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The two CSEC subjects with the highest entries continue to be English A with 3,744 entries and
Mathematics with 3,655 entries.

5.2 CAPE May-June 2017 Results

The May-June 2017 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) shows that
eighty-four (84) candidates made up of 37 males (44.1%) and 47 females (56.0%) registered for 33 of
the 67 subject units comprised of 25 Unit 1 and 22 Unit 2 subjects offered by CXC at the CAPE
level. The candidates registered for the May-June 2017 sitting represent a 23.5% (16) increase from
the 2016 sitting.

Candidates from six centres registered for 346 subject units for the May-June 2017 sitting which
represent 37.8% (95) more than 2016 with 251. Of the 346 registered units, 281 (81.2%) received a
grade. Ninety point eight percent (90.8%) of the 281 graded entries earned Grades I-V which is
considered a satisfactory level of performance at the CAPE level. This figure represents a 3.6%
decrease when compared to the 2016 sitting.

For the May-June 2017, 2016 and 2015 sitting, one hundred percent of the unit entries for eight
subjects received Grades I–V. These subject units are: Accounting Unit 2, Applied Mathematics Unit
1, Economics Unit 2, Environmental Science Unit 1, Management of Business Unit 1, Management of
Business Unit 2, Spanish Unit 1 and Tourism Unit 1.

Four subjects displayed notable improvements for 2017 compared to the 2016 sitting. Chemistry Unit
2 received 87.5% in 2017 compared to 66.7% in 2016. One hundred percent of the entries for Applied
Mathematics Unit 2, Literatures in English Unit 2 and Sociology Unit 1 received Grades I-V in
2017 compared to 75%, 0% and 91.7%, for the aforementioned subjects respectively for the 2016
sitting.

For the May-June 2017 sitting twelve subjects exhibited a decrease in the percentage of Grades I-V
compared to 2016. These subjects are Accounting Unit 1, Chemistry Unit 1, Communication Studies
Unit 1, Economics Unit 1, Environmental Science Unit 2, Integrated Mathematics Unit 1, Law Unit 2,
Physics Unit 1, Physics Unit 2, Pure Mathematics Unit 1, Pure Mathematics Unit 2 and Spanish Unit
2.

Four subjects maintained the same grade for the 2017 and 2016 sitting. These subjects are: History
Unit 1, History Unit 2, Law Unit 1, and Literatures in English Unit 1.

For the May-June 2017 sitting three subjects exhibited a slight improvement in the percentage of
Grades I-V compared to 2016. These subjects are Biology Unit 1, Biology Unit 2 and Caribbean
Studies Unit 1.

For the May-June 2017 sitting the following two subject units had candidate entries for the first time:
Geography Unit 1 and Geography Unit 2.

The two CAPE subjects with the highest entries continue to be Caribbean Studies with 51 entries and
Communication Studies with 44 entries.

5.3 CCSLC June 2017 Results

No student registered to sit CCSLC subjects for the June 2017 session.

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