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Candidate Paper Hardship Case SAC Recommendation/Decision

Number
1602031921 030 Candidate missed the Some profiles in the Oral paper
Spanish Oral examