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Misconduct

14. There were two cases of misconduct during the January 2017 examinations. One case
related to the use of cell phone and the other to the unauthorised use of calculator. In both
cases, results were cancelled in keeping with the usual penalties.
Results Summary

15. The table below shows the distribution of acceptable grades by subject for the January
2017 session. The detailed statistics and analysis can be found in the Statistical Bulletin.

Table 2: Acceptable Grades for CSEC January Sitting 2017

Subject Grades Total % Grades I - III
I – III Entries 2017 2016
BIOLOGY GENERAL 215 533 40% 30%

CHEMISTRY GENERAL 201 626 32% 27%

ENGLISH A GENERAL 4283 9247 46% 53%

ENGLISH B GENERAL 511 1186 43% 41%

HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY GENERAL 841 2494 34% 37%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERAL 383 858 45% 40%

MATHEMATICS GENERAL 3249 11106 29% 34%

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION GENERAL 357 963 37% 39%

PHYSICS GENERAL 308 586 53% 44%

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS GENERAL 369 1203 31% 27%

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS GENERAL 1284 2230 58% 62%

SOCIAL STUDIES GENERAL 627 3009 21% 26%

SPANISH GENERAL 233 510 46% 45%

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