Resource Centre in Anguilla. The forum was broadcasted live on two radio stations in ▸MARCH Anguilla. 6 CXC and the US Embassy in collaboration with Queen’s College Barbados hosted a presentation ceremony for CXC/US Embassy CSEC National Award for Barbados to Justin Weekes at Queen’s College Auditorium. 12 The Registrar gave an interview to the Barbados Advocate newspaper and Starcom Network News after speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Barbados Foreign Language Teachers’ Association. The second in a series of articles on the 30th Anniversary of CSEC examinations entitled “CSEC – CXC’s Crown Jewels” was published in the Guyana Review Journal. Ms Ayana Baisden, the local coordinator for the CSEC visual Arts Exhibition in St vincent and the Grenadines being interviewed by a television reporter 44 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) 23 – 29 The CSEC Visual Arts exhibition was hosted in St Vincent and the Grenadines and attracted significant media coverage before and during the exhibition. AR (PI and CS) appeared on two radio talk shows in St Vincent discussing the exhibition and the CSEC 30th Anniversary. NBC Radio conducted an interview with AR (PI and CS) which was used for its news feature and aired one evening during the exhibition. In addition, he appeared on a live segment of NBC radio’s mid- morning programme. Speaking at the opening of the CxC Digital Printery are (l–r) George Connolly of Barbados The Agency for Public Information (API) recorded Business Machines; Myra Mazara-Stradford of xerox International, Cleveland Sam, CxC the opening ceremony and produced a television Public Information officer and Dr Didacus Jules, registrar programme which was broadcast on national television. 15 AR (PI and CS) gave an interview to Power 106 FM’s th 29 AR(PI and CS) gave an interview to the OECS Independent Talk about CSEC 30 Anniversary Newslink on the CSEC Visual Arts Exhibition which celebrations. was aired throughout the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados. 21 – 22 CXC participated in the Barbados Guidance Counsellors’ Association Education and Career Expo at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference ▸APRIL Centre. 6 AR (PI and CS) was a guest on Hot 102 FM Drive ▸MAy Time Live talk show programme. 7 AR (PI and CS) was a guest on Nation Wide News 7 The Registrar was a guest on Nationwide Network Network after-news programme News speaking about CXC joining JAMCOPY and progress on the Council’s Strategic Plan. 7 – 8 Mounted a display at the Conference of Caribbean School Administrators in Jamaica on April 7 and 8. 8 The Registrar was a guest on Power 106 FM’s Independent Talk speaking about progress on the 8 AR (PI and CS) was a guest on TVJ’s Smile Jamaica on Strategic Plan. April 8. He spoke about the CSEC 30th Anniversary celebrations. 19 CXC hosted a press conference for the presentation of resource materials from the United States Embassy in Barbados. The first issue of the Caribbean Examiner magazine for 2009 was published. The issue was a CSEC 30th Anniversary Special Edition. 24 – 29 AR (PI and CS) participated in the NAFSA Conference in Los Angeles. He presented on a Panel which discussed the topic “the Changing Education Landscape in Caribbean Education-Opportunities for Collaboration. During the conference, he also met with representatives from several universities and other institutions to establish relationships Brendalee Cato, MED officer and Patricia Clarke of the registrar’s office speaking with students at the Education and Career Expo in Barbados which are beneficial to the Council. 45 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) 29 – June 2 The Council participated in the first Youth Education Fair in Suriname. Leona Emtage, MED Officer and Patricia Clarke, Clerk/Typist in the Registrar’s Office represented the Council at the event. The Council’s new MFX display system was used at the fair for the first time. ▸JUNE 17 – 18 The Council mounted a display at the 20th Meeting of OECS Ministers of Education held in Anguilla. A DVD with a special welcome message was produced for markers on the CXC Miami Air Markers seated in comfort on Miami Air special charter flight with the Charter flights. The video featured Mrs Susan Giles, CxC branded head rest SAR (EAD) and was produced with the assistance 10 Award ceremony hosted in Barbados to honour the of the Media Resources Department of the Ministry CXC Class of ’79. of Education and Human Resource Development in Barbados. 15 Award ceremony hosted in Jamaica to honour the CXC Class of ‘79. 28 A brief welcome ceremony was hosted at the Grantley Adams International Airport Conference 15 AR (PI and CS) gave a live interview to CBC radio Room for the Captain and crew of Miami Air on its in Barbados on the ceremonies for Honouring the inaugural flight to Barbados. CXC presented gifts to CXC Class of ’79. the Captain and crew on behalf of Miami Air. ▸JULy 16 Award ceremony hosted in Guyana to honour the CXC Class of ’79. Presentation of awards to Resource materials were made available at marking members of the CXC Class of ’79 in Trinidad and centres in Barbados and Jamaica. CSEC 30th Tobago. Anniversary pens were distributed at all marking centres. CBC Radio in Barbados produced a feature for its In the Spotlight programme from the speeches made at the awards ceremony in Barbados on July 10th. The programme was aired on July 19th and 22nd. The Registrar was interviewed by CBC radio for the In the Spotlight programme which was aired on July 26th and 29th. AR (CS and PI) wrote an article for the August issue of the St Lucia Business Focus magazine on the contribution of CSEC to the Human Resources Development in the Caribbean. ▸AUgUST 27 CS and PI was interviewed by Jamaica Information Service Radio Department for its programme CARICOM in Focus programme. Mrs leona Emtage, MED officer listens to a client’s query at the national Education Fair in Suriname 46 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) 24 – September 4 ▸NOVEMbER AR (CS and PI) responded to several requests for interviews with newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago 10 – 13 Participated in the Jamaica International College regarding the non-receipt of SBAs by CXC from Fair in Kingston and Montego Bay. some schools. In conjunction with the Ministry of Education in Barbados, the Council produced a video ▸SEPTEMbER documentary based on the New Strategic Vision. 7 A brief ceremony was hosted at the Knutsford Court Hotel to sign the first publishing contract between ▸PRESS RELEASES CXC and Ian Randle Publishers. During the year under review, the Council issued the following 28 The Council hosted a media event to officially press releases: open the new digital printery at Headquarters and to announce the collaboration between CXC and March 10 St Vincent and the Grenadines to host Barbados Business Machines/Xerox. The event CXC Visual Arts Exhibition received significant coverage by the media in March 13 January 2009 CSEC Results Barbados. April 30 CXC Joins JAMCOPY May 22 CXC HI NI (Swine Flu) Preparedness AR (PI and CS) co-authored an article published in the July 10 Graduate Students to benefit from CXC/ Fall 2009 issue of the IIE Networker magazine, UWI MOU a publication of the Institute of International July 14 UWI Institute of Critical Thinking to review Education. CXC Syllabus August 14 CAPE Results 2009 The Council launched its Face Book presence. August 20 CSEC Results 2009 September 8 CXC and Ian Randle Sign Publishing ▸ Contract OCTObER October 23 Regional Top Awards – CSEC November 4 Regional Top Awards – CAPE 6 – 9 As part of the CCSLC orientation in St Lucia, November 20 BVI to host CXC Annual Business meetings were held with parents, teachers and Meetings students in both the north and south of the island. Meetings were also held with principals of secondary schools and the Chamber of Commerce. Several media appearances also accompanied the orientation workshops. These included an interview with Radio St Lucia news; Radio Caribbean International; an interview with Think Caribbean TV; an interview with The Voice newspaper: an appearance on NewsMaker Live, a live television programme on DBS TV; an appearance on Drive By, a live radio talk show on Helen 100 FM; an interview with HTS Television and an in-depth interview with the Government Information Service. 31 – November 1 Participated in the US Embassy College Fair in Trinidad and Tobago. (l–r) Staff members of CxC Greta Forde, Kemba Gordon and Paula Millar modeling their CSEC 30th Anniversary polo shirts 47 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) Celebrating 30 years of CSEC 2009 marks the 30th Anniversary of CXC offering the first CSEC examinations. The Council decided to celebrate the milestone by focusing on the people who were part of the 1979 experience - The CXC Class of ‘79. The main activity was a series of presentation ceremonies to members of the CXC Class of ’79. Ceremonies were hosted in Barbados on July 10th, Jamaica on July 15th and Guyana on July 16th. A lunch-time presentation was held at the Trinidad centre. Over 130 persons were eligible to receive awards. At the ceremony in Barbados, the Honourable Ronald Jones, Minister of Education addressed the function and the guest speaker was Professor Anselm Hennis, one of the first students to write the CSEC examinations in 1979 as a student at Harrison College in Barbados. Professor nigel Harris, Chairman, presents gift to Professor neville Ying, a member of the “CxC Class of ‘79” Mrs Sheilah Garcia-Bisnott, a member of the English A Examining Team for the 30 years of CSEC responded on Mr Pulandar Kandhi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry behalf of the Honourees. of Education in Guyana and Deputy Chairman of CXC, addressed the function in Guyana on July 16th. In Jamaica Mr Jasper Lawrence, the Chief Education Officer spoke on behalf of the Minister of Education, who was Honourees were presented with an engraved wooden box unable to attend. Professor Nigel Harris, CXC’s Chairman containing two pens and a keychain engraved with the CSEC also addressed the function. The guest speaker was Mr Cliff 30th Anniversary logo. Hughes, a member of the Excelsior High School Class of 1979 who wrote the first CSEC examinations. In January the Council printed special CSEC 30th Anniversary letterheads. Pens and polo shirts with the CSEC 30th Dr Merle Baker, a member of the English A Examining Team Anniversary logo were also produced and distributed. The for the 30 years of CSEC and Ms Annette Smith, an employee pens were given away at various events while the polo shirts with CXC in 1979 responded for the honourees. were sold at marking centres and at the CXC offices. (l–r) Mrs Beckles, Mr Wilfred Beckles, Mrs Sheilah Garcia-Bisnott and Mrs Susan Giles at the Honouring the CxC Class of ’79 function in Barbados 48 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) In February the Registrar wrote Ministries of Education advising them of the milestone and encouraging each territory to produce a newspaper supplement in June to commemorate the occasion. Each month an article was submitted to, and printed in the Journal, Guyana Review. Articles were also submitted to and published in the St Lucia Business Focus magazine, the Eduquest magazine. Two special issues of the Caribbean Examiner magazine were published to highlight the milestone. The issues focused on the CXC Class of ’79 and the CSEC Class of ’79. Visual Arts Exhibition The Visual Arts Exhibition was hosted by the Ministry of Education in St Vincent and the Grenadines from 23rd to 27th March at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown. Mr Conroy Dyer, a visual Art Teacher speaking to students about the art on display “Out of this world,” “extraordinary, ”excellent!” “awesome,” “a taste of the possibilities of the mind.” These are but a few of the comments that visitors to the CSEC Visual Arts Exhibition made in the visitors’ book after viewing the exhibits. The exhibition opened on Monday 23rd March with an official ceremony, with addresses by Mrs Laura Browne, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education; Dr Didacus Jules, CXC Registrar; remarks by Ms Ayana Baisden, an Art Teacher and the local coordinator of the exhibition; and Mr Cleveland Sam, CXC Assistant Registrar, Public Information. Students of the St Joseph’s Convent in St vincent and the Grenadines admire the drawing Honourable Girlyn Miguel, Minister of Education and the registrar Two visitors to the visual Arts Exhibition admiring the works on display discussing a piece of the Surface Decoration on display 49 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MArKETInG, PUBlIC rElATIonS AnD CUSToMEr rElATIonS MAnAGEMEnT (CONTINUED) The Honourable Girlyn Miguel, Minister of Education cut the ribbon to officially declare the exhibition opened. The exhibition was well attended and received by the Vincentian public. Hundreds of students, teachers and members of the public visited the exhibition over the five- day period. The exhibition received extensive coverage from the media in St Vincent and the Grenadines as well as the OECS Newslink. University Relations The Council continues to engage universities to ensure a greater understanding of its qualifications and to secure the fullest advantage for the holders of those qualifications. During 2009, representatives of the Council met with several universities and colleges. These efforts were significantly enhanced by attendance at this year’s NAFSA Conference Cyndra ramsundar, MED officer presents a copy of the Caribbean Examiner magazine to in Los Angeles by Mr Cleveland Sam, AR (PI and CS). At a representative from UWI at the Trinidad and Tobago College Fair the conference Mr Sam presented on a panel entitled “The Changing landscape of Caribbean Education-Opportunities In addition to universities, Mr Sam met with representatives for Partnership.” from the Association of Indian Universities and the Education Credential Evaluators (ECE). The latter meeting resulted in a During the conference he met with representatives from follow-up meeting in Barbados when three representatives Johnson and Wales University, Sheridan College, Southern from ECE visited Barbados and met with CXC to discuss an Illinois University, Wayne State University, Kean University, up-coming publication on Caribbean qualifications. Castleton State College, University of Toronto, Ashland University and Oregon State University. Meetings were also held with Kalamazoo University, Southern Illinois University, Monroe College, UTICA College, Sheridan College, Castleton State College, Johnson and Wales University, Kean State University, Wayne State University and University of Michigan-Flint. Discussions with universities mainly focused on CXC and the institution signing an articulation agreement relating to CAPE. Articulation agreements were signed with the University of South Florida, Johnson and Wales University, Oglethorpe University and Monroe College. The Council was in contact with several universities around the world in an effort to explain the CAPE qualifications. In some instances CAPE syllabuses were sent for evaluation for transfer credits. Ar (PIand CS) speaking with Caribbean students who attended his presentation at the nAFSA Conference in los Angeles, USA 50 REgISTRAR’S REgIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENgAgEMENTS▸ Signing the MoU with Mona School of Education: (l–r) Professor Stafford Griffith, Professor Sellyne Jennings-Craig, Dr Didacus Jules and Mr Glenroy Cumberbatch ▸JANUARy 23 - 24 The Registrar delivered the keynote address at the Cayman Islands National Education Conference on 7-11 The Registrar attended the Annual Assembly of the 24 February. Along with the Pro Registrar, he also Olympic Association held in Curacao with Alsian met with the Honourable Alden McLaughlin, Minister Brown-Perry Assistant Registrar of the Western Zone of Education, the Permanent Secretary, the Chief Office. They made a presentation to the Assembly Education Officer and other Ministry personnel. He on possible areas of collaboration, particularly in appeared on Daybreak, a TV programme where he relation to the Physical Education syllabus. responded to CXC-related questions. 21 At the request of the Ministry of Education, 26 Accompanied by the Pro Registrar, the Registrar Trinidad and Tobago, The Registrar was asked to visited the British Virgin Islands (BVI), where he replace the Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime discussed CXC’s Strategic Plan with the Honourable Minister of Trinidad as the Guest Speaker at an Andrew Fahie, Minister of Education and other senior Education Conference with the theme “Priorities in Ministry personnel. He also met with principals and Education”. teachers. 27-29 Visited St Vincent and the Grenadines where he ▸MARCH met with PM Gonsalves and discussed CXC’s new strategic plan. 23 Went to St Vincent and the Grenadines to give an address at the opening of the Visual Arts exhibition. He also met with Prime Minister Gonsalves. ▸fEbRUARy 31 The Commonwealth Secretariat celebrated this 2 Gave a presentation to the Committee of Deans at year 50 years of educational cooperation between The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Commonwealth member states. The 2009 on issues related to CAPE . Conference explored alternative approaches to present and future challenges. The Registrar was 5 Visited Anguilla for the launch of the CCSLC invited to speak at this year’s Conference which was programme there and also discussed CXC’s held at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, Strategic Plan with the Minister of Education and England from 31 March to 2 April. The Registrar other education stakeholders. presented on the theme “Mobility, Qualifications and Recognition”. 51 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 rEGISTrAr’S rEGIonAl AnD InTErnATIonAl EnGAGEMEnTS (CONTINUED) 29 CXC was invited to participate in the Youth Information Fair in Suriname 29th May to 2nd June, sponsored by the Directorate of Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Education and Community Development. The Registrar visited the Fair on 1st June and also met with the Minister of Education on that same day. He discussed with the Minister CXC’s Strategic Plan and Suriname’s further involvement with CXC. ▸JUNE The registrar is meeting with Ministry of Education officials in Suriname 3 - 4 The Registrar attended the 18th Meeting of COHSOD ▸MAy which was held in Jamaica. This was a joint meeting of Education and Health. It was intended to provide a forum for Ministers of Educational and Health to 5-7 The Registrar was invited to participate in discuss cross-cutting issues of policy and practice the Regional Caribbean Conference on Boys’ in Health and Education with specific focus on HIV/ Underachievement in Education, which was held AIDS and Chronic Non-Communicable diseases. in Jamaica and sponsored by the World Bank and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Conference 9 -11 The Registrar and Pro-Registrar represented CXC at addressed different types of risks that boys face th th related to the following three areas: School and a regional consultation 9 to11 June in Barbados. Education, School to work transition; Community The consultation was to develop a proposed involvement. The Registrar chaired the session Canadian International Development Agency entitled “Defining priority issues to keep boys out (CIDA) and Association of Canadian Community of risk in the Caribbean”. Colleges (ACCC) Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) program called “Caribbean Education for Employment (EFE) Program”. It was hosted by the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) and sponsored by ACCC and CIDA. 17-18 The Pro Registrar attended the 20th OECS Ministers of Education meeting which was held in Anguilla and presented two papers on behalf of the Registrar. The titles of the papers were: a) Establishing a system of harmonized assessment practices in OECS Education: Issues and possibilities; and b) CXC: Addressing client data requirements. 24-26 Visited Publishing and business firms in the UK with the Senior Manager, to discuss collaboration in a number of areas, including technology and publishing, that would be beneficial to the Council. ▸JULy 7 The Registrar went to The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, where he signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration in areas of Research with UWI School of Education Mona and for the provision of post graduate training for MED and Syllabus Officers, as well as the arrangements to serve as adjunct faculty for The registrar and Mr John roberts, Public Affairs officer at the US Embassy in Barbados discussing the materials donated to the Council persons with the required competence. 52 rEGISTrAr’S rEGIonAl AnD InTErnATIonAl EnGAGEMEnTS (CONTINUED) c) Strengthening the functional cooperation capacity of Community institutions. ▸AUgUST 11 – 14 The Registrar attended the Organisation of American States (OAS) Ministers of Education meeting in Ecuador, where he served as an expert panelist on the topic “A Comparative Review of Secondary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. ▸OCTObER 2 The Registrar visited Antigua and Barbuda to meet with the Minister of Education and education officials. Dr Jules presents Honourable Evans rogers, Minister of Education, Anguilla, with a copy of 27 – 30 The Registrar attended the meeting of the UNICEF the a copy of the 2008 Annual report and a copy of the Caribbean Examiner magazine. education cluster in Panama for Latin America and the Caribbean and made the lead presentation on 8 The Registrar met with the Minister of Education, education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jamaica to discuss that territory’s obligations to CXC. NOVEMbER 13 The Registrar visited Trinidad and Tobago where he 1 – 5 The Registrar along with Director of Corporate signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Strategy and Business Development met with with the Institute of Critical Thinking which is based representatives of the Commonwealth of Learning at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine (COL) in Canada to discuss collaboration with COL Campus. This MOU was a major step in improving regarding interactive online learning materials to be CXC’s syllabuses and taking the examinations to the used on the student portal with Notes Masters in next level. the provision of free instructional support to students. 20 The Registrar gave the Feature Address at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association 7 The Registrar delivered the feature address at the of Principals of Secondary Schools (CAPSS) in St. Annual Conference of the National Parent Teachers Lucia. Dr Yolande Wright, Head of the Measurement Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The Registrar’s and Evaluation Division, also participated in a panel address was entitled “The Role of Parents in discussion on the Ideal Caribbean Person. Both Promoting Quality Education. presentations were well received. 23-24 The Senior Manager represented the Council at the Third meeting of the Secretary-General, CARICOM and Heads of Community Institutions which was held in Guyana. The meeting dealt with the following: a) Follow up on decisions of the 30th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in relation to Agriculture and Food security; Regional strategy for information and communication technology and climate change. b) Report from sectoral cluster workshops in relation to air transportation, human resource development and human resource The registrar and Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie speaking to the press after the management. signing of the MoU with the Institute of Critical Thinking 53 Flaming Fury, By Keishel Turton, Grantley Adams Memorial School, Barbados, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 TEAM CXC▸ Staff Training and Development The Council acknowledges that training and development of the appropriate skills, attitudes and behaviours are essential to the efficient functioning of an organization. In 2009, the Council therefore continued to support staff attendance at professional and personal development workshops, conferences and attachments. Training was also provided in various areas of management and development for several staff members. Assistance to staff pursuing tertiary education was also provided by granting study leave and flexible working hours. Mr Anderson Marshall, Director of Corporate Services, and Mrs Marine Hall-Edey, acting Senior Assistant Registrar (F/OM) attended the Seminar “Business Case Building” in Members of staff working out at Surfside Fitness Centre Boston, Massachusetts, USA from 21st to 22nd January. All staff attended an in-house seminar on “Managing Your Mrs Leona Emtage, Assistant Registrar, Examinations Finances” with Financial Analyst, Mr Jepter Ince. Development and Production Division (EDPD) attended the Joint Annual AERA/NCME Conference in San Diego, Team building California from 12th to 17th April. Emotional Intelligence workshops were conducted with all Divisions by Mrs Wendy Carrington from the Training and Dr Yolande Wright, Senior Assistant Registrar (EDPD) Self Development Institute of Trinidad and Tobago. attended sessions with the Aga Khan University Examination Board in Karachi, Pakistan from 10th to 31st May. Staff conducted the Lenten devotional services held at the St Matthias Anglican Church on 18th March as part of the Miss Heather Herbert, Senior Secretary and Mrs Anjanette Church’s annual Lenten service programme. Forde-Hinds, Clerk/Typist (HR), attended various workshops hosted by the Human Resource Management Association of The 2009 WZO Staff Retreat and Fun Day was held on 25th Barbados (HRMAB) Inc in June 2009. and 26th September at the Sunset Beach Resort and Spa in Montego Bay where staff met in their respective units to Ms Roslyn Harewood acting Senior Assistant Registrar (HR), discuss challenges and solutions. The Day with a Difference attended the Strategic Human Resource Management for Headquarters staff was held on 30th October. Staff went (SHRM) Strategy Conference in Phoenix, USA from 5th to 8th on an adventurous safari. October. Mr Anthony Alleyne, Assistant Registrar, (Examinations) visited some of the Council’s service providers in the United Kingdom from 5th to 9th October. He also visited the examination body Edexcel. Anjanette Ford-Hinds, Heather Herbert and Michelle Harewood of the Human resources Members of the CxC WZo staff going through their exercise paces. Division undergoing training in the new Hr Information System. 55 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 TEAM CxC (CONTINUED) Health and Safety fAREWELL With the advent of the Influenza A H1N1 virus, staff were put This year the Council bade farewell to 14 staff members who on the alert and were sensitized on the virus. Officials from had given invaluable service. They are: the Ministry of Health were invited to make presentations to staff. Additionally, flyers and information leaflets were posted HEADQUARTERS on notice boards and in various offices. Mrs Marion Coppin Administrative Assistant, retired effective 1st January 2009 In an effort to ensure adequate employee awareness, Staff at Headquarters attended in-house workshops on Sexual Ms Juilette AustinTemporary Maid/Cleaner with effect from 1st March 2009 Harassment and HIV/AIDS in the Workplace on 11th and 12th June respectively. The workshops were entitled “Sexual Miss Cheryl Rollins Harassment in the Workplace – Dos and Don’ts” and “HIV/ Receptionist, with effect from 9 March 2009 AIDS in the Workplace – Dispelling Myths”. Ms Judy Lokey Clerk-Typist, with effect from 13 March 2009 Staff received training in Heartsaver® First Aid on 18th June from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados. As a Miss Carla Hendy result of the training each division has certified First Aiders. Clerk/Typist, with effect from 25 May 2009 Corporate Wellness Mrs Jennifer CruickshankSecurity Records Keeper with effect from 30 June 2009 The Council partnered with the Surfside Wellness Centre in an effort to encourage staff members to improve their Mrs Heather Hennis physical wellness. Assistant Registrar, with effect from 1st July 2009 The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Mrs Barbara BestAdministrative Assistant, with effect from 9 July 2009 Network Services Centre Inc, was launched in July 2009 making counseling services available to all staff. The Council Mr Rodney Alkins has committed to meet the cost of visits for employees Office Manager, with effect from 19 September, 2009 wishing to take advantage of the services. Mr Earl Seale Information Systems Manager The Western Zone Office Corporate Wellness Programme with effect from 1 October 2009 was launched on 20th October 2009 at its office with personal trainer Mr Dwayne Hylton, CEO of Body by Design Ltd. The Mrs Donna Walker personal trainer works out with the staff at the office and the Senior Assistant Registrar, with effect from 1st October 2009 package includes advice on diet and customized meal plans for each staff member. Mrs Bernadine ParrisAdministrative Assistant, due to retire 31st December 2009 Mr Fitzroy Marcus Assistant Registrar, due to retire 31st December 2009 WESTERN ZONE OFFICE Mr Sean Brissett Senior Assistant Registrar, with effect from 30 September 2009 roslyn Harewood and Jackie niles-Squires demonstrating skills learnt in the First Aid training course conducted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados 56 TEAM CxC (CONTINUED) PROMOTIONS AND RE-ASSIgNMENTS Dr Gordon Harewood Mrs Miranda Sealy Senior Assistant Registrar (EDPD)– Reassignment 1st September 2009 Assistant Registrar (EASD) 9 February 2009 Ms Roslyn Harewood Assistant Registrar Acting Senior Assistant Registrar (Corporate Strategy and Business Development) (Human Resources Division) – Re-assignment – Reassignment 1st September 2009 1st September 2009 Mrs Wendy Patrick Miss Heather Herbert Promoted to Executive Administrative Assistant(Office of the Registrar) – Temporary 1st September 2009 Senior Secretary (HR) 9 February 2009 Dr Yolande Wright Miss Maria Stoute Senior Assistant Registrar (Quality Assurance)– Re-assignment 1st September 2009 Item Bank Clerk (EDPD) 1st May 2009 Miss Sherry Brathwaite Mrs Marine Hall-Edey Promoted to Junior Acting Senior Assistant Registrar (F/OM) Network Administrator (ISD) – Temporary 1st October 2009 1st June 2009 Mrs Emsy Walkes-Sealy Mr Rodney Payne Promoted to Office Manager (F/OM) 1st October 2009 Acting Information Systems Manager (ISD) 1st June 2009 NEW STAff Mrs Margaret Nurse We welcomed a number of new staff members to the Council Promoted to Secure Records Keeper (EDPD) this year. These were: 1st July 2009 Mr Kenrick Zepradine Mrs Sherene Rollock Messenger/Office Attendant (F/OM) Clerk (F/OM) 1st July 2009 2 January 2009 Mrs Michelle Harewood Dr Doreen Faulkner Acting Administrative Assistant (HR) E-Learning Examinations Manager (WZO) – Re-assignment 1st September 2009 1st February 2009 Mr Anderson Marshall Mrs Pamella Archer Director (Corporate Services) Clerk/Typist (EDPD) – Re-assignment 1st September 2009 1st February 2009 Mr Guy Hewitt Miss Sharon Brathwaite Director (Corporate Strategy & Business Development) Graphics Compositor (EDPD) – Temporary – Reassignment 1st September 2009 1st May 2009 Miss Susan Lewis Senior Secretary (EDPD) 1st May 2009 Ms Amina Saadia Wilson Senior Secretary (EDPD) 1st May 2009 Miss Shanna Bailey Clerk-Typist (EDPD) 1st July 2009 Mrs Juliette Taylor Clerk-Typist (HR) 15 July 2009 Miss Dedra Bartlett Donna Davies (l) and Debra Haynes (r) clarify an issue with the trainer of the Hr Information System Assistant Registrar (EASD) – Temporary 1st October 2009 57 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 TEAM CxC (CONTINUED) EMPLOyEE AWARDS The Council will honour the following long service staff members in 2009 for their dedication and commitment. HEADQUARTERS 20 yEARS’ SERVICE Mr Norman Austin Messenger/Driver (F/OM) Mrs Jacqueline Chase-Marshall Records Clerk (Records & Archives Management) Miss Amril Gittens Senior Secretary (F/OM) Miss Heather Herbert Senior Secretary (HR) 10 yEARS’ SERVICE Staff members Annette Quimby, Anjanette Ford-Hinds and Marjorie lewis pay attention to the trainer of the Docushare Programme Mr Dale Roachford Messenger/Driver (Registrar’s Office) 5 yEARS’ SERVICE Mr Adrian Gooding Miss Kath-Ema Armstrong Messenger/Driver (EAS) Clerk (Records & Archives Management) Mr André Blair Mr Rodney Alkins Assistant Registrar - Analyst/Programmer (ISD) Office Manager (F/OM) Mr Christopher Bannister Ms Carol-Ann Gill Artist/ Technical Assistant (EDPD) Clerk (EDPD) Mrs Nordia Weekes Assistant Registrar (EDPD) Mrs Anjanette Forde-Hinds Clerk/Typist (HR) Mrs Pamella Archer Temporary Clerk (EDPD) Miss Suzan Boodoo Assistant Registrar (EDPD) Miss Karene Graham Clerk (EAS) Ms Christine Victor Clerk-Typist (EASD) Miss Lisa Boyce Clerk/Typist (EAS) WESTERN ZONE OFFICE 20 yEARS’ SERVICE Mrs Paula Millar Accounts Clerk (F/OM) Miss Eva Gordon Office Manager 15 yEARS’ SERVICE Mrs Yvette Dennis-Morrison Administrative Assistant 5 yEARS’ SERVICE Miss Tegra Bruce Stenographer/Clerk Mr Michael Grant Messenger/Driver noel Stephens and Frankey Worrell listen attentively to Wendy Carrington, Emotional Intelligence Coach 58 APPENDIX ONE CSEC JANUARy ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 59 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX ONE CSEC JANUARy ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ CSEC JANUARY SITTING: A COMPARISON OF 2007 AND 2008 CANDIDATE ENTRIES BY TERRITORY Territory 2008 2009 DIFF 2009-2008No. % No. % No. % Participating Territories Antigua and Barbuda 4 87 2.00 522 2.00 35 7.19 Anguilla 7 7 0.32 7 9 0.30 2 2.60 Barbados 1 ,744 7.17 1 ,890 7.24 146 8.37 Belize 5 0.02 6 0.02 1 20.00 British Virgin Islands 6 0.02 5 0.02 -1 -16.67 Cayman Islands 7 8 0.32 2 1 0.08 -57 -73.08 Dominica 9 5 0.39 9 0 0.34 -5 -5.26 Grenada 3 23 1.33 426 1.63 103 31.89 Guyana 5 65 2.32 6 11 2.34 46 8.14 Jamaica 7 ,743 31.85 8 ,425 32.29 682 8.81 Montserrat 2 4 0.10 3 6 0.14 12 50.00 St Kitts and Nevis 2 54 1.04 279 1.07 25 9.84 Saint Lucia 1 ,052 4.33 1 ,209 4.63 157 14.92 St Vincent and the Grenadines 2 59 1.07 319 1.22 60 23.17 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1,275 46.38 1 1,934 45.74 659 5.84 Turks and Caicos 2 92 1.20 222 0.85 -70 -23.97 External Territories Saba 1 6 0.07 - 0.00 -16 -100.00 St Maarten 1 4 0.06 1 9 0.07 5 35.71 Suriname 2 0.01 - 0.00 TOTAL 24,311 26,093 1784 7.34 60 APPENDIX ONE CSEC JANUARy ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS JANUARY SITTING - 2007 AND 2008 Candidate Cands GRADES CUMULATIVE GRADESSUBJECT YEAR Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI I-II I-III 2008 720 606 No. 8 117 284 167 21 1 88 125 401 Biology % 1.32 19.31 46.86 27.56 3.47 0.17 20.63 66.17 2009 884 727 No. 30 110 288 216 81 2 157 140 428 % 4.13 15.13 39.61 29.71 11.14 0.28 19.26 58.87 2008 685 571 No. 26 109 205 189 87 2 91 120 311 Chemistry % 4.55 19.09 35.90 33.10 15.24 0.35 21.02 54.47 2009 550 425 No. 10 48 99 149 114 5 125 58 157 % 2.35 11.29 23.29 35.06 26.82 1.18 13.65 36.94 2008 13,467 12,280 No. 433 1,725 3,955 4,640 2,027 23 938 2,302 5,731 English (A) % 3.53 14.05 32.21 37.79 16.51 0.19 18.75 46.67 2009 15,885 14,781 No. 1,131 2,838 4,792 4,508 1,486 26 1,104 3,969 8,761 % 7.65 19.20 32.42 30.50 10.05 0.18 26.85 59.27 2008 2,031 1,674 No. 71 462 891 330 43 - 346 226 780 Human & Social Biology % 4.24 27.60 53.23 19.71 2.57 0.00 13.50 46.59 2009 1,934 1,616 No. 11 173 542 672 215 3 318 184 726 % 0.68 10.71 33.54 41.58 13.30 0.19 11.39 44.93 2008 601 506 No. 30 85 73 88 36 2 61 176 327 Information Technology % 5.93 16.80 14.43 17.39 7.11 0.40 34.78 64.62 2009 406 346 No. 27 78 90 109 39 3 60 105 195 % 7.80 22.54 26.01 31.50 11.27 0.87 30.35 56.36 2008 14,468 12,662 No. 1,277 2,239 3,981 3,028 2,553 116 1,607 2,384 5,552 Mathematics % 10.09 17.68 31.44 23.91 20.16 0.92 18.83 43.85 2009 15,329 13,753 No. 1,297 1,776 3,713 3,650 3,191 126 1,576 3,073 6,786 % 9.43 12.91 27.00 26.54 23.20 0.92 22.34 49.34 2008 918 744 No. 118 225 233 87 21 - 149 259 560 Office Administration % 15.86 30.24 31.32 11.69 2.82 0.00 34.81 75.27 2009 926 773 No. 69 216 295 141 51 1 153 285 580 % 8.93 27.94 38.16 18.24 6.60 0.13 36.87 75.03 2008 744 650 No. 55 51 348 228 39 - 113 152 361 Physics % 8.46 7.85 53.54 35.08 6.00 0.00 23.38 55.54 2009 860 704 No. 67 104 216 247 70 - 156 171 387 % 9.52 14.77 30.68 35.09 9.94 0.00 24.29 54.97 61 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX ONE CSEC JANUARy ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS JANUARY SITTING - 2007 AND 2008 2008 1,745 1,393 No. 112 201 421 304 208 7 312 429 861 Principles of Accounts % 8.04 14.43 30.22 21.82 14.93 0.50 30.80 61.81 2009 1,646 1,341 No. 119 231 372 368 246 5 305 350 722 % 8.87 17.23 27.74 27.44 18.34 0.37 26.10 53.84 2008 2,585 2,147 No. 88 455 803 397 136 4 347 625 1,584 Principles of Business % 4.10 21.19 37.40 18.49 6.33 0.19 29.11 73.78 2009 2,291 1,934 No. 82 409 741 500 196 6 357 491 1,232 % 4.24 21.15 38.31 25.85 10.13 0.31 25.39 63.70 2008 2,370 2,045 No. 178 592 765 276 124 3 291 675 1,467 Social Studies % 8.70 28.95 37.41 13.50 6.06 0.15 33.01 83.06 2009 2,742 2,355 No. 138 550 859 510 296 2 387 688 1,547 % 5.86 23.35 36.48 21.66 12.57 0.08 29.21 65.69 2008 413 362 No. 73 105 111 45 30 2 54 180 286 Spanish % 20.17 29.01 30.66 12.43 8.29 0.55 49.72 79.01 2009 478 402 No. 82 110 111 56 41 2 76 192 303 % 20.40 27.36 27.61 13.93 10.20 0.50 47.76 75.37 2008 40,566 36,169 No. 2,469 6,366 12,070 9,779 5,325 160 4,397 7,653 19,723 TOTAL % 6.83 17.60 33.37 27.04 14.72 0.44 21.16 54.53 2009 43,931 39,157 No. 3,063 6,643 12,118 11,126 6,026 181 4,774 9,706 21,878 % 7.82 16.97 30.95 28.41 15.39 0.46 24.79 55.87 62 APPENDIX ONE CSEC JANUARy ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 63 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 64 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 65 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 66 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS MAY-JUNE SITTING: 2007 AND 2008 CANDIDATES GRADES CUMULATIVE GRADES SUBJECT PROF YEAR CANDIDATE ENTRY WRITING EXAM I II III IV V VI I-II I-III I-IV 2009 5,965 5,599 No. 503 2,072 2,272 614 132 6 366 2,575 4,847 5,461 Agricultural Sc. SA General % 8.98 37.01 40.58 10.97 2.36 0.11 45.99 86.57 97.54 2008 6,014 5,574 No. 510 2088 2104 659 204 9 440 2598 4702 5361 % 9.15 37.46 37.75 11.82 3.66 0.16 46.61 84.36 96.18 2009 1,863 1,782 No. 363 618 579 209 13 0 81 981 1,560 1,769 Agricultural Sc. DA General % 20.37 34.68 32.49 11.73 0.73 0.00 55.05 87.54 99.27 2008 2,279 2,187 No. 285 569 550 230 22 0 68 854 1,404 1,634 % 13.03 26.02 25.15 10.52 1.01 0.00 39.05 64.20 74.71 2009 14,162 13,383 No. 1,582 3,415 5,003 2,321 1,058 4 779 4,997 10,000 12,321 Biology General % 11.82 25.52 37.38 17.34 7.91 0.03 37.34 74.72 92.06 2008 14,062 13,198 No. 2,082 3,558 4,533 2,065 920 8 781 5,640 10,173 12,238 % 15.78 26.96 34.35 15.65 6.97 0.06 42.73 77.08 92.73 2009 1,707 1,526 No. 405 549 205 297 68 2 181 954 1,159 1,456 Building Technology: Construction Technical % 26.54 35.98 13.43 19.46 4.46 0.13 62.52 75.95 95.41 2008 1,469 1,293 No. 405 584 153 219 32 0 161 989 1,142 1,361 % 31.32 45.17 11.83 16.94 2.47 0.00 76.49 88.32 105.26 2009 2,232 1,865 No. 149 755 461 427 69 4 367 904 1,365 1,792 Building Technology: Woods Technical % 7.99 40.48 24.72 22.90 3.70 0.21 48.47 73.19 96.09 2008 2,140 1,809 No. 55 519 538 662 156 3 351 574 1,112 1,774 % 3.04 28.69 29.74 36.59 8.62 0.17 31.73 61.47 98.07 2009 12,215 11,193 No. 425 2,144 3,978 2,739 1,869 38 1,022 2,569 6,547 9,286 Caribbean History General % 3.80 19.15 35.54 24.47 16.70 0.34 22.95 58.49 82.96 2008 12,873 11,739 No. 738 2,673 4,505 2,423 1,438 27 1,144 3,411 7,916 10,339 % 6.29 22.77 38.38 20.64 12.25 0.23 29.06 67.43 88.07 2009 12,350 11,465 No. 1,952 2,842 4,187 1,843 632 9 885 4,794 8,981 10,824 Chemistry General % 17.03 24.79 36.52 16.08 5.51 0.08 41.81 78.33 94.41 2008 11,474 10,706 No. 1,368 2,097 3,965 2,317 1,181 8 830 3,465 7,430 9,747 % 12.78 19.59 37.04 21.64 11.03 0.07 32.37 69.40 91.04 2009 2,472 2,324 No. 71 746 1,059 373 74 1 148 817 1,876 2,249 Clothing & Textiles General % 3.06 32.10 45.57 16.05 3.18 0.04 35.15 80.72 96.77 2008 2,476 2,268 No. 87 693 1,026 384 94 0 173 780 1,806 2,190 % 3.84 30.56 45.24 16.93 4.14 0.00 34.39 79.63 96.56 2009 3,769 3,493 No. 140 749 1,340 853 409 2 276 889 2,229 3,082 Economics General % 4.01 21.44 38.36 24.42 11.71 0.06 25.45 63.81 88.23 2008 3,187 2,961 No. 169 729 1,133 594 334 2 226 898 2,031 2,625 % 5.71 24.62 38.26 20.06 11.28 0.07 30.33 68.59 88.65 2009 3,800 3,360 No. 149 810 661 1,425 274 41 440 959 1,620 3,045 Electrical and Electronic % 4.43 24.11 19.67 42.41 8.15 1.22 28.54 48.21 90.63 Technology Technical 2008 3,807 3,274 No. 212 978 872 903 215 22 441 1,190 2,062 2,965 % 6.48 29.87 26.63 27.58 6.57 0.67 36.35 62.98 90.56 Electronic Document 2009 8,796 7,878 No. 1,929 2,907 2,236 582 221 3 918 4,836 7,072 7,654 Preparation and General % 24.49 36.90 28.38 7.39 2.81 0.04 61.39 89.77 97.16 Management 2008 5,801 5,292 No. 2,093 2,839 1,198 250 85 2 723 4,932 6,130 6,380 % 39.55 53.65 22.64 4.72 1.61 0.04 93.20 115.84 120.56 2009 94,327 88,929 No. 11,457 14,982 23,296 24,037 13,477 1,680 5,398 26,439 49,735 73,772 General % 12.88 16.85 26.20 27.03 15.15 1.89 29.73 55.93 82.96 English (A) 2008 89,903 84,893 No. 7,980 11,201 19,299 25,763 19,084 2,802 6,287 19,181 38,480 64,243 % 9.40 13.19 22.73 30.35 22.48 3.30 22.59 45.33 75.68 Basic 2008 2,457 2,147 No. 56 138 188 456 530 242 244 194 382 838 % 2.61 6.43 8.76 21.24 24.69 11.27 9.04 17.79 39.03 67 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS MAY-JUNE SITTING: 2007 AND 2008 CANDIDATE CANDIDATES GRADES CUMULATIVE GRADESSUBJECT PROF YEAR ENTRY WRITING EXAM I II III IV V VI I-II I-III I-IV 2009 18,913 18,388 No. 2,563 4,390 2,855 4,322 3,675 583 525 6,953 9,808 14,130 AgriEcunlgtulirsahl (SBc). SA Generrall % 13.94 23.87 15.53 23.50 19.99 3.17 37.81 53.34 76.84 2008 20,083 19,513 No. 1,801 4,170 3,359 4,800 4,448 688 623 5,971 9,330 14,130 % 9.23 21.37 17.21 24.60 22.80 3.53 30.60 47.81 72.41 2009 9,521 9,056 No. 883 3,831 3,252 930 160 0 465 4,714 7,966 8,896 Food & Nutrition General % 9.75 42.30 35.91 10.27 1.77 0.00 52.05 87.96 98.23 2008 8,527 8,184 No. 450 3,148 3,671 1,045 205 1 444 3,598 7,269 8,314 % 5.50 38.47 44.86 12.77 2.50 0.01 43.96 88.82 101.59 2009 3,716 3,576 No. 333 854 1,193 770 414 12 140 1,187 2,380 3,150 General % 9.31 23.88 33.36 21.53 11.58 0.34 33.19 66.55 88.09 French 2008 3,946 3,793 No. 481 964 1,223 673 321 18 137 1,445 2,668 3,341 % 12.68 25.42 32.24 17.74 8.46 0.47 38.10 70.34 88.08 Basic 2006 369 332 No. 17 80 140 68 26 1 37 97 237 305 % 5.12 24.10 42.17 20.48 7.83 0.30 29.22 71.39 91.87 2009 12,934 11,888 No. 259 2,323 4,414 3,429 1,454 9 1,046 2,582 6,996 10,425 General % 2.18 19.54 37.13 28.84 12.23 0.08 21.72 58.85 87.69 Geography 2008 13,373 12,161 No. 525 2,809 4,426 3,146 1,366 12 1,012 3,334 7,760 10,906 % 4.32 23.10 36.40 25.87 11.23 0.10 27.42 63.81 89.68 Basic 2006 312 244 No. 0 7 32 93 106 6 68 7 39 132 % 0.00 2.87 13.11 38.11 43.44 2.46 2.87 15.98 54.10 2009 5,800 5,483 No. 445 2,344 1,977 603 113 1 317 2,789 4,766 5,369 Home Economics: General % 8.12 42.75 36.06 11.00 2.06 0.02 50.87 86.92 97.92Management 2008 4,927 4,676 No. 260 2,012 1,967 600 150 1 335 2,272 4,239 4,839 % 5.56 43.03 42.07 12.83 3.21 0.02 48.59 90.65 103.49 2009 26,515 23,918 No. 5,436 7,010 6,313 4,085 1,042 32 2,597 12,446 18,759 22,844 Human and Social Biology General % 22.73 29.31 26.39 17.08 4.36 0.13 52.04 78.43 95.51 2008 21,430 19,413 No. 2,740 5,019 7,419 5,653 1,338 38 2,805 7,759 15,178 20,831 % 14.11 25.85 38.22 29.12 6.89 0.20 39.97 78.18 107.30 2009 1,106 993 No. 211 344 308 93 36 1 113 555 863 956 General % 21.25 34.64 31.02 9.37 3.63 0.10 55.89 86.91 96.27 2008 980 857 No. 242 399 246 138 53 0 132 641 887 1,025 Information Technology % 28.24 46.56 28.70 16.10 6.18 0.00 74.80 103.50 119.60 2009 27,706 23,832 No. 6,530 8,669 5,278 2,637 710 8 3,874 15,199 20,477 23,114 Technical % 27.40 36.38 22.15 11.06 2.98 0.03 63.78 85.92 96.99 2008 23,775 19,975 No. 5,266 7,130 4,992 3,439 1,217 21 3,999 12,396 17,388 20,827 % 26.36 35.69 24.99 17.22 6.09 0.11 62.06 87.05 104.27 2009 21,022 18,671 No. 1,220 7,257 8,124 1,792 271 7 2,351 8,477 16,601 18,393 General % 6.53 38.87 43.51 9.60 1.45 0.04 45.40 88.91 98.51 Integrated Science SA 2008 19,681 17,455 No. 1,030 6,170 8,297 2,223 352 11 2,494 7,200 15,497 17,720 % 5.90 35.35 47.53 12.74 2.02 0.06 41.25 88.78 101.52 Basic 2006 342 188 No. 0 16 68 72 31 1 154 16 84 156 % 0.00 8.51 36.17 38.30 16.49 0.53 8.51 44.68 82.98 68 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS MAY-JUNE SITTING: 2007 AND 2008 CANDIDATE CANDIDATES GRADES CUMULATIVE GRADESSUBJECT PROF YEAR ENTRY WRITING EXAM I II III IV V VI I-II I-III I-IV 2009 91,351 83,129 No. 6,571 9,495 16,673 15,023 29,573 5,794 8,222 16,066 32,739 47,762 Agricultural Sc. SA Geenneerraall % 7.90 11.42 20.06 18.07 35.57 6.97 19.33 39.38 57.46 2008 87,435 79,769 No. 6,239 9,416 17,109 17,279 27,261 3,117 9,812 15,655 32,764 50,043 Mathematics % 7.82 11.80 21.45 21.66 34.17 3.91 19.63 41.07 62.73 2009 2,841 2,560 No. 89 286 558 619 976 32 281 375 933 1,552 Basic % 3.48 11.17 21.80 24.18 38.13 1.25 14.65 36.45 60.63 2008 5,510 4,870 No. 94 343 792 956 1,667 88 436 437 1,229 2,185 % 1.93 7.04 16.26 19.63 34.23 1.81 8.97 25.24 44.87 2009 2,033 1,698 No. 182 483 369 534 122 8 335 665 1,034 1,568 Mechanical Engineering Technical % 10.72 28.45 21.73 31.45 7.18 0.47 39.16 60.90 92.34Technology 2008 1,849 1,475 No. 211 406 332 423 115 9 290 617 949 1,372 % 14.31 27.53 22.51 28.68 7.80 0.61 41.83 64.34 93.02 2009 743 563 No. 14 83 210 167 84 5 180 97 307 474 Music General % 2.49 14.74 37.30 29.66 14.92 0.89 17.23 54.53 84.19 2008 735 604 No. 35 155 173 63 37 2 169 190 363 426 % 5.79 25.66 28.64 10.43 6.13 0.33 31.46 60.10 70.53 2009 18,227 16,312 No. 1,714 4,584 6,949 2,489 573 3 1,915 6,298 13,247 15,736 Office Administration General % 10.51 28.10 42.60 15.26 3.51 0.02 38.61 81.21 96.47 2008 17,567 15,448 No. 2,030 4,549 6,652 2,292 478 3 2,199 6,579 13,231 15,523 % 13.14 29.45 43.06 14.84 3.09 0.02 42.59 85.65 100.49 2009 4,314 3,811 No. 1,958 1,235 486 120 12 0 503 3,193 1,721 606 Physical Education and % 51.38 32.41 12.75 3.15 0.31 0.00 83.78 45.16 15.90 Sports General 2008 2,174 1,850 No. 1,511 854 365 56 6 0 425 2,365 2,730 2,786 % 81.68 46.16 19.73 3.03 0.32 0.00 127.84 147.57 150.59 2009 11,616 10,641 No. 1,738 2,933 3,497 1,926 526 21 975 4,671 8,168 10,094 Physics General % 16.33 27.56 32.86 18.10 4.94 0.20 43.90 76.76 94.86 2008 10,879 10,053 No. 1,977 2,859 3,056 1,678 554 41 896 4,836 7,892 9,570 % 19.67 28.44 30.40 16.69 5.51 0.41 48.11 78.50 95.20 2009 27,949 23,907 No. 2,549 4,361 7,790 5,502 3,601 104 4,042 6,910 14,700 20,202 General % 10.66 18.24 32.58 23.01 15.06 0.44 28.90 61.49 84.50 Principles of Accounts 2008 28,724 24,702 No. 3,483 4,673 6,743 5,344 3,352 102 3,996 8,156 14,899 20,243 % 14.10 18.92 27.30 21.63 13.57 0.41 33.02 60.31 81.95 Basic 2006 442 255 No. 5 64 113 47 26 0 187 69 182 229 % 1.96 25.10 44.31 18.43 10.20 0.00 27.06 71.37 89.80 2009 36,522 32,881 No. 4,194 10,915 11,130 4,965 1,663 14 3,641 15,109 26,239 31,204 Principles of Business General % 12.76 33.20 33.85 15.10 5.06 0.04 45.95 79.80 94.90 2008 37,545 33,534 No. 3,178 10,688 12,103 5,707 2,542 37 4,360 13,866 25,969 31,676 % 9.48 31.87 36.09 17.02 7.58 0.11 41.35 77.44 94.46 69 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ REGIONAL COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS BY GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS MAY-JUNE SITTING: 2007 AND 2008 CANDIDATES GRADES CUMULATIVE GRADES SUBJECT PROF YEAR CANDIDATE ENTRY WRITING EXAM I II III IV V VI I-II I-III I-IV 2009 3,946 3,504 No. 254 1,384 1,206 582 78 0 442 1,638 2,844 3,426 RAeglrigiciouultus rEald Suca. tSioAn Generrall % 7.25 39.50 34.42 16.61 2.23 0.00 46.75 81.16 97.77 2008 3,231 2,889 No. 221 1,236 1,274 544 58 0 367 1,457 2,731 3,275 % 7.65 42.78 44.10 18.83 2.01 0.00 50.43 94.53 113.36 2009 48,569 43,447 No. 4,920 13,223 16,181 6,400 2,710 13 5,122 18,143 34,324 40,724 General % 11.32 30.43 37.24 14.73 6.24 0.03 41.76 79.00 93.73 Social Studies 2008 46,101 41,462 No. 1,866 8,407 18,506 9,458 5,151 22 5,277 10,273 28,779 38,237 % 4.50 20.28 44.63 22.81 12.42 0.05 24.78 69.41 92.22 Basic 2008 1,050 839 No. 4 21 80 219 272 26 153 25 105 324 % 0.48 2.50 9.54 26.10 32.42 3.10 2.98 12.51 38.62 2009 15,266 13,947 No. 2,629 3,167 3,814 2,175 1,971 191 1,319 5,796 9,610 11,785 General % 18.85 22.71 27.35 15.59 14.13 1.37 41.56 68.90 84.50 Spanish 2008 13,866 12,771 No. 2,679 3,240 3,475 2,054 1,947 262 1,120 5,919 9,394 11,448 % 20.98 25.37 27.21 16.08 15.25 2.05 46.35 73.56 89.64 Basic 2006 1,256 935 No. 76 198 273 189 190 9 321 274 547 736 % 8.13 21.18 29.20 20.21 20.32 0.96 29.30 58.50 78.72 2009 8,773 7,324 No. 861 2,243 2,089 1,718 412 1 1,449 3,104 5,193 6,911 Technical Drawing General % 11.76 30.63 28.52 23.46 5.63 0.01 42.38 70.90 94.36 2008 8,467 6,864 No. 636 1,865 2,128 2,017 508 2 1,635 2,501 4,629 6,646 % 9.27 27.17 31.00 29.39 7.40 0.03 36.44 67.44 96.82 2009 880 654 No. 45 272 259 64 14 0 226 317 576 640 Theatre Arts General % 6.88 41.59 39.60 9.79 2.14 0.00 48.47 88.07 97.86 2008 690 517 No. 38 164 136 63 21 0 376 202 338 401 % 7.35 31.72 26.31 12.19 4.06 0.00 39.07 65.38 77.56 2009 153 134 No. 15 31 34 42 6 6 19 46 80 122 Typewriting General % 11.19 23.13 25.37 31.34 4.48 4.48 34.33 59.70 91.04 2008 683 623 No. 6 33 74 130 43 72 43 39 113 243 % 0.96 5.30 11.88 20.87 6.90 11.56 6.26 18.14 39.00 2009 5,327 4,419 No. 237 1,012 2,077 885 206 2 908 1,249 3,326 4,211 Visual Arts General % 5.36 22.90 47.00 20.03 4.66 0.05 28.26 75.27 95.29 2008 5,283 4,384 No. 183 906 2,112 977 266 2 1,089 1,089 3,201 4,178 % 4.17 20.67 48.18 22.29 6.07 0.05 24.84 73.02 95.30 2009 529,082 482,692 No. 57,471 113,766 144,781 91,653 66,479 8,542 46,390 171,237 316,018 407,671 General % 11.91 23.57 29.99 18.99 13.77 1.77 35.48 65.47 84.46 2008 500,434 456,660 No. 46,923 100,183 142,827 100,625 73,819 7,289 50,418 147,106 289,933 390,558 % 10.28 21.94 31.28 22.03 16.16 1.60 32.21 63.49 85.52 2009 37,478 32,281 No. 7,415 11,266 6,974 5,320 1,243 63 5,197 18,681 25,655 30,975 TOTAL Technical % 22.97 34.90 21.60 16.48 3.85 0.20 57.87 79.47 95.95 2008 33,040 27,826 No. 6,149 9,617 6,887 5,646 1,735 55 5,242 15,766 22,653 28,299 % 22.10 34.56 24.75 20.29 6.24 0.20 56.66 81.41 101.70 2009 2,841 2,560 No. 89 286 558 619 976 32 281 375 933 1,552 Basic % 3.48 11.17 21.80 24.18 38.13 1.25 14.65 36.45 60.63 2008 9,017 7,856 No. 154 502 1,060 1,631 2,469 356 833 656 1,716 3,347 % 1.96 6.39 13.49 20.76 31.43 4.53 8.35 21.84 42.60 70 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE BY SUBJECT, BY GENDER AND BY GRADES AWARDED: MAY/JUNE 2008 SUBJECT PROF SEX Candidate Cands GRADES Entry Writing Exam I II III IV V VI OTHER* B M 1 ,241 1,086 No. 47 138 230 226 425 20 155% 0.15 0.43 0.71 0.70 1.32 0.06 0.48 Mathematics B F 1 ,600 1,474 No. 42 148 328 393 551 12 126% 0.08 0.29 0.65 0.77 1.08 0.02 0.25 B T 2 ,841 2,560 No. 89 286 558 619 976 32 281% 3.48 11.17 21.80 24.18 38.13 1.25 G M 2 ,848 2,654 No. 244 968 1,067 300 70 5 194% 9.19 36.47 40.20 11.30 2.64 0.19 Agricultural Sc. SA - G F 3,117 2,945 No. 259 1,104 1,205 314 62 1 172% 8.79 37.49 40.92 10.66 2.11 0.03 G T 5 ,965 5,599 No. 503 2,072 2,272 614 132 6 366% 8.98 37.01 40.58 10.97 2.36 0.11 G M 8 13 774 No. 157 288 242 82 5 - 39 % 20.28 37.21 31.27 10.59 0.65 0.00 Agricultural Sc. DA G F 1 ,050 1,008 No. 206 330 337 127 8 - 42 % 20.44 32.74 33.43 12.60 0.79 0.00 G T 1 ,863 1,782 No. 363 618 579 209 13 - 81% 20.37 34.68 32.49 11.73 0.73 0.00 G M 5 ,422 5,053 No. 544 1,236 1,936 922 413 2 369 % 10.77 24.46 38.31 18.25 8.17 0.04 Biology G F 8 ,740 8,330 No. 1,038 2,179 3,067 1,399 645 2 410 % 12.46 26.16 36.82 16.79 7.74 0.02 G T 14,162 13,383 No. 1,582 3,415 5,003 2,321 1,058 4 779% 11.82 25.52 37.38 17.34 7.91 0.03 T M 1 ,524 1,353 No. 350 501 183 265 52 2 171 % 25.87 37.03 13.53 19.59 3.84 0.15 Building Technology: Construction T F 1 83 173 No. 55 48 22 32 16 - 10 % 31.79 27.75 12.72 18.50 9.25 0.00 T T 1 ,707 1,526 No. 405 549 205 297 68 2 181% 26.54 35.98 13.43 19.46 4.46 0.13 G M 2 ,084 1,737 No. 139 703 428 399 64 4 347 % 8.00 40.47 24.64 22.97 3.68 0.23 Building Technology: G F 1 48 128 No. 10 52 33 28 5 - 20Woods % 7.81 40.63 25.78 21.88 3.91 0.00 G T 2 ,232 1,865 No. 149 755 461 427 69 4 367% 7.99 40.48 24.72 22.90 3.70 0.21 G M 4 ,334 3,830 No. 98 584 1,391 1,021 720 16 504 % 2.56 15.25 36.32 26.66 18.80 0.42 Caribbean History G F 7 ,881 7,363 No. 327 1,560 2,587 1,718 1,149 22 518 % 4.44 21.19 35.14 23.33 15.61 0.30 G T 12,215 11,193 No. 425 2,144 3,978 2,739 1,869 38 1,022% 3.80 19.15 35.54 24.47 16.70 0.34 G M 5 ,286 4,814 No. 826 1,160 1,796 745 281 6 472 % 17.16 24.10 37.31 15.48 5.84 0.12 Chemistry G F 7 ,064 6,651 No. 1,126 1,682 2,391 1,098 351 3 413 % 16.93 25.29 35.95 16.51 5.28 0.05 G T 12,350 11,465 No. 1,952 2,842 4,187 1,843 632 9 885% 17.03 24.79 36.52 16.08 5.51 0.08 G M 1 75 160 No. 1 24 78 45 11 1 15 % 0.63 15.00 48.75 28.13 6.88 0.63 Clothing & Textiles G F 2 ,297 2,164 No. 70 722 981 328 63 - 133 % 3.23 33.36 45.33 15.16 2.91 0.00 G T 2 ,472 2,324 No. 71 746 1,059 373 74 1 148% 3.06 32.10 45.57 16.05 3.18 0.04 T M 1 ,374 1,257 No. 43 260 515 303 135 1 117 % 3.42 20.68 40.97 24.11 10.74 0.08 Economics T F 2 ,395 2,236 No. 97 489 825 550 274 1 159 % 4.34 21.87 36.90 24.60 12.25 0.04 T T 3 ,769 3,493 No. 140 749 1,340 853 409 2 276% 4.01 21.44 38.36 24.42 11.71 0.06 T M 3 ,487 3,089 No. 130 720 624 1,321 256 38 398 % 4.21 23.31 20.20 42.76 8.29 1.23 Electrical and Electronic T F 3 13 271 No. 19 90 37 104 18 3 42Technology % 7.01 33.21 13.65 38.38 6.64 1.11 T T 3 ,800 3,360 No. 149 810 661 1,425 274 41 440% 4.43 24.11 19.67 42.41 8.15 1.22 G M 2 ,707 2,372 No. 476 848 735 233 80 - 335 Electronic Document % 20.07 35.75 30.99 9.82 3.37 0.00 Preparation and G F 6 ,089 5,506 No. 1,453 2,059 1,501 349 141 3 583 % 26.39 37.40 27.26 6.34 2.56 0.05 Management G T 8 ,796 7,878 No. 1,929 2,907 2,236 582 221 3 918% 24.49 36.90 28.38 7.39 2.81 0.04 G M 37,679 35,432 No. 3,411 5,510 8,619 10,109 6,634 1,149 2,247 % 9.63 15.55 24.33 28.53 18.72 3.24 English (A) G F 56,648 53,497 No. 8,046 9,472 14,677 13,928 6,843 531 3,151 % 15.04 17.71 27.44 26.04 12.79 0.99 G T 94,327 88,929 No. 11,457 14,982 23,296 24,037 13,477 1,680 5,398% 12.88 16.85 26.20 27.03 15.15 1.89 G M 6 ,006 5,793 No. 481 1,145 897 1,532 1,432 306 213 % 8.30 19.77 15.48 26.45 24.72 5.28 English (B) G F 12,907 12,595 No. 2,082 3,245 1,958 2,790 2,243 277 312 % 16.53 25.76 15.55 22.15 17.81 2.20 G T 18,913 18,388 No. 2,563 4,390 2,855 4,322 3,675 583 525% 13.94 23.87 15.53 23.50 19.99 3.17 71 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE BY SUBJECT, BY GENDER AND BY GRADES AWARDED: MAY/JUNE 2008 SUBJECT PROF SEX Candidate Cands GRADES Entry Writing Exam I II III IV V VI OTHER* GB M 11 ,,254271 11,,400846 No. 70 495 584 206 49 - 123 % 4.99 35.26 41.60 14.67 3.49 0.00 Food & Nutrition G F 7 ,994 7,652 No. 813 3,336 2,668 724 111 - 342 % 10.62 43.60 34.87 9.46 1.45 0.00 G T 9 ,521 9,056 No. 883 3,831 3,252 930 160 - 465% 9.75 42.30 35.91 10.27 1.77 0.00 G M 1,112 1,046 No. 79 210 340 245 165 7 66 % 7.55 20.08 32.50 23.42 15.77 0.67 French G F 2 ,604 2,530 No. 254 644 853 525 249 5 74 % 10.04 25.45 33.72 20.75 9.84 0.20 G T 3 ,716 3,576 No. 333 854 1,193 770 414 12 140% 9.31 23.88 33.36 21.53 11.58 0.34 G M 6 ,539 5,895 No. 99 1,039 2,226 1,832 692 7 644 % 1.68 17.63 37.76 31.08 11.74 0.12 Geography G F 6 ,395 5,993 No. 160 1,284 2,188 1,597 762 2 402 % 2.67 21.42 36.51 26.65 12.71 0.03 G T 12,934 11,888 No. 259 2,323 4,414 3,429 1,454 9 1,046% 2.18 19.54 37.13 28.84 12.23 0.08 G M 7 91 720 No. 37 283 264 105 30 1 71 % 5.14 39.31 36.67 14.58 4.17 0.14 Home Econ. Management G F 5 ,009 4,763 No. 408 2,061 1,713 498 83 - 246 % 8.57 43.27 35.96 10.46 1.74 0.00 G T 5 ,800 5,483 No. 445 2,344 1,977 603 113 1 317% 8.12 42.75 36.06 11.00 2.06 0.02 G M 7 ,312 6,607 No. 1,402 1,703 1,727 1,316 440 19 705 % 21.22 25.78 26.14 19.92 6.66 0.29 Human and Social Biology G F 19,203 17,311 No. 4,034 5,307 4,586 2,769 602 13 1,892 % 23.30 30.66 26.49 16.00 3.48 0.08 G T 26,515 23,918 No. 5,436 7,010 6,313 4,085 1,042 32 2,597% 22.73 29.31 26.39 17.08 4.36 0.13 G M 6 12 532 No. 62 183 202 62 22 1 80 % 11.65 34.40 37.97 11.65 4.14 0.19 G F 4 94 461 No. 149 161 106 31 14 - 33 % 32 35 23 7 3 - G T 1 ,106 993 No. 211 344 308 93 36 1 113 Information Technology % 21.25 34.64 31.02 9.37 3.63 0.10 T M 12,229 10,338 No. 2,701 3,775 2,367 1,170 321 4 1,891 % 26.13 36.52 22.90 11.32 3.11 0.04 T F 15,477 13,494 No. 3,829 4,894 2,911 1,467 389 4 1,983 % 28.38 36.27 21.57 10.87 2.88 0.03 T T 27,706 23,832 No. 6,530 8,669 5,278 2,637 710 8 3,874% 27.40 36.38 22.15 11.06 2.98 0.03 G M 9 ,064 7,814 No. 547 3,059 3,243 793 167 5 1,250 % 7.00 39.15 41.50 10.15 2.14 0.06 Integrated Science SA G F 11,958 10,857 No. 673 4,198 4,881 999 104 2 1,101 % 6.20 38.67 44.96 9.20 0.96 0.02 G T 21,022 18,671 No. 1,220 7,257 8,124 1,792 271 7 2,351% 6.53 38.87 43.51 9.60 1.45 0.04 G M 35,453 32,312 No. 2,767 3,928 6,396 5,772 11,121 2,328 3,141 % 8.56 12.16 19.79 17.86 34.42 7.20 Mathematics G F 55,898 50,817 No. 3,804 5,567 10,277 9,251 18,452 3,466 5,081 % 7.49 10.95 20.22 18.20 36.31 6.82 G T 91,351 83,129 No. 6,571 9,495 16,673 15,023 29,573 5,794 8,222% 7.90 11.42 20.06 18.07 35.57 6.97 T M 1 ,944 1,623 No. 169 462 353 511 120 8 321 % 10.41 28.47 21.75 31.48 7.39 0.49 Mech. Eng Technology T F 89 75 No. 13 21 16 23 2 - 14 % 17.33 28.00 21.33 30.67 2.67 0.00 T T 2 ,033 1,698 No. 182 483 369 534 122 8 335% 10.72 28.45 21.73 31.45 7.18 0.47 G M 3 24 215 No. 5 34 77 62 35 2 109 % 2.33 15.81 35.81 28.84 16.28 0.93 Music G F 4 19 348 No. 9 49 133 105 49 3 71 % 2.59 14.08 38.22 30.17 14.08 0.86 G T 7 43 563 No. 14 83 210 167 84 5 180% 2.49 14.74 37.30 29.66 14.92 0.89 G M 5 ,097 4,452 No. 335 1,104 2,067 761 184 1 645 % 8 25 46.43 17.09 4.13 0.02 Office Administration G F 13,130 11,860 No. 1,379 3,480 4,882 1,728 389 2 1,270 % 11.63 29.34 41.16 14.57 3.28 0.02 G T 18,227 16,312 No. 1,714 4,584 6,949 2,489 573 3 1,915% 10.51 28.10 42.60 15.26 3.51 0.02 G M 2 ,592 2,238 No. 1,178 710 275 70 5 - 354 % 52.64 31.72 12.29 3.13 0.22 0.00 Physical Education and G F 1 ,722 1,573 No. 780 525 211 50 7 - 149Sports % 49.59 33.38 13.41 3.18 0.45 0.00 G T 4 ,314 3 ,811 No. 1,958 1,235 486 120 12 - 503% 51.38 32.41 12.75 3.15 0.31 0.00 72 APPENDIX TWO CSEC MAy/JUNE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE BY SUBJECT, BY GENDER AND BY GRADES AWARDED: MAY/JUNE 2008 SUBJECT PROF SEX Candidate Cands GRADES Entry Writing Exam I II III IV V VI OTHER* GB M 61 ,,624101 15,,808936 No. 884 1,508 1,953 1,149 381 18 717 % 15.00 25.59 33.14 19.50 6.47 0.31 Physics G F 5 ,006 4,748 No. 854 1,425 1,544 777 145 3 258 % 17.99 30.01 32.52 16.36 3.05 0.06 G T 11,616 10,641 No. 1,738 2,933 3,497 1,926 526 21 975% 16.33 27.56 32.86 18.10 4.94 0.20 G M 9 ,185 7,673 No. 751 1,349 2,453 1,755 1,327 38 1,512 % 9.79 17.58 31.97 22.87 17.29 0.50 Principles of Accounts G F 18,764 16,234 No. 1,798 3,012 5,337 3,747 2,274 66 2,530 % 11.08 18.55 32.88 23.08 14.01 0.41 G T 27,949 23,907 No. 2,549 4,361 7,790 5,502 3,601 104 4,042% 10.66 18.24 32.58 23.01 15.06 0.44 G M 12,834 11,356 No. 1,397 3,934 3,871 1,621 528 5 1,478 % 12.30 34.64 34.09 14.27 4.65 0.04 Principles of Business G F 23,688 21,525 No. 2,797 6,981 7,259 3,344 1,135 9 2,163 % 12.99 32.43 33.72 15.54 5.27 0.04 G T 36,522 32,881 No. 4,194 10,915 11,130 4,965 1,663 14 3,641% 12.76 33.20 33.85 15.10 5.06 0.04 G M 1 ,425 1,201 No. 40 427 466 229 39 - 224 % 3.33 35.55 38.80 19.07 3.25 0.00 Religious Education G F 2 ,521 2,303 No. 214 957 740 353 39 - 218 % 9.29 41.55 32.13 15.33 1.69 0.00 G T 3 ,946 3,504 No. 254 1,384 1,206 582 78 - 442% 7.25 39.50 34.42 16.61 2.23 0.00 G M 18,569 16,150 No. 1,423 4,586 6,275 2,613 1,248 5 2,419 % 8.81 28.40 38.85 16.18 7.73 0.03 Social Studies G F 30,000 27,297 No. 3,497 8,637 9,906 3,787 1,462 8 2,703 % 12.81 31.64 36.29 13.87 5.36 0.03 G T 48,569 43,447 No. 4,920 13,223 16,181 6,400 2,710 13 5,122% 11.32 30.43 37.24 14.73 6.24 0.03 G M 4 ,836 4,319 No. 804 949 1,182 693 604 87 517 % 18.62 21.97 27.37 16.05 13.98 2.01 Spanish G F 10,430 9,628 No. 1,825 2,218 2,632 1,482 1,367 104 802 % 18.96 23.04 27.34 15.39 14.20 1.08 G T 15,266 13,947 No. 2,629 3,167 3,814 2,175 1,971 191 1,319% 18.85 22.71 27.35 15.59 14.13 1.37 G M 7 ,674 6,368 No. 687 1,896 1,846 1,555 383 1 1,306 % 10.79 29.77 28.99 24.42 6.01 0.02 Technical Drawing G F 1 ,099 956 No. 174 347 243 163 29 - 143 % 18.20 36.30 25.42 17.05 3.03 0.00 G T 8 ,773 7,324 No. 861 2,243 2,089 1,718 412 1 1,449% 11.76 30.63 28.52 23.46 5.63 0.01 G M 2 35 162 No. 13 67 61 16 5 - 73 % 8.02 41.36 37.65 9.88 3.09 0.00 Theatre Arts G F 6 45 492 No. 32 205 198 48 9 - 153 % 6.50 41.67 40.24 9.76 1.83 0.00 G T 8 80 654 No. 45 272 259 64 14 - 226% 6.88 41.59 39.60 9.79 2.14 0.00 G M 14 12 No. - 5 4 2 1 - 2 % 0.00 41.67 33.33 16.67 8.33 0.00 Typewriting G F 1 39 122 No. 15 26 30 40 5 6 17 % 12.30 21.31 24.59 32.79 4.10 4.92 G T 1 53 134 No. 15 31 34 42 6 6 19% 11.19 23.13 25.37 31.34 4.48 4.48 G M 2 ,768 2,185 No. 98 480 1,028 460 118 1 583 % 4.49 21.97 47.05 21.05 5.40 0.05 Visual Arts G F 2 ,559 2,234 No. 139 532 1,049 425 88 1 325 % 6.22 23.81 46.96 19.02 3.94 0.04 G T 5 ,327 4,419 No. 237 1,012 2,077 885 206 2 908% 5.36 22.90 47.00 20.03 4.66 0.05 M 223,726 1 99,919 No. 22,495 46,271 58,001 40,501 28,563 4,088 23,807% 11.25 23.14 29.01 20.26 14.29 2.04 OVERALL F 345,675 3 17,614 No. 42,480 79,047 94,312 57,091 40,135 4,549 28,061TOTAL % 13.37 24.89 29.69 17.97 12.64 1.43 T 569,401 5 17,533 No. 64,975 125,318 152,313 97,592 68,698 8,637 51,868% 12.55 24.21 29.43 18.86 13.27 1.67 B M 1 ,241 1,086 No. 47 138 230 226 425 20 155% 4.33 12.71 21.18 20.81 39.13 1.84 B F 1 ,600 1,474 No. 42 148 328 393 551 12 126 % 2.85 10.04 22.25 26.66 37.38 0.81 B T 2 ,841 2,560 No. 89 286 558 619 976 32 281 TOTAL % 3.48 11.17 21.80 24.18 38.13 1.25 G M 202,458 1 81,779 No. 18,959 39,972 53,816 36,609 27,325 4,012 20,524% 10.43 21.99 29.61 20.14 15.03 2.21 G F 329,465 3 03,473 No. 38,512 73,794 90,965 55,044 39,154 4,530 25,866 % 12.69 24.32 29.97 18.14 12.90 1.49 G T 531,923 4 85,252 No. 57,471 1 13,766 144,781 91,653 66,479 8,542 46,390% 11.84 23.44 29.84 18.89 13.70 1.76 T M 21,268 18,140 No. 3,489 6,161 3,955 3,666 813 56 3,128 % 19.23 33.96 21.80 20.21 4.48 0.31 T F 16,210 14,141 No. 3,926 5,105 3,019 1,654 430 7 2,069 % 27.76 36.10 21.35 11.70 3.04 0.05 T T 37,478 32,281 No. 7,415 11,266 6,974 5,320 1,243 63 5,197 % 22.97 34.90 21.60 16.48 3.85 0.20 73 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ COMPARISON OF REGIONAL GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS: CAPE 2007-2008 Cands SUBJECT Candidate YEAR Entry Writing GRADES OTHER* CUMULATIVE GRADES Exam I II III IV V VI VII I I-II I-III I-IV I-V I-VI 2009 2665 2445 No. 372 569 730 471 183 89 31 220 372 941 1671 2142 2325 2414 Accounting % 15.21 23.27 29.86 19.26 7.48 3.64 1.27 15.21 38.49 68.34 87.61 95.09 98.73 Unit 1 2008 2319 2099 No. 229 427 592 467 220 107 57 220 229 656 1248 1715 1935 2042 % 10.91 20.34 28.20 22.25 10.48 5.10 2.72 10.91 31.25 59.46 81.71 92.19 97.28 2009 419 369 No. 58 57 48 66 84 48 8 50 58 115 163 229 313 361 Applied Mathematics % 15.72 15.45 13.01 17.89 22.76 13.01 2.17 15.72 31.17 44.17 62.06 84.82 97.83 Unit 1 2008 462 425 No. 55 58 84 63 104 49 12 37 55 113 197 260 364 413 % 12.94 13.65 19.76 14.82 24.47 11.53 2.82 12.94 26.59 46.35 61.18 85.65 97.18 2009 212 186 No. 102 61 19 2 2 0 0 26 102 163 182 184 186 186 Art and Design % 54.84 32.80 10.22 1.08 1.08 0.00 0.00 54.84 87.63 97.85 98.92 100.00 100.00 Unit 1 2008 195 159 No. 55 55 37 7 5 0 0 36 55 110 147 154 159 159 % 34.59 34.59 23.27 4.40 3.14 0.00 0.00 34.59 69.18 92.45 96.86 100.00 100.00 2009 3651 3456 No. 815 744 622 559 404 256 56 195 815 1559 2181 2740 3144 3400 Biology Unit 1 % 23.58 21.53 18.00 16.17 11.69 7.41 1.62 23.58 45.11 63.11 79.28 90.97 98.38 2008 3092 2926 No. 633 679 558 430 400 198 28 166 633 1312 1870 2300 2700 2898 % 21.63 23.21 19.07 14.70 13.67 6.77 0.96 21.63 44.84 63.91 78.61 92.28 99.04 2009 9549 9122 No. 1226 2359 2787 1700 903 128 19 427 1226 3585 6372 8072 8975 9103 Caribbean % 13.44 25.86 30.55 18.64 9.90 1.40 0.21 13.44 39.30 69.85 88.49 98.39 99.79 Studies Unit 1 2008 8720 8280 No. 998 2184 2519 1601 818 143 17 440 998 3182 5701 7302 8120 8263 % 12.05 26.38 30.42 19.34 9.88 1.73 0.21 12.05 38.43 68.85 88.19 98.07 99.79 2009 4040 3850 No. 585 647 870 598 558 536 56 190 585 1232 2102 2700 3258 3794 Chemistry Unit 1 % 15.19 16.81 22.60 15.53 14.49 13.92 1.45 15.19 32.00 54.60 70.13 84.62 98.55 2008 3484 3303 No. 684 583 688 497 455 350 46 181 684 1267 1955 2452 2907 3257 % 20.71 17.65 20.83 15.05 13.78 10.60 1.39 20.71 38.36 59.19 74.24 88.01 98.61 2009 12644 11960 No. 1793 2965 3020 2251 1426 445 60 684 1793 4758 7778 10029 11455 11900 Communication % 14.99 24.79 25.25 18.82 11.92 3.72 0.50 14.99 39.78 65.03 83.85 95.78 99.50 Studies Unit 1 2008 11407 10768 No. 1961 2938 2859 1923 875 164 48 639 1961 4899 7758 9681 10556 10720 % 18.21 27.28 26.55 17.86 8.13 1.52 0.45 18.21 45.50 72.05 89.91 98.03 99.55 2009 1174 1042 28 100 238 237 259 136 44 132 28 128 366 603 862 998 Computer % 2.69 9.60 22.84 22.74 24.86 13.05 4.22 2.69 12.28 35.12 57.87 82.73 95.78 Science Unit 1 2008 1067 985 180 331 310 124 37 3 0 82 180 511 821 945 982 985 % 18.27 33.60 31.47 12.59 3.76 0.30 0.00 18.27 51.88 83.35 95.94 99.70 100.00 2009 3049 2744 112 266 564 784 690 276 52 305 112 378 942 1726 2416 2692 Economics % 4.08 9.69 20.55 28.57 25.15 10.06 1.90 4.08 13.78 34.33 62.90 88.05 98.10 Unit 1 2008 2902 2588 111 373 715 710 506 156 17 314 111 484 1199 1909 2415 2571 % 4.29 14.41 27.63 27.43 19.55 6.03 0.66 4.29 18.70 46.33 73.76 93.32 99.34 2009 117 100 No. 4 3 13 21 43 15 1 17 4 7 20 41 84 99 Electrical and Electronics Tech % 4.00 3.00 13.00 21.00 43.00 15.00 1.00 4.00 7.00 20.00 41.00 84.00 99.00 Unit 1 2008 117 103 No. 0 2 5 21 42 26 7 14 0 2 7 28 70 96 % 0.00 1.94 4.85 20.39 40.78 25.24 6.80 0.00 1.94 6.80 27.18 67.96 93.20 2009 970 905 No. 63 172 274 196 147 45 8 65 63 235 509 705 852 897 Environmental % 6.96 19.01 30.28 21.66 16.24 4.97 0.88 6.96 25.97 56.24 77.90 94.14 99.12 Science Unit 1 2008 804 745 No. 59 141 184 172 133 43 13 59 59 200 384 556 689 732 % 7.92 18.93 24.70 23.09 17.85 5.77 1.74 7.92 26.85 51.54 74.63 92.48 98.26 2009 247 227 No. 7 44 65 62 36 12 1 20 7 51 116 178 214 226 Food & Nutrition % 3.08 19.38 28.63 27.31 15.86 5.29 0.44 3.08 22.47 51.10 78.41 94.27 99.56 Unit 1 2008 280 255 No. 1 23 73 92 52 13 1 25 1 24 97 189 241 254 % 0.39 9.02 28.63 36.08 20.39 5.10 0.39 0.39 9.41 38.04 74.12 94.51 99.61 2009 303 279 No. 32 41 70 60 46 27 3 24 32 73 143 203 249 276 French Unit 1 % 11.47 14.70 25.09 21.51 16.49 9.68 1.08 11.47 26.16 51.25 72.76 89.25 98.92 2008 342 323 No. 27 82 88 47 55 20 4 19 27 109 197 244 299 319 % 8.36 25.39 27.24 14.55 17.03 6.19 1.24 8.36 33.75 60.99 75.54 92.57 98.76 2009 1327 1258 No. 16 154 380 445 220 41 2 69 16 170 550 995 1215 1256 Geography % 1.27 12.24 30.21 35.37 17.49 3.26 0.16 1.27 13.51 43.72 79.09 96.58 99.84 Unit 1 2008 1132 1060 No. 8 69 226 365 293 94 5 72 8 77 303 668 961 1055 % 0.75 6.51 21.32 34.43 27.64 8.87 0.47 0.75 7.26 28.58 63.02 90.66 99.53 Geometrial & 2009 458 410 No. 9 26 40 69 133 117 16 48 9 35 75 144 277 394 Mechanical % 2.20 6.34 9.76 16.83 32.44 28.54 3.90 2.20 8.54 18.29 35.12 67.56 96.10 Engineering 2008 444 391 No. 8 13 60 96 117 78 19 53 8 21 81 177 294 372 Drawing Unit 1 % 2.05 3.32 15.35 24.55 29.92 19.95 4.86 2.05 5.37 20.72 45.27 75.19 95.14 74 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ COMPARISON OF REGIONAL GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS: CAPE 2007-2008 SUBJECT Candidate Cands YEAR Writing GRADES OTHER* CUMULATIVE GRADESEntry Exam I II III IV V VI VII I I-II I-III I-IV I-V I-VI 2009 1809 1664 No. 27 123 337 526 479 162 10 145 27 150 487 1013 1492 1654 Accounting History Unit 1 % 1.62 7.39 20.25 31.61 28.79 9.74 0.60 1.62 9.01 29.27 60.88 89.66 99.40Unit 1 2008 1857 1729 No. 28 136 348 489 472 225 31 128 28 164 512 1001 1473 1698 % 1.62 7.87 20.13 28.28 27.30 13.01 1.79 1.62 9.49 29.61 57.89 85.19 98.21 2009 942 826 No. 3 26 127 244 283 120 23 116 3 29 156 400 683 803 Information Technology % 0.36 3.15 15.38 29.54 34.26 14.53 2.78 0.36 3.51 18.89 48.43 82.69 97.22 Unit 1 2008 602 534 No. 11 114 219 138 48 4 0 68 11 125 344 482 530 534 % 2.06 21.35 41.01 25.84 8.99 0.75 0.00 2.06 23.41 64.42 90.26 99.25 100.00 2009 997 857 No. 52 122 223 59 162 170 69 140 52 174 397 456 618 788 Law Unit 1 % 6.07 14.24 26.02 6.88 18.90 19.84 8.05 6.07 20.30 46.32 53.21 72.11 91.95 2008 868 740 No. 28 67 173 70 177 162 63 128 28 95 268 338 515 677 % 3.78 9.05 23.38 9.46 23.92 21.89 8.51 3.78 12.84 36.22 45.68 69.59 91.49 2009 1708 1562 No. 12 101 367 572 377 122 11 146 12 113 480 1052 1429 1551 Literatures in % 0.77 6.47 23.50 36.62 24.14 7.81 0.70 0.77 7.23 30.73 67.35 91.49 99.30 English Unit 1 2008 2097 1931 No. 21 262 575 658 294 107 14 166 21 283 858 1516 1810 1917 % 1.09 13.57 29.78 34.08 15.23 5.54 0.73 1.09 14.66 44.43 78.51 93.73 99.27 2009 4778 4429 No. 65 416 968 1379 1175 378 48 349 65 481 1449 2828 4003 4381 Management of % 1.47 9.39 21.86 31.14 26.53 8.53 1.08 1.47 10.86 32.72 63.85 90.38 98.92 Business Unit 1 2008 4253 3861 No. 105 363 664 1001 1145 496 87 392 105 468 1132 2133 3278 3774 % 2.72 9.40 17.20 25.93 29.66 12.85 2.25 2.72 12.12 29.32 55.24 84.90 97.75 2009 5634 5173 No. 628 527 542 708 754 1066 948 461 628 1155 1697 2405 3159 4225 Pure Mathematics % 12.14 10.19 10.48 13.69 14.58 20.61 18.33 12.14 22.33 32.80 46.49 61.07 81.67 Unit 1 2008 4996 4671 No. 606 557 639 714 778 764 613 325 606 1163 1802 2516 3294 4058 % 12.97 11.92 13.68 15.29 16.66 16.36 13.12 12.97 24.90 38.58 53.86 70.52 86.88 2009 2972 2799 No. 160 314 487 690 798 317 33 173 160 474 961 1651 2449 2766 Physics Unit 1 % 5.72 11.22 17.40 24.65 28.51 11.33 1.18 5.72 16.93 34.33 58.99 87.50 98.82 2008 2527 2393 No. 235 358 501 542 578 170 9 134 235 593 1094 1636 2214 2384 % 9.82 14.96 20.94 22.65 24.15 7.10 0.38 9.82 24.78 45.72 68.37 92.52 99.62 2009 4603 4165 No. 51 334 872 1229 1131 495 53 438 51 385 1257 2486 3617 4112 Sociology % 1.22 8.02 20.94 29.51 27.15 11.88 1.27 1.22 9.24 30.18 59.69 86.84 98.73 Unit 1 2008 4318 3936 No. 74 506 1120 1186 720 287 43 382 74 580 1700 2886 3606 3893 % 1.88 12.86 28.46 30.13 18.29 7.29 1.09 1.88 14.74 43.19 73.32 91.62 98.91 2009 814 752 No. 62 132 193 125 132 96 12 62 62 194 387 512 644 740 Spanish Unit 1 % 8.24 17.55 25.66 16.62 17.55 12.77 1.60 8.24 25.80 51.46 68.09 85.64 98.40 2008 849 783 No. 91 131 182 150 142 77 10 66 91 222 404 554 696 773 % 11.62 16.73 23.24 19.16 18.14 9.83 1.28 11.62 28.35 51.60 70.75 88.89 98.72 2009 2042 1942 No. 272 326 421 359 321 189 54 100 272 598 1019 1378 1699 1888 Accounting % 14.01 16.79 21.68 18.49 16.53 9.73 2.78 14.01 30.79 52.47 70.96 87.49 97.22 Unit 2 2008 2388 2245 No. 275 441 511 395 378 199 46 143 275 716 1227 1622 2000 2199 % 12.25 19.64 22.76 17.59 16.84 8.86 2.05 12.25 31.89 54.65 72.25 89.09 97.95 2009 175 164 No. 37 35 32 25 23 9 3 11 37 72 104 129 152 161 Applied % 22.56 21.34 19.51 15.24 14.02 5.49 1.83 22.56 43.90 63.41 78.66 92.68 98.17 Mathematics Unit 2 2008 147 137 No. 34 34 32 18 11 6 2 10 34 68 100 118 129 135 % 24.82 24.82 23.36 13.14 8.03 4.38 1.46 24.82 49.64 72.99 86.13 94.16 98.54 2009 179 161 No. 126 25 7 2 0 1 0 18 126 151 158 160 160 161 Art and Design % 78.26 15.53 4.35 1.24 0.00 0.62 0.00 78.26 93.79 98.14 99.38 99.38 100.00 Unit 2 2008 122 112 No. 62 29 13 6 1 1 0 10 62 91 104 110 111 112 % 55.36 25.89 11.61 5.36 0.89 0.89 0.00 55.36 81.25 92.86 98.21 99.11 100.00 2009 2485 2400 No. 796 641 506 297 97 51 12 85 796 1437 1943 2240 2337 2388 Biology Unit 2 % 33.17 26.71 21.08 12.38 4.04 2.13 0.50 33.17 59.88 80.96 93.33 97.38 99.50 2008 2193 2126 No. 474 542 559 278 190 75 8 67 474 1016 1575 1853 2043 2118 % 22.30 25.49 26.29 13.08 8.94 3.53 0.38 22.30 47.79 74.08 87.16 96.10 99.62 2009 2710 2621 No. 530 510 583 408 316 248 26 89 530 1040 1623 2031 2347 2595 Chemistry % 20.22 19.46 22.24 15.57 12.06 9.46 0.99 20.22 39.68 61.92 77.49 89.55 99.01 Unit 2 2008 2385 2310 No. 543 475 552 364 245 120 11 75 543 1018 1570 1934 2179 2299 % 23.51 20.56 23.90 15.76 10.61 5.19 0.48 23.51 44.07 67.97 83.72 94.33 99.52 2009 809 716 5 19 84 126 227 207 48 93 5 24 108 234 461 668 Computer % 0.70 2.65 11.73 17.60 31.70 28.91 6.70 0.70 3.35 15.08 32.68 64.39 93.30 Science Unit 2 2008 752 657 85 178 211 125 50 7 1 95 85 263 474 599 649 656 % 12.94 27.09 32.12 19.03 7.61 1.07 0.15 12.94 40.03 72.15 91.17 98.78 99.85 75 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ COMPARISON OF REGIONAL GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS: CAPE 2007-2008 SUBJECT Candidate Cands YEAR Writing GRADESEntry OTHER* CUMULATIVE GRADES Exam I II III IV V VI VII I I-II I-III I-IV I-V I-VI 2009 2173 2047 102 257 434 472 489 235 58 126 102 359 793 1265 1754 1989 AEcccoonuonmtiincsg % 4.98 12.55 21.20 23.06 23.89 11.48 2.83 4.98 17.54 38.74 61.80 85.69 97.17 UUnniitt 21 2008 2207 2052 72 211 352 457 520 342 98 155 72 283 635 1092 1612 1954 % 3.51 10.28 17.15 22.27 25.34 16.67 4.78 3.51 13.79 30.95 53.22 78.56 95.22 2009 92 87 No. 1 3 8 20 32 21 2 5 1 4 12 32 64 85 Electrical and Electronics Tech % 1.15 3.45 9.20 22.99 36.78 24.14 2.30 1.15 4.60 13.79 36.78 73.56 97.70 Unit 2 2008 26 25 No. 0 2 3 8 8 4 0 1 0 2 5 13 21 25 % 0.00 8.00 12.00 32.00 32.00 16.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20.00 52.00 84.00 100.00 2009 742 683 No. 102 199 166 111 75 20 10 59 102 301 467 578 653 673 Environmental % 14.93 29.14 24.30 16.25 10.98 2.93 1.46 14.93 44.07 68.37 84.63 95.61 98.54 Science Unit 2 2008 532 486 No. 60 112 118 116 59 19 2 46 60 172 290 406 465 484 % 12.35 23.05 24.28 23.87 12.14 3.91 0.41 12.35 35.39 59.67 83.54 95.68 99.59 2009 248 233 No. 4 30 99 73 25 2 0 15 4 34 133 206 231 233 Food & Nutrition % 1.72 12.88 42.49 31.33 10.73 0.86 0.00 1.72 14.59 57.08 88.41 99.14 100.00 Unit 2 2008 137 132 No. 3 19 54 45 10 1 0 5 3 22 76 121 131 132 % 2.27 14.39 40.91 34.09 7.58 0.76 0.00 2.27 16.67 57.58 91.67 99.24 100.00 2009 258 250 No. 58 68 80 28 14 2 0 8 58 126 206 234 248 250 French Unit 2 % 23.20 27.20 32.00 11.20 5.60 0.80 0.00 23.20 50.40 82.40 93.60 99.20 100.00 2008 248 235 No. 55 76 60 26 16 1 1 13 55 131 191 217 233 234 % 23.40 32.34 25.53 11.06 6.81 0.43 0.43 23.40 55.74 81.28 92.34 99.15 99.57 2009 973 911 No. 12 51 199 353 248 47 1 62 12 63 262 615 863 910 Geography % 1.32 5.60 21.84 38.75 27.22 5.16 0.11 1.32 6.92 28.76 67.51 94.73 99.89 Unit 2 2008 889 832 No. 10 64 155 205 265 129 4 57 10 74 229 434 699 828 % 1.20 7.69 18.63 24.64 31.85 15.50 0.48 1.20 8.89 27.52 52.16 84.01 99.52 Geometrial & 2009 255 226 No. 12 23 45 59 54 30 3 29 12 35 80 139 193 223 Mechanical % 5.31 10.18 19.91 26.11 23.89 13.27 1.33 5.31 15.49 35.40 61.50 85.40 98.67 Engineering 2008 205 177 No. 8 17 30 42 56 20 4 28 8 25 55 97 153 173 Drawing Unit 2 % 4.52 9.60 16.95 23.73 31.64 11.30 2.26 4.52 14.12 31.07 54.80 86.44 97.74 2009 1483 1418 No. 43 152 367 425 297 125 9 65 43 195 562 987 1284 1409 History Unit 2 % 3.03 10.72 25.88 29.97 20.94 8.82 0.63 3.03 13.75 39.63 69.61 90.55 99.37 2008 1502 1428 No. 48 207 347 374 279 135 38 74 48 255 602 976 1255 1390 % 3.36 14.50 24.30 26.19 19.54 9.45 2.66 3.36 17.86 42.16 68.35 87.89 97.34 Information 2009 150 131 No. 2 9 23 31 45 18 3 19 2 11 34 65 110 128 Technology Unit 2 % 1.53 6.87 17.56 23.66 34.35 13.74 2.29 1.53 8.40 25.95 49.62 83.97 97.71 2009 686 599 No. 12 33 110 44 118 179 103 87 12 45 155 199 317 496 Law Unit 2 % 2.00 5.51 18.36 7.35 19.70 29.88 17.20 2.00 7.51 25.88 33.22 52.92 82.80 2008 616 558 No. 28 83 127 50 102 122 46 58 28 111 238 288 390 512 % 5.02 14.87 22.76 8.96 18.28 21.86 8.24 5.02 19.89 42.65 51.61 69.89 91.76 2009 1641 1570 No. 27 187 488 584 224 57 3 71 27 214 702 1286 1510 1567 Literatures in % 1.72 11.91 31.08 37.20 14.27 3.63 0.19 1.72 13.63 44.71 81.91 96.18 99.81 English Unit 2 2008 1431 1356 No. 30 238 476 414 146 48 4 75 30 268 744 1158 1304 1352 % 2.21 17.55 35.10 30.53 10.77 3.54 0.29 2.21 19.76 54.87 85.40 96.17 99.71 2009 3145 2961 No. 127 554 947 852 393 81 7 184 127 681 1628 2480 2873 2954 Management of % 4.29 18.71 31.98 28.77 13.27 2.74 0.24 4.29 23.00 54.98 83.76 97.03 99.76 Business Unit 2 2008 3274 3083 No. 55 347 825 1048 659 140 9 191 55 402 1227 2275 2934 3074 % 1.78 11.26 26.76 33.99 21.38 4.54 0.29 1.78 13.04 39.80 73.79 95.17 99.71 2009 2734 2605 No. 389 342 342 436 419 424 253 129 389 731 1073 1509 1928 2352 Pure Mathematics % 14.93 13.13 13.13 16.74 16.08 16.28 9.71 14.93 28.06 41.19 57.93 74.01 90.29 Unit 2 2008 2690 2558 No. 556 446 371 379 396 246 164 132 556 1002 1373 1752 2148 2394 % 21.74 17.44 14.50 14.82 15.48 9.62 6.41 21.74 39.17 53.67 68.49 83.97 93.59 2009 1895 1795 No. 284 316 358 347 314 163 13 100 284 600 958 1305 1619 1782 Physics Unit 2 % 15.82 17.60 19.94 19.33 17.49 9.08 0.72 15.82 33.43 53.37 72.70 90.19 99.28 2008 1885 1810 No. 246 281 405 444 321 105 8 75 246 527 932 1376 1697 1802 % 13.59 15.52 22.38 24.53 17.73 5.80 0.44 13.59 29.12 51.49 76.02 93.76 99.56 2009 3478 3293 No. 98 665 1193 967 326 43 1 185 98 763 1956 2923 3249 3292 Sociology % 2.98 20.19 36.23 29.37 9.90 1.31 0.03 2.98 23.17 59.40 88.76 98.66 99.97 Unit 2 2008 3014 2837 No. 128 622 998 720 287 72 10 177 128 750 1748 2468 2755 2827 % 4.51 21.92 35.18 25.38 10.12 2.54 0.35 4.51 26.44 61.61 86.99 97.11 99.65 2009 618 598 No. 87 99 149 109 98 48 8 20 87 186 335 444 542 590 Spanish % 14.55 16.56 24.92 18.23 16.39 8.03 1.34 14.55 31.10 56.02 74.25 90.64 98.66 Unit 2 2008 571 544 No. 81 117 181 87 58 14 6 27 81 198 379 466 524 538 % 14.89 21.51 33.27 15.99 10.66 2.57 1.10 14.89 36.40 69.67 85.66 96.32 98.90 2009 94053 87991 No. 9408 14847 20497 19181 14580 7297 2181 6062 9408 24255 44752 63933 78513 85810 TOTAL % 10.69 16.87 23.29 21.80 16.57 8.29 2.48 10.69 27.57 50.86 72.66 89.23 97.52 2008 86348 80688 No. 9061 14993 19799 17164 12523 5542 1606 5660 9061 24054 43853 61017 73540 79082 % 11.23 18.58 24.54 21.27 15.52 6.87 1.99 11.23 29.81 54.35 75.62 91.14 98.01 76 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Candidate Cands GRADESSubject SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 92 176 240 163 84 33 12 93 M 893 800 % 11.50 22.00 30.00 20.38 10.50 4.13 1.50 Accounting No. 280 393 490 308 99 56 19 127F Unit 1 1772 1645 % 17.02 23.89 29.79 18.72 6.02 3.40 1.16 T No. 372 569 730 471 183 89 31 2202665 2445 % 15.21 23.27 29.86 19.26 7.48 3.64 1.27 No. 42 34 18 27 41 31 7 29 M 229 200 % 21.00 17.00 9.00 13.50 20.50 15.50 3.50 Applied No. 16 23 30 39 43 17 1 21 Mathematics Unit F 190 169 1 % 9.47 13.61 17.75 23.08 25.44 10.06 0.59 T No. 58 57 48 66 84 48 8 50419 369 % 15.72 15.45 13.01 17.89 22.76 13.01 2.17 No. 27 36 9 2 1 0 0 17 M 92 75 % 36.00 48.00 12.00 2.67 1.33 0.00 0.00 Art and Design No. 75 25 10 0 1 0 0 9F Unit 1 120 111 % 67.57 22.52 9.01 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 T 212 186 No. 102 61 19 2 2 0 0 26 % 54.84 32.80 10.22 1.08 1.08 0.00 0.00 No. 278 239 202 200 152 88 24 77 M 1260 1183 % 23.50 20.20 17.08 16.91 12.85 7.44 2.03 No. 537 505 420 359 252 168 32 118 Biology Unit 1 F 2391 2273 % 23.63 22.22 18.48 15.79 11.09 7.39 1.41 T 3651 3456 No. 815 744 622 559 404 256 56 195 % 23.58 21.53 18.00 16.17 11.69 7.41 1.62 No. 326 715 1042 777 512 80 13 178 M 3643 3465 % 9.41 20.63 30.07 22.42 14.78 2.31 0.38 Caribbean No. 900 1644 1745 923 391 48 6 249F Studies Unit 1 5906 5657 % 15.91 29.06 30.85 16.32 6.91 0.85 0.11 T 9549 9122 No. 1226 2359 2787 1700 903 128 19 427 % 13.44 25.86 30.55 18.64 9.90 1.40 0.21 No. 265 255 366 244 227 216 22 91 M 1686 1595 % 16.61 15.99 22.95 15.30 14.23 13.54 1.38 No. 320 392 504 354 331 320 34 99 Chemistry Unit 1 F 2354 2255 % 14.19 17.38 22.35 15.70 14.68 14.19 1.51 T 4040 3850 No. 585 647 870 598 558 536 56 190 % 15.19 16.81 22.60 15.53 14.49 13.92 1.45 No. 416 939 1141 961 700 251 37 311 M 4756 4445 % 9.36 21.12 25.67 21.62 15.75 5.65 0.83 Communication No. 1377 2026 1879 1290 726 194 23 373F Studies 7888 7515 % 18.32 26.96 25.00 17.17 9.66 2.58 0.31 T 12644 No. 1793 2965 3020 2251 1426 445 60 68411960 % 14.99 24.79 25.25 18.82 11.92 3.72 0.50 No. 16 56 124 147 146 80 31 79 M 679 600 % 2.67 9.33 20.67 24.50 24.33 13.33 5.17 Computer No. 12 44 114 90 113 56 13 53F Science Unit 1 495 442 % 2.71 9.95 25.79 20.36 25.57 12.67 2.94 T No. 28 100 238 237 259 136 44 1321174 1042 % 2.69 9.60 22.84 22.74 24.86 13.05 4.22 77 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Cands GRADES Subject Candidate SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 35 83 195 283 269 107 18 129 M 1119 990 % 3.54 8.38 19.70 28.59 27.17 10.81 1.82 Economics No. 77 183 369 501 421 169 34 176F Unit 1 1930 1754 % 4.39 10.43 21.04 28.56 24.00 9.64 1.94 T No. 112 266 564 784 690 276 52 3053049 2744 % 4.08 9.69 20.55 28.57 25.15 10.06 1.90 No. 2 2 11 20 37 12 1 16 M 101 85 % 2.35 2.35 12.94 23.53 43.53 14.12 1.18 Electrical and No. 2 1 2 1 6 3 0 1 Electronic Tech F 16 15 Unit 1 % 13.33 6.67 13.33 6.67 40.00 20.00 0.00 T No. 4 3 13 21 43 15 1 17117 100 % 4.00 3.00 13.00 21.00 43.00 15.00 1.00 No. 11 66 108 88 58 17 6 36 M 390 354 % 3.11 18.64 30.51 24.86 16.38 4.80 1.69 Environmental No. 52 106 166 108 89 28 2 29F Science Unit 1 580 551 % 9.44 19.24 30.13 19.60 16.15 5.08 0.36 T No. 63 172 274 196 147 45 8 65970 905 % 6.96 19.01 30.28 21.66 16.24 4.97 0.88 No. 0 2 3 11 3 2 1 3 M 25 22 % 0.00 9.09 13.64 50.00 13.64 9.09 4.55 Food & Nutrition No. 7 42 62 51 33 10 0 17F Unit 1 222 205 % 3.41 20.49 30.24 24.88 16.10 4.88 0.00 T No. 7 44 65 62 36 12 1 20247 227 % 3.08 19.38 28.63 27.31 15.86 5.29 0.44 No. 7 7 10 9 12 12 3 8 M 68 60 % 11.67 11.67 16.67 15.00 20.00 20.00 5.00 No. 25 34 60 51 34 15 0 16 French Unit 1 F 235 219 % 11.42 15.53 27.40 23.29 15.53 6.85 0.00 T No. 32 41 70 60 46 27 3 24303 279 % 11.47 14.70 25.09 21.51 16.49 9.68 1.08 No. 2 41 154 236 128 25 1 37 M 624 587 % 0.34 6.98 26.24 40.20 21.81 4.26 0.17 Geography No. 14 113 226 209 92 16 1 32F Unit 1 703 671 % 2.09 16.84 33.68 31.15 13.71 2.38 0.15 T No. 16 154 380 445 220 41 2 691327 1258 % 1.27 12.24 30.21 35.37 17.49 3.26 0.16 No. 8 23 33 65 116 106 14 43 M 408 365 % 2.19 6.30 9.04 17.81 31.78 29.04 3.84 Geom. and Mech. No. 1 3 7 4 17 11 2 5F Eng. Draw. Unit 1 50 45 % 2.22 6.67 15.56 8.89 37.78 24.44 4.44 T No. 9 26 40 69 133 117 16 48458 410 % 2.20 6.34 9.76 16.83 32.44 28.54 3.90 No. 0 29 75 143 135 43 3 49 M 477 428 % 0.00 6.78 17.52 33.41 31.54 10.05 0.70 No. 27 94 262 383 344 119 7 96 History Unit 1 F 1332 1236 % 2.18 7.61 21.20 30.99 27.83 9.63 0.57 T No. 27 123 337 526 479 162 10 1451809 1664 % 1.62 7.39 20.25 31.61 28.79 9.74 0.60 78 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Subject Candidate Cands GRADES SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 1 8 36 115 140 46 6 52 M 404 352 % 0.28 2.27 10.23 32.67 39.77 13.07 1.70 Information No. 2 18 91 129 143 74 17 64 Technology F 538 474 Unit 1 % 0.42 3.80 19.20 27.22 30.17 15.61 3.59 T No. 3 26 127 244 283 120 23 116942 826 % 0.36 3.15 15.38 29.54 34.26 14.53 2.78 No. 7 29 48 16 38 45 16 34 M 233 199 % 3.52 14.57 24.12 8.04 19.10 22.61 8.04 No. 45 93 175 43 124 125 53 106 Law Unit 1 F 764 658 % 6.84 14.13 26.60 6.53 18.84 19.00 8.05 T No. 52 122 223 59 162 170 69 140997 857 % 6.07 14.24 26.02 6.88 18.90 19.84 8.05 No. 1 7 53 100 78 31 5 37 M 312 275 % 0.36 2.55 19.27 36.36 28.36 11.27 1.82 Literatures in No. 11 94 314 472 299 91 6 109F English Unit 1 1396 1287 % 0.85 7.30 24.40 36.67 23.23 7.07 0.47 T No. 12 101 367 572 377 122 11 1461708 1562 % 0.77 6.47 23.50 36.62 24.14 7.81 0.70 No. 10 98 291 514 436 123 19 131 M 1622 1491 % 0.67 6.57 19.52 34.47 29.24 8.25 1.27 Management of No. 55 318 677 865 739 255 29 218F Business Unit 1 3156 2938 % 1.87 10.82 23.04 29.44 25.15 8.68 0.99 T No. 65 416 968 1379 1175 378 48 3494778 4429 % 1.47 9.39 21.86 31.14 26.53 8.53 1.08 No. 308 246 254 343 368 531 533 261 M 2844 2583 % 11.92 9.52 9.83 13.28 14.25 20.56 20.63 Pure No. 320 281 288 365 386 535 415 200 Mathematics Unit F 2790 2590 1 % 12.36 10.85 11.12 14.09 14.90 20.66 16.02 T No. 628 527 542 708 754 1066 948 4615634 5173 % 12.14 10.19 10.48 13.69 14.58 20.61 18.33 No. 91 173 282 407 499 204 26 114 M 1796 1682 % 5.41 10.29 16.77 24.20 29.67 12.13 1.55 No. 69 141 205 283 299 113 7 59 Physics Unit 1 F 1176 1117 % 6.18 12.62 18.35 25.34 26.77 10.12 0.63 T No. 160 314 487 690 798 317 33 1732972 2799 % 5.72 11.22 17.40 24.65 28.51 11.33 1.18 No. 7 51 178 304 358 184 26 140 M 1248 1108 % 0.63 4.60 16.06 27.44 32.31 16.61 2.35 No. 44 283 694 925 773 311 27 298 Sociology Unit 1 F 3355 3057 % 1.44 9.26 22.70 30.26 25.29 10.17 0.88 T No. 51 334 872 1229 1131 495 53 4384603 4165 % 1.22 8.02 20.94 29.51 27.15 11.88 1.27 No. 22 29 43 27 30 35 4 23 M 213 190 % 11.58 15.26 22.63 14.21 15.79 18.42 2.11 No. 40 103 150 98 102 61 8 39 Spanish Unit 1 F 601 562 % 7.12 18.33 26.69 17.44 18.15 10.85 1.42 T No. 62 132 193 125 132 96 12 62814 752 % 8.24 17.55 25.66 16.62 17.55 12.77 1.60 79 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Subject Candidate Cands GRADES SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 57 82 138 105 115 59 19 43 M 618 575 % 9.91 14.26 24.00 18.26 20.00 10.26 3.30 Accounting No. 215 244 283 254 206 130 35 57F Unit 2 1424 1367 % 15.73 17.85 20.70 18.58 15.07 9.51 2.56 T No. 272 326 421 359 321 189 54 1002042 1942 % 14.01 16.79 21.68 18.49 16.53 9.73 2.78 No. 18 19 17 8 10 2 1 8 M 83 75 % 24.00 25.33 22.67 10.67 13.33 2.67 1.33 Applied No. 19 16 15 17 13 7 2 3 Mathematics Unit F 92 89 2 % 21.35 17.98 16.85 19.10 14.61 7.87 2.25 T No. 37 35 32 25 23 9 3 11175 164 % 22.56 21.34 19.51 15.24 14.02 5.49 1.83 No. 45 11 4 1 0 1 0 10 M 72 62 % 72.58 17.74 6.45 1.61 0.00 1.61 0.00 Art and Design No. 81 14 3 1 0 0 0 8F Unit 2 107 99 % 81.82 14.14 3.03 1.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 T No. 126 25 7 2 0 1 0 18179 161 % 78.26 15.53 4.35 1.24 0.00 0.62 0.00 No. 236 218 160 98 27 21 4 43 M 807 764 % 30.89 28.53 20.94 12.83 3.53 2.75 0.52 No. 560 423 346 199 70 30 8 42 Biology Unit 2 F 1678 1636 % 34.23 25.86 21.15 12.16 4.28 1.83 0.49 T 2485 2400 No. 796 641 506 297 97 51 12 85 % 33.17 26.71 21.08 12.38 4.04 2.13 0.50 No. 203 188 236 160 131 101 12 39 M 1070 1031 % 19.69 18.23 22.89 15.52 12.71 9.80 1.16 No. 327 322 347 248 185 147 14 50 Chemistry Unit 2 F 1640 1590 % 20.57 20.25 21.82 15.60 11.64 9.25 0.88 T 2710 2621 No. 530 510 583 408 316 248 26 89 % 20.22 19.46 22.24 15.57 12.06 9.46 0.99 No. 5 11 48 79 130 132 28 56 M 489 433 % 1.15 2.54 11.09 18.24 30.02 30.48 6.47 Computer No. 0 8 36 47 97 75 20 37F Science Unit 2 320 283 % 0.00 2.83 12.72 16.61 34.28 26.50 7.07 T 809 716 No. 5 19 84 126 227 207 48 93 % 0.70 2.65 11.73 17.60 31.70 28.91 6.70 697 No. 29 68 140 170 166 102 22 55 M 752 % 4.16 9.76 20.09 24.39 23.82 14.63 3.16 Economics No. 73 189 294 302 323 133 36 71F Unit 2 1421 1350 % 5.41 14.00 21.78 22.37 23.93 9.85 2.67 T 2173 2047 No. 102 257 434 472 489 235 58 126 % 4.98 12.55 21.20 23.06 23.89 11.48 2.83 No. 1 2 8 20 29 20 2 5 M 87 82 % 1.22 2.44 9.76 24.39 35.37 24.39 2.44 Electrical and No. 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 Electronic Tech F 5 5 Unit 2 % 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 20.00 0.00 T No. 1 3 8 20 32 21 2 592 87 % 1.15 3.45 9.20 22.99 36.78 24.14 2.30 80 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Candidate Cands GRADESSubject SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 29 73 60 29 30 6 5 24 M 256 232 % 12.50 31.47 25.86 12.50 12.93 2.59 2.16 Environmental No. 73 126 106 82 45 14 5 35F Science Unit 2 486 451 % 16.19 27.94 23.50 18.18 9.98 3.10 1.11 T No. 102 199 166 111 75 20 10 59742 683 % 14.93 29.14 24.30 16.25 10.98 2.93 1.46 No. 2 2 10 6 6 2 0 4 M 32 28 % 7.14 7.14 35.71 21.43 21.43 7.14 0.00 Food & Nutrition No. 2 28 89 67 19 0 0 11F Unit 2 216 205 % 0.98 13.66 43.41 32.68 9.27 0.00 0.00 T No. 4 30 99 73 25 2 0 15248 233 % 1.72 12.88 42.49 31.33 10.73 0.86 0.00 No. 10 5 14 4 4 1 0 3 M 41 38 % 26.32 13.16 36.84 10.53 10.53 2.63 0.00 No. 48 63 66 24 10 1 0 5 French Unit 2 F 217 212 % 22.64 29.72 31.13 11.32 4.72 0.47 0.00 T No. 58 68 80 28 14 2 0 8258 250 % 23.20 27.20 32.00 11.20 5.60 0.80 0.00 No. 1 12 75 148 120 25 1 35 M 417 382 % 0.26 3.14 19.63 38.74 31.41 6.54 0.26 Geography No. 11 39 124 205 128 22 0 27F Unit 2 556 529 % 2.08 7.37 23.44 38.75 24.20 4.16 0.00 T No. 12 51 199 353 248 47 1 62973 911 % 1.32 5.60 21.84 38.75 27.22 5.16 0.11 No. 10 19 39 52 49 27 3 28 M 227 199 % 5.03 9.55 19.60 26.13 24.62 13.57 1.51 Geom. and Mech. No. 2 4 6 7 5 3 0 1F Eng. Draw. Unit 2 28 27 % 7.41 14.81 22.22 25.93 18.52 11.11 0.00 T No. 12 23 45 59 54 30 3 29255 226 % 5.31 10.18 19.91 26.11 23.89 13.27 1.33 No. 9 26 68 108 76 31 1 24 M 343 319 % 2.82 8.15 21.32 33.86 23.82 9.72 0.31 No. 34 126 299 317 221 94 8 41 History Unit 2 F 1140 1099 % 3.09 11.46 27.21 28.84 20.11 8.55 0.73 T No. 43 152 367 425 297 125 9 651483 1418 % 3.03 10.72 25.88 29.97 20.94 8.82 0.63 No. 2 6 9 13 17 5 1 12 M 65 53 % 3.77 11.32 16.98 24.53 32.08 9.43 1.89 Information No. 0 3 14 18 28 13 2 7 Technology F 85 78 Unit 2 % 0.00 3.85 17.95 23.08 35.90 16.67 2.56 T No. 2 9 23 31 45 18 3 19150 131 % 1.53 6.87 17.56 23.66 34.35 13.74 2.29 No. 3 5 18 8 27 39 32 24 M 156 132 % 2.27 3.79 13.64 6.06 20.45 29.55 24.24 No. 9 28 92 36 91 140 71 63 Law Unit 2 F 530 467 % 1.93 6.00 19.70 7.71 19.49 29.98 15.20 T No. 12 33 110 44 118 179 103 87686 599 % 2.00 5.51 18.36 7.35 19.70 29.88 17.20 No. 1 24 66 109 53 18 2 16 M 289 273 % 0.37 8.79 24.18 39.93 19.41 6.59 0.73 Literatures in No. 26 163 422 475 171 39 1 55F English Unit 2 1352 1297 % 2.00 12.57 32.54 36.62 13.18 3.01 0.08 T No. 27 187 488 584 224 57 3 711641 1570 % 1.72 11.91 31.08 37.20 14.27 3.63 0.19 81 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL CANDIDATE POPULATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS AS A WHOLE AND BY GENDER: CAPE 2008 Candidate Cands GRADESSubject SEX Entry Writing OTHER*Exam I II III IV V VI VII No. 23 143 294 335 175 36 2 84 M 1092 1008 % 2.28 14.19 29.17 33.23 17.36 3.57 0.20 Management of No. 104 411 653 517 218 45 5 100F Business Unit 2 2053 1953 % 5.33 21.04 33.44 26.47 11.16 2.30 0.26 T No. 127 554 947 852 393 81 7 1843145 2961 % 4.29 18.71 31.98 28.77 13.27 2.74 0.24 No. 171 160 154 212 200 223 148 79 M 1347 1268 % 13.49 12.62 12.15 16.72 15.77 17.59 11.67 Pure No. 218 182 188 224 219 201 105 50 Mathematics Unit F 1387 1337 2 % 16.31 13.61 14.06 16.75 16.38 15.03 7.85 T No. 389 342 342 436 419 424 253 1292734 2605 % 14.93 13.13 13.13 16.74 16.08 16.28 9.71 No. 157 187 204 218 200 118 10 73 M 1167 1094 % 14.35 17.09 18.65 19.93 18.28 10.79 0.91 No. 127 129 154 129 114 45 3 27 Physics Unit 2 F 728 701 % 18.12 18.40 21.97 18.40 16.26 6.42 0.43 T No. 284 316 358 347 314 163 13 1001895 1795 % 15.82 17.60 19.94 19.33 17.49 9.08 0.72 No. 6 117 255 298 100 16 1 60 M 853 793 % 0.76 14.75 32.16 37.58 12.61 2.02 0.13 No. 92 548 938 669 226 27 0 125 Sociology Unit 2 F 2625 2500 % 3.68 21.92 37.52 26.76 9.04 1.08 0.00 T No. 98 665 1193 967 326 43 1 1853478 3293 % 2.98 20.19 36.23 29.37 9.90 1.31 0.03 No. 21 22 32 28 19 19 3 6 M 150 144 % 14.58 15.28 22.22 19.44 13.19 13.19 2.08 No. 66 77 117 81 79 29 5 14 Spanish Unit 2 F 468 454 % 14.54 16.96 25.77 17.84 17.40 6.39 1.10 T No. 87 99 149 109 98 48 8 20618 598 % 14.55 16.56 24.92 18.23 16.39 8.03 1.34 No. 3013 4744 6965 7411 6252 3306 1125 2719 M 35535 32816 % 9.18 14.46 21.22 22.58 19.05 10.07 3.43 8.29 No. 6395 10103 13532 11770 8328 3991 1056 3343 TOTAL F 58518 55175 % 11.59 18.31 24.53 21.33 15.09 7.23 1.91 No. 9408 14847 20497 19181 14580 7297 2181 