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TABLE 13: PERFORMANCE ON THE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

External Assessment (MC)

Literacy Language Mathematical Scientific
2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017

Maximum Available 100 100 100 100 100 100

Highest Score 94 100 100 100 100 100

Mean Score 59.25 64.46 58.52 55.93 65.11 66.98

Mean as a % 59.25 64.46 58.52 55.93 65.11 66.98

Standard Deviation 15.87 17.51 16.96 17.32 15.83 17.10

Reliability 0.86 0.88 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.88

41. The number of registered candidates for the CVQ* this year was 5,199 in 45
occupational areas. This compared to 40 occupational areas in 2016 and 34 in 2015. There
was a significant increase in the CVQs taken by Barbados and Jamaica while the OECS
territories showed reduced entries in 2017. Overall, there were 135 more females than males
being awarded CVQ* in 2017 with 4685 Qualifications being issued for the year. Table 14
below shows the comparative candidate entries by territory for 2016 and 2017.

Table 14: CVQ* Candidate Entries by Territory - 2016 and 2017

TERRITORY ENTRIES 2017 CVQ*s ISSUED

2016 2017 FEMALES MALES
Barbados 484 1338 479 618

Dominica 28 11 6 5

Jamaica 523 923 590 296
St Lucia 15 - - -

St Vincent and the Grenadines 13 - - -

Trinidad and Tobago 2726 2910 1331 1345
Turks and Caicos - 17 4 11

TOTAL 3,789 5,199 2,410 2,275

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