6062 T 94053 87991 % 10.69 16.87 23.29 21.80 16.57 8.29 2.48 82 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ CAPE CANDIDATE ENTRIES BY GENDER AND TERRITORY: MAY–JUNE 2008 MALE FEMALE TOTALNo. % No. % No. % Antigua and Barbuda 176 36.2 310 63.8 486 2.01 Anguilla 26 31.0 58 69.0 84 0.35 Barbados 442 37.7 729 62.3 1171 4.84 Belize 71 35.1 131 64.9 202 0.83 Dominica 8 32.0 17 68.0 25 0.10 Grenada 171 27.5 450 72.5 621 2.57 Guyana 171 40.1 255 59.9 426 1.76 Jamaica 4,340 37.8 7,148 62.2 11488 47.48 Montserrat 19 35.8 34 64.2 53 0.22 St Kitts and Nevis 164 31.4 358 68.6 522 2.16 Saint Lucia 8 38.1 13 61.9 21 0.09 St Vincent and the Grenadines 209 34.8 391 65.2 600 2.48 Trinidad & Tobago 3,193 37.6 5,300 62.4 8493 35.10 Turks & Caicos 1 50.0 1 50.0 2 0.01 TOTAL 8999 37.20 15195 62.80 24194 100 83 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THREE CAPE ENTRy AND PERfORMANCE DATA▸ 84 APPENDIX fOUR MEMbERSHIP Of COUNCIL 2009▸ Membership of Council for 2009 is as follows: bRITISH VIRgIN ISLANDS Dr Marcia Potter Chief Education Officer (Ag) THE UNIVERSITy Of THE WEST INDIES Professor E. Nigel Harris (Chairman) Ms Germaine Scatliffe Principal Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald Elmore Stoutt High School Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal Open Campus CAyMAN ISLANDS Mrs Shirley Wahler Sir Hilary Beckles Chief Education Officer Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal Mr Adrian Jones Professor Alvin Wint Principal Pro-Vice Chancellor, UWI Board of Undergraduate Cayman Brac High School UNIVERSITy Of gUyANA DOMINICA Mr Al Creighton Mrs Jennifer Wallace Lafond Dean of Humanities and Education Permanent Secretary Dr Marlene Cox Mrs Alicia Jean-Jacques Director, Office of Resource Mobilisation and Planning Principal Dominica Grammar School ANgUILLA Mrs Chanelle Petty-Barrett gRENADA Permanent Secretary Mrs Andrea Phillip Education, Library Services, Sport, Youth and Culture Head of School Support Services Ms Rhonda Connor Mrs Gemma De Allie Chief Education Officer Principal St Rose Modern Secondary School ANTIgUA AND bARbUDA Mrs Jacintha Pringle gUyANA Chief Education Officer Mr Pulandar Kandhi (Deputy Chariman) Ministry of Education, Permanent Secretary Sports and Youth and Gender Affairs Ms Melcita Bovell Mrs Yvette Samuel Assistant Chief Education Officer (Ag) Principal (Secondary Education) Antigua Girls’ High School Ms Mohini Ramlakhan bARbADOS Principal Mr Curtis Pilgrim Anna Regina Secondary School Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education & Human Resource Development JAMAICA Ms Barbara Allen Dr Idamay Denny Senior Director Local Registrar and Deputy Chief Education Officer Planning and Development Division Mr Winston Crichlow Mr Jasper Lawrence Principal Chief Education Officer bELIZE Mr Ruel Reid Mr David Leacock Principal Chief Executive Officer Jamaica College Ms Salome Tillett Principal St Catherine Academy 85 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MEMBErSHIP oF CoUnCIl 2009 (CONTINUED) MONTSERRAT TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Miss Kathleen L Greenaway Mrs Marlene Juman Director of Education Deputy Permanent Secretary Mrs Daphne Cassell Mrs Patricia Charles Education Officer Principal South East Port of Spain Secondary School ST KITTS AND NEVIS Dr Patrick Welcome Ms Angela Iloo Chief Education Officer Principal Holy Faith Convent Mrs Carlene Henry-Morton Deputy Principal TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Basseterr High School Dr Beatrice Fulford Permanent Secretary ST LUCIA Mr David Bowen Dr Rufina Frederick Principal Permanent Secretary Majorie Basden High School Mr Terrence Fernelon CO-OPTED Principal Babonneau Secondary School Sir Kenneth Hall ST VINCENT AND THE gRENADINES Ms Lou-anne Gilchrist Chief Education Officer (Ag) Mrs Andrea Bowman Headmistress Girls’ High School 86 APPENDIX fIVE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COMMITTTEE▸ Membership of the School Examinations Committee: bRITISH VIRgIN ISLANDS Dr Marcia Potter Chief Education Officer (Ag) THE UNIVERSITy Of THE WEST INDIES Mrs Erma C Vanterpool Professor E. Nigel Harris Principal Chairman of Council Laudia Creque Educational Centre Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal CAyMAN ISLANDS Open Campus Mrs Shirley Wahler Chief Education Officer UNIVERSITy Of gUyANA Mr John Shillito Dr Marlene Cox Teacher Director, Office of Resource Mobilisation & Planning John Gray High School ANgUILLA DOMINICA Ms Colleen A Horsford Ms Catherine Daniel Local Registrar/Education Officer Local Registrar Assessment, Measurement and Testing Mrs Josephine Dublin Mrs Ingrid Lake Principal Principal Convent High School Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School ANTIgUA AND bARbUDA gRENADAMr Byron St Clair Mrs Jacintha Pringle Deputy Chief Education Officer/ Chief Education Officer Testing and Measurement Unit Mrs Yvette Samuel Sister Maureen Alexander Principal Principal Antigua Girls’ High School St Joseph Convent bARbADOS gUyANA Dr Idamay Denny Ms Melcita Bovell Local Registrar and Deputy Chief Education Officer Assistant Chief Education Officer (Ag) (Secondary Education) Mr Winston Crichlow Principal Ms Mohini Ramlakhan Harrison College Principal Anna Regina Secondary School bELIZE Mr Christopher Aird JAMAICA Chief Education Officer Mr Jasper Lawrence Chief Education Officer Mr Deryck Satchwell Principal Mr Ruel Reid Sacred Heart Junior College Principal Jamaica College 87 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 CArIBBEAn ExAMInATIonS CoUnCIl HEADQUArTErS (CONTINUED) MONTSERRAT TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Miss Yasmin White Ms Yvonne Lewis Education Officer and Local Registrar Director Education Research and Evaluation Mrs Cherlyn Hogan Principal Mrs Patricia Charles Government Secondary School Principal South East Port of Spain Secondary School ST KITTS AND NEVIS Mr Franklyn Davidson Mrs Blondell Franks Principal Local Registrar Pentecostal Light and Life Foundation High School Mr Edson Elliott TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Principal Mr Edgar Howell Charlestown Secondary School CEO/Director of Education ST LUCIA Mr David Bowen Mrs Augusta Ifill Principal Chief Education Officer Majorie Basden High School Mr Rowan Seon CO-OPTED Principal Sir Roy Augier St Mary’s College Sir Keith Hunte ST VINCENT AND THE gRENADINES Ms Lou-anne Gilchrist Chief Education Officer (Ag) Mr Frank Jones Principal St Vincent Grammar School 88 APPENDIX SIX MEMbERSHIP Of THE SUb-COMMITTEE Of THE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE▸ Membership of SUBSEC for 2009 is as follows: THE UNIVERSITy Of THE WEST INDIES Professor E. Nigel Harris Chairman of Council Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal Open Campus UNIVERSITy Of gUyANA Dr Marlene Cox Director, Office of Resource Mobilisation & Planning bARbADOS Dr Idamay Denny Local Registrar and Deputy Chief Education Officer bELIZE Mr Christopher Aird Chief Education Officer bRITISH VIRgIN ISLANDS Dr Marcia Potter Chief Education Officer (Ag) gUyANA Ms Melcita Bovell Assistant Chief Education Officer (Ag) (Secondary Education) JAMAICA Mr Jasper Lawrence Chief Education Officer ST LUCIA Mrs Augusta Ifill Chief Education Officer ST VINCENT AND THE gRENADINES Ms Lou-anne Gilchrist Chief Education Officer (Ag) TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Mrs Patricia Charles Principal South East Port of Spain Secondary School CO-OPTED Sir Keith Hunte 89 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX SEVEN MEMbERSHIP Of THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND fINANCE COMMITTEE▸ Membership of AFC for 2009 is as follows: ANgUILLA Mrs Chanelle Petty-Barrett Permanent Secretary Education, Library Services, Sport, Youth and Culture bARbADOS Mr Curtis Pilgrim Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education & Human Resource Development CAyMAN ISLANDS Mrs Shirley Wahler Chief Education Officer gUyANA Mr Pulandar Kandhi (Deputy Chairman) Permanent Secretary JAMAICA Ms Barbara Allen Senior Director Planning and Development Division TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Mrs Marlene Juman Deputy Permanent Secretary TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Dr Beatrice Fulford Permanent Secretary CO-OPTED Sir Kenneth Hall 90 APPENDIX EIgHT MEMbERSHIP Of THE fINAL AWARDS COMMITTEE▸ Membership of FAC for 2009 is as follows: ANTIgUA AND bARbUDA Mrs Jacintha Pringle Chief Education Officer Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and Gender Affairs bARbADOS Mr Winston Crichlow Principal Harrison College gRENADA Sister Maureen Alexander Principal St Joseph Convent gUyANA Ms Melcita Bovell Assistant Chief Education Officer (Ag) (Secondary Education) JAMAICA Mr Jasper Lawrence Chief Education Officer MONTSERRAT Miss Yasmin White Education Officer and Local Registrar TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Ms Angela Iloo Principal Holy Faith Convent CO-OPTED Sir Roy Augier 91 Portrait, By Theresa Cann, Bishop Gibson High School, Jamaica, Most Outstanding 2-Dimensional Work, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 APPENDIX NINE LOCAL REgISTRARS▸ CxC local registrars following their meeting in Barbados in March ANgUILLA MONTSERRAT Ms Colleen Horsford Ms Yasmin White ANTIgUA AND bARbUDA ST KITTS/NEVIS Mr Myrick Smith Mrs Blondell Franks bARbADOS ST LUCIA Dr Idamay Denny Ms Philomene Alexander bELIZE ST VINCENT AND THE gRENADINES Mr Juan Vargas Ms Louanne Gilchrist bRITISH VIRgIN ISLANDS TRINIDAD AND TObAgO Mrs Valentine Lewis Mrs Khadine Brathwaite CAyMAN ISLANDS TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Mrs Delores Thompson Mr Robert Newman DOMINICA EXTERNAL TERRITORIES Ms Catherine Daniel SAbA gRENADA Mr Hemmit Van Xanten Mr Horace Persaud ST MAARTEN gUyANA Ms Marcella Hazel Mrs Juliette Persico SURINAME JAMAICA Mrs Dianna Telget Mr Hector Stephenson Mrs Mahomed Radja 93 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX TEN MEMbERSHIP Of THE SUbJECT PANELS (CSEC)▸ SUbJECTS PANELS Additional Mathematics Dr Angela Shirley (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Ms Pauline Lobban (Jamaica) Mr Patrick Cadogan (Barbados) Mr Javed Samuel (St. Lucia) Mr Albert Collins (Antigua and Barbuda) Mr Rudolph Mahadeo-Deoraj (Guyana) Agricultural Science Dr Majeed Mohamed (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor (Single Award and Double Award) Mrs Yvonne Blair-McIntosh (Guyana) Mr Norman Yarru (Jamaica) Mr Carson Bancroft (Barbados) Mr Oswald Joseph (Antigua & Barbuda) Mr Addison Warner (St Kitts & Nevis) biology Dr grace Sirju-Charran (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Mrs Cherlyn Hogan (Montserrat) Mr Karl Rawlins (Barbados) Ms Annette Charles (Grenada) Ms Carol Browne (Guyana) business Education Mrs Joylyn breedy (guyana) – Convenor • Principles of Accounts Ms Edlena Adams (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) • Principles of Business Ms Judith Carter (Antigua and Barbuda) • Electronic Document Mrs Florence Harrigan (Anguilla) Preparation and Management Mrs Joan Johnson (Jamaica) Mrs Christine Mathurin (St. Lucia) Mr Courtney Senhouse (Barbados) Caribbean History Dr Henderson Carter (barbados) – Convenor Mr Dane Morton-Gittens (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Angela Stennett (Jamaica) Ms Anne Thompson (Guyana) Ms Angela Black (Antigua and Barbuda) Mrs Brenda Armstrong (Belize) Chemistry Ms beverly Myers (Jamaica) – Convenor Mr Gregory Blyden (Guyana) Ms Valerie Moseley (Barbados) Mr David Maharaj (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Rowan Seon (St. Lucia) Mr Lenrick Lake (St Kitts & Nevis) 94 MEMBErSHIP oF THE SUBJECT PAnElS (CSEC) (CONTINUED) SUbJECTS PANELS Economics Mrs Paula Wright (Jamaica) – Convenor Mrs Pamela Shaw (Antigua and Barbuda) Ms Judy Reid (Barbados) Mrs Odette O’Neil-Kerr (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Higinio Tzul (Belize) Mr Frank Jordan (Guyana) English A and English b Ms Daphine Simon (Jamaica) – Convenor Ms Pauline Millar (Barbados) Mrs Desryn Collins (Antigua and Barbuda) Mrs Ingrid Fung (Guyana) Mr Deryck Satchwell (Belize) Mrs Mala Morton-Gittens (Trinidad and Tobago) Expressive Arts • Music Ms Joan Tucker (Jamaica) – Convenor Mrs Marion Byron (Antigua and Barbuda) Mrs Petronilla Deterville (St. Lucia) Mrs Joy Knight-Lynch (Barbados) Mrs Patrice Cox-Neaves (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Joan Bacchus-Xavier (Trinidad and Tobago) • Theatre Arts Mrs Naomi Adonis-Woodsley (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Mr Kendell Hippolyte (St. Lucia) Mrs Yvette Simmons-Jemmott (Barbados) Mr Marlon Williams (Jamaica) Ms Shaundel Phillips (Guyana) Mr Victor Edwards (Trinidad and Tobago) • Visual Arts Prof. Doris Rogers (guyana) – Convenor Dr Victor Agard (Barbados) Ms Velma Batson-Mills (Barbados) Mr Norris Iton (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Bernard E. Richardson (Antigua and Barbuda) Mrs Pearline Williams (Jamaica) • Geography Dr Michelle Mycoo (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Dr Mark Bynoe (Guyana) Mrs Claudette Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Karen Radcliffe (Jamaica) Ms Jeanette Ottley (Barbados) Mr Sinclair Leitch (Antigua and Barbuda) Home Economics Mrs Daphne Samuels (Jamaica) – Convenor • Home Economics: Management Mrs Jennifer Athill (Antigua and Barbuda) • Clothing and Textiles Mrs Penelope Harris (Guyana) • Food and Nutrition Mrs Hedda Phillips-Bynoe (Barbados) Mrs Norma Maynard (St. Lucia) Mrs Joycelyn Richardson (Anguilla) Mrs Beatrice Davis (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Ms Kathleen Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) 95 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MEMBErSHIP oF THE SUBJECT PAnElS (CSEC) (CONTINUED) SUbJECTS PANELS Human and Social biology Dr Dalip Ragoobirsingh (Jamaica) – Convenor Miss Pamela Hunte (Barbados) Mrs Barbara Williams (St. Kitts) Miss Oneilia Alexis (Trinidad and Tobago) Miss Doreen Dealy (Guyana) Mrs Chrisilla Daniel (Turks and Caicos Islands) Industrial Technology Mr fitzroy Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor • Building Technology Miss Sandra Berry (Turks and Caicos Islands) • Option I - Woods Mr John Satney (St. Lucia) • Option II - Construction Dr Noel Brown (Jamaica) • Mechanical Engineering Tech Mr Andy Moore (Guyana) • Electrical & Electronic Tech Mr Noel Harvey (Belize) Mr Ronald Greenaway (Antigua and Barbuda) Mr Robert Lewis (Barbados) Information Technology Mrs Pauline francis-Cobley (barbados) – Convenor Mr Dinesan Deepak (St. Kitts and Nevis) Mrs June Moe-Ashby (Barbados) Dr Michael Hosein (Trinidad and Tobago) Miss Cheverlyn Williams (Montserrat) Mr Ian McGowan (Jamaica) Integrated Science (Single Award) Ms Denise Hernandez (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Mr Winston Massiah (Barbados) Mrs Bernadette Nichols (St. Lucia) Mrs Marsha Russell (Jamaica) Mrs Sharon Patterson-Bourne (Guyana) Mr Victor Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Mathematics Mr Steven Khan (Trinidad and Tobago) – Convenor Mr Albert Collins (Antigua and Barbuda) Mrs Ava Brown-Mothersill (Jamaica) Mrs Rajwantie Permaul (Guyana) Mr Alfredo Mai (Belize) Mr Patrick Cadogan (Barbados) Modern Languages Mr Sydney bartley (Jamaica) – Convenor Mrs Melva Persico (Guyana) Ms Ariola Pasos (Belize) Mr John d’Auvergne (St. Lucia) Mr Noel Gittens (Barbados) Mrs Marcelle Sosa (Trinidad and Tobago) Dr Paulette Ramsay (Jamaica) 96 MEMBErSHIP oF THE SUBJECT PAnElS (CSEC) (CONTINUED) SUbJECTS PANELS Office Administration Mrs Sylma finisterre (St. Lucia) – Convenor Ms Charon Maxime (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Ann Marie Benjamin (Jamaica) Miss Angela Jackson (Barbados) Ms Marcia Thomas (Guyana) Mrs Karol Burgess (Trinidad and Tobago) Physical Education and Sport Mr Edwin george Murray (Jamaica) – Convenor Mr Michael N. Gaskin (Barbados) Mr Lynden Dundas (Guyana) Mr Anthony Lamontagne (St. Lucia) Ms Auldith Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Mark Mungal (Trinidad and Tobago) Physics Mr Jan groenendaal (belize) Ms Vinette Halliday (St. Kitts and Nevis) Mr Dwight DeFreitas (St Vincent and the Grenadines) Ms Yvette Mayers (Barbados) Ms Joanne DeBourg (Trinidad and Tobago) Religious Education Mr Kenneth Runcie (Jamaica) – Convenor Mrs Pauline Raymond (Jamaica) Sister Marilyn James (Grenada) Mrs Aurea Honore (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Verden Blease (Belize) Rev. Paul A. Douglas-Walfall (Barbados) Social Studies Mr Stephenson brathwaite (barbados) – Convenor Ms Annie Greaves (St. Lucia) Mr Leroy Hill (Anguilla) Ms Sharon De La Rosa (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Lenna Williams (Jamaica) Mrs Selestine La Rose (Guyana) Technical Drawing Mr bejaimal beepat (Jamaica) Mr Glenroy Davis (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Valdez Francis (Barbados) Mrs Estellita Rene (St. Lucia) Mr Errol Samuel (Antigua and Barbuda) 97 Shellfish, By Mica Johnson, St Michael School, Barbados, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 APPENDIX ELEVEN MEMbERSHIP Of THE SUbJECT PANELS (CAPE)▸ SUbJECTS PANELS Accounting Mr Donley Carrington (barbados) - Convenor Dr Anthony Bowrin (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Ethne Richardson (Anguilla) Ms Jacqueline Chung (Jamaica) Ms Joylyn Breedy (Guyana) Art and Design Mr Kenwyn Crichlow (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Mr Christopher Cozier (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Denyse Menard-Greenidge (Barbados) Dr Nadine Scott (Jamaica) Ms Josepha Tamayo Valz (Guyana) biology Dr Hyacinth fields (barbados) - Convenor Mrs Veronica Alleyne (Barbados) Mrs Linda Atwaroo-Ali (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Godfrey Williams (Jamaica) Miss Jewel Liddell (Guyana) Caribbean Studies Dr Ian boxill (Jamaica) - Convenor Mr Donald Sinclair (Guyana) Dr Louis Regis (Trinidad and Tobao) Dr Henderson Carter (Barbados) Ms Mitsey Weaver (Antigua and Barbuda) Chemistry Dr Dow Maharaj (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Miss Jennifer Murray (Jamaica) Miss Juliane Pasos (Belize) Mr Raymond Ramsaroop (Guyana) Mrs Valerie Moseley (Barbados) Communication Studies Dr Kathryn Shields-brodber (Jamaica) - Convenor Ms Heather Murphy (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Silvana Woods (Belize) Mrs Winifred Marshall-Ellis (Guyana) Mr Ishmael Daniel (Barbados) Computer Science and Dr John Charlery (barbados) - Convenor Information Technology Mr Sean Thorpe (Jamaica) Mr Gerard Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Tessa Oudkerk (Anguilla) Mr Randolph Clarke (Barbados) Mr Rayman Khan (Guyana) Miss Rhonda Alexander (Antigua and Barbuda) 99 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MEMBErSHIP oF THE SUBJECT PAnElS (CAPE) (CONTINUED) SUbJECTS PANELS Economics Mr Rodney Romany (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Dr Cyril Solomon (Guyana) Ms Mitzie Reid (Jamaica) Mr Hugh Heyliger (St. Kitts and Nevis) Ms Sandrea Butcher (Barbados) Electrical and Electronic Dr Chandrabhan Sharma (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Technology Dr Frederick Isaac (St Lucia) Mr Andrew C. Isaacs (Jamaica) Mr Collin Basdeo (Guyana) Mrs Paula Ferguson (Trinidad and Tobago) Environmental Science Dr Dale Webber (Jamaica) - Convenor Mr Oliver Dragon (Grenada) Miss Farishazad Nagir (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Jillian Orford (Barbados) Dr Paulette Bynoe (Guyana) geography Prof. David barker (Jamaica) - Convenor Dr Mark Bynoe (Guyana) Mr Kevin Malcolm (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Ms Janice Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Jeanette Ottley (Barbados) geometrical and Mechanical Mr Derrick Edwards (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Engineering Drawing Mr Maurice Fletcher (Jamaica) Mr Cecil E. Ford (Belize) Mr Austin Sankies (Guyana) Mr Alphonso White (Barbados History Prof. Verene Shepherd (Jamaica) - Convenor Dr Janice Mayers (Barbados) Mrs Ingrid Lake (Anguilla) Miss Cecilia McAlmont (Guyana) Mrs Theresa Neblett- Skinner (Trinidad and Tobago) Pure Mathematics/ Prof. Charles Cadogan (barbados) - Convenor Applied Mathematics Dr Leopold Perriott (Belize) Mr Kenneth Baisden (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Rudolph Deoraj (Guyana) Mrs Janice Steele (Jamaica) Mrs Gaile Gray-Phillip (St Kitts and Nevis) Mr Andres Ramirez (Belize) 100 MEMBErSHIP oF THE SUBJECT PAnElS (CAPE) (CONTINUED) SUbJECTS PANELS food and Nutrition Ms Cynthia Rennie (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Ms Roxanne Benjamin-Hoppie (Guyana) Dr Pauline Samuda (Jamaica) Dr Antonia Coward (Barbados) Ms Juanita James (Antigua and Barbuda) Law Mr Jefferson Cumberbatch (barbados) - Convenor Mr Ramesh Rajkumar (Guyana) Mr Damian Barrett (Jamaica) Ms Michelle Beckles (Trinidad and Tobago) Ms Naeisha John (Grenada) Literatures in English Ms grace Leyow (Jamaica) - Convenor Ms Gem Rohlehr (Guyana) Ms Marva Lashley (Barbados) Mrs Rita Celestine-Carty (Anguilla) Dr Carol Andrews-Redhead (Trinidad and Tobago) Management of business Mr fatai Akinkuole (belize) - Convenor Mrs Joan Chambers-Blackwood (Jamaica) Dr Jeannine Comma (Barbados) Mr Geoffrey Sankies (Guyana) Mr Ivan Waterman (Barbados) Modern Languages Dr beverley- Anne Carter (Trinidad and Tobago) - Convenor Dr Paulette Ramsey (Jamaica) Miss Lindy-Ann Alexander (St. Lucia) Mrs Monica Harewood (Barbados) Mrs Jennifer Annandsingh (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Melva Persico (Guyana) Physics Dr Joseph Skobla (Jamaica) - Convenor Mrs Joyce Crichlow (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr John Lockhart (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Lomer Rock (Barbados) Mr Dwight DeFreitas (St Vincent and the Grenadines) Sociology Prof. Christine barrow (barbados) - Convenor Mrs Maria Bartholomew (Grenada) Mrs Juliet Jones (Jamaica) Dr Nasser Mustapha (Trinidad and Tobago) Mr Berkley Stewart (Guyana) 101 Musical Scarf, By Daniel Meade, Union Claxton Bay Senior Composite School, Trinidad and Tobago, CSEC Visual Arts 2009 APPENDIX TWELVE MEMbERSHIP Of THE SUbJECT PANELS (CCSLC)▸ SUbJECTS PANELS English Mrs Novelette McLean-francis (Jamaica) - Convenor Mr Deryck Satchwell (Belize) Ms Vanessa John (Anguilla) Ms Cornella Caines (St. Kitts and Nevis) Ms Pauline Millar (Barbados) Social Studies Mrs Sonia Robinson-glanville (Jamaica) - Convenor Ms Grace Lewis-Antoine (Guyana) Ms Annie Greaves (St. Lucia) Ms Sharon De La Rosa (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Maureen Adams (St. Kitts & Nevis) Modern Languages Mrs Elsie Liburd-brandy (St. Kitts & Nevis) - Convenor Mr Sydney Bartley (Jamaica) Mrs Jacqueline Hewlett (Antigua and Barbuda) Mr Arthur Gaskin (Barbados) Ms Carol-Ann Villafana (Trinidad and Tobago) Mrs Margaret Leacock (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Integrated Science Mr Winston forrest (Jamaica) - Convenor Miss Pamela Hunte (Barbados) Miss Deborah Domingo (Belize) Ms Cherlyn Hogan (Montserrat) Mr Frank Newton (Dominica) Mathematics Mr Kenneth Holder (St. Vincent and the grenadines) - Convenor Mrs Kisha Francis-Forrest (Jamaica) Mrs Princess Hutchinson (St. Kitts and Nevis) Mrs Grace Smith (Barbados) Mrs Rosette Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) 103 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 APPENDIX THIRTEEN STAff Of THE COUNCIL▸ REgISTRAR’S OffICE fINANCE AND OffICE MANAgEMENT DIVISION Registrar (formerly Finance Division & Secretariat and office Management Dr Didacus Jules Division – effective 1 June 2009) Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development Senior Assistant Registrar (Ag) (formerly Senior Manager) Mrs Marine Hall-Edey Mr guy Hewitt (from 1 September, 2009) (from 1 June, 2009; formerly AR(Finance)) Director of Corporate Services Assistant Registrar (formerly Financial Controller) Mr Sean Wilson Mr Anderson Marshall (from 1 September, 2009) (Vacant) Senior Assistant Registrar (Quality Assurance) (new post) Office Manager Dr yolande Wright (from 1 September, 2009; Mrs Emsy Walkes-Sealy (from 1 October, 2009) formerly SAR(MED)) Administrative Assistant Assistant Registrar (Public Information/Customer Services) Mrs Stephnian Marshall Mr Cleveland Sam Administrative Assistant Executive Administrative Assistant Ms Amril gittens (Temporary) (from 16 November, 2009) (formerly Executive Secretary) Mrs Wendy Patrick (from 1 September, 2009) Senior Secretaries (Vacant) Clerk/Typist Ms Anette Quimby (Temporary) Ms Patricia Clarke (from 1 November, 2009; formerly Clerk/Typist) Senior Clerks bUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT Mrs genoise bowen Assistant Registrar (Business Development) (Vacant) (Temporary) (new post) Mrs Miranda Sealy (from 1 September, 2009) Clerks Mr Dorian beckles Senior Secretary Mrs Donna Davis Mrs Jackie Niles-Squires Mrs Sharon Dowrich Ms Jenevese Jackson Mrs Paula Millar RECORDS AND ARCHIVES MANAgEMENT Ms Pamela brathwaite Assistant Registrar (Archivist/Records Manager) Mrs Lynn Austin-Thorne Mrs Lucia Lewis-Casimir Mrs Sherene Rollock Miss Julie Hurley (Temporary) Senior Clerk (Records Supervisor) (Vacant) Receptionist Ms Sandra burnett (Temporary) (from 1 July, 2009) Clerks Ms Anita Sealy Messenger/Drivers Mrs Jacqueline Chase-Marshall Mr Norman Austin (acting as Senior Clerk from 1 July – 15 October, 2009) Mr Carson Darlington Ms Kath-Ema Armstrong (acting as Senior Clerk from 16 Mr Dale Roachford October – 30 November, 2009) Mr Keith Headley (Temporary) (from 1 July, 2009) Messenger/Office Attendants Ms Katrina Jacobs (Temporary) Mr Kenrick Zepradine (from 1 July, 2009) Mr Konrad Cadogan 104 STAFF oF THE CoUnCIl (CONTINUED) Watchmen Clerks Mr Shirland Scantlebury Mrs Avonda foster Mr Aricosta Layne (Temporary) Ms Karene graham Mrs Ingrid Lovell Temporary Watchman/Guard Mrs Mildred Daniel Mr Antonio Johnson Mrs Carol-Ann gill Maid/Cleaners Clerk/Typists Ms Odette Smith Ms Lisa boyce Ms Michelle graham Ms Paula Nicholls Ms Christine Victor Temporary Maid/Cleaners Ms Maureen Moore (Temporary) Mrs Chelidonia Norville Ms Carol-Ann bowen Messenger/Driver Mr Adrian gooding Part-Time Maid/Cleaners Ms Marjorie Hunte INfORMATION SySTEMS DIVISION Ms Maria Depradine Ms Ingrid gollop Information Systems Manager Ms Cassy-Ann griffith (Vacant) EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITy Assistant Registrar (Business Analyst) DIVISION Mrs Megan Vitoria (formerly Examinations & Administration Division – effective 1 September 2009) Network Administrator Mr Rodney Payne (acting as Information Systems Manager Senior Assistant Registrar from 1 June, 2009) Mrs Susan giles Assistant Registrars (Analyst/Programmers) Assistant Registrars Mr André blair Mrs Julia grant-Medford Mr Mark Wilson Mr Anthony Alleyne Mrs Sandra Thompson Assistant Registrar Ms Dedra bartlett Mr Keone James (Temporary) (from 1 October, 2009) Junior Network Administrator (Temp) (new post) Administrative Assistants Ms Sherry brathwaite Mrs Edwina griffith (from 1 October, 2009; formerly User Support Coordinator) Ms Andrea gooding (Vacant) (Temporary) (from 15 October, 2009) Mrs Hazel Larrier (from 15 October, 2009) User Support Coordinator Mrs Sheldine Robinson Senior Secretary (Vacant) Computer Operator Ms Deborah Haynes Senior Clerks Mrs Rose brathwaite Assistant Computer Operator Mrs Esther Leacock Ms Andrea Callender 105 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2009 STAFF oF THE CoUnCIl (CONTINUED) EXAMINATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND Graphics/Compositors PRODUCTION DIVISION Ms Dionne Hunte (formerly Measurement & Evaluation Division & Production Ms Sharon brathwaite (Temporary) Division – effective 1 September 2009) Bindery Assistant Senior Assistant Registrar Mr Noel Stephens Dr gordon Harewood (from 1 September, 2009; formerly SAR(PROD)) Compositors Mrs gloria balram Assistant Registrars Mrs greta forde Ms benita byer Ms Paula graham Ms Suzan boodoo Ms Kemba gordon Mrs brendalee Cato Ms Janelle Hooper Mr Henderson Eastmond Mrs Leona Emtage Stenotypist Mr Stephenson grayson Mrs Sandrene Doughlin Mrs Maureen grazette Dr Anthony Haynes Clerk/Typists Mrs Donna bynoe-Arthur Mrs Pamella Archer Mr fitzroy Marcus Ms Shanna bailey (from 1 July, 2009) Ms Cyndra Ramsundar Mrs Nordia Weekes HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Administrative Assistants Senior Assistant Registrar Ms Deborah Chase (Vacant) Mrs Valerie gilkes Assistant Registrar Secure Records Keeper Ms Roslyn Harewood ( Mrs Margaret Nurse (from 1 July, 2009) formerly AR(S&OM); acting as Senior Assistant Registrar from 1 September, 2009) Senior Secretaries Ms Amina Wilson Administrative Assistant (Temp) Ms Susan Lewis Mrs Michelle Harewood (from 1 September, 2009; formerly AA(ISD)) Senior Clerk – Item Bank Mr Wayne Morgan Senior Secretary Ms Heather Herbert (from 9 February, 2009) Item Bank Clerks Mrs Andrea gill-Mason Clerk/Typists Ms Maria Stoute (from 1 May, 2009) Mrs Anjanette forde-Hinds Mrs Juliette Taylor (from 15 July, 2009) Technical Assistant/Printer Ms Marva Lashley (Temporary) Mr Hensley Hinkson Ms C. Monique Cragwell (Temporary) (from 6 August, 2009) Printer/Draughtsman Mr frankey Worrell Artist/Technical Assistant Mr Christopher bannister 106 STAFF oF THE CoUnCIl (CONTINUED) WESTERN ZONE OffICE Stenographer/Clerks Pro-Registrar Mr glenroy Cumberbatch Mrs Nadine bell-Morgan Miss Natawyah Smith Senior Assistant Registrar (Administration) Mrs Sheryl Shirley-Mcgregor (Vacant) Miss Tegra bruce (Vacant) Senior Assistant Registrar Receptionist (Syllabus Development) (Temporary) Ms Arana Thompson (Vacant) Accounts Clerks Assistant Registrars (Syllabus Development) Miss Ava Henry Mrs Alsian brown-Perry Mrs Cecile Wedderburn Mrs Cherryl Stephens Miss Kameka Harris Ms Elaine Shakes Examinations Clerk Mr gerard Phillips Ms Karen Hamilton Assistant Registrar (Examinations) Office Attendant Miss Eleanor McKnight Mrs Violet Dwyer Assistant Registrar (F&OM) (Temporary) Messenger/Driver Mrs Sheree Richards-Deslandes Mr Michael grant (from 16 November, 2009; formerly Accounting Officer) Mr Richard Clarke Office Manager Maid/Cleaner Miss Eva gordon Ms beverlyn Henry Administrative Assistant/Executive Secretary Miss Julianne Williams Administrative Assistant (Examinations) Mrs Ingrid Kelly Administrative Assistant (Human Resources) Ms Judith Taylor Administrative Assistant (Syllabus Development) Mrs yvette Dennis-Morrison User Support Coordinator (new post) Mr Leighton Johnson (from 1 November 2009) Senior Secretary (Administration) Miss Marjorie Lewis Senior Clerk (Records) Mrs Sharon Cameron-brown Compositor (Vacant) 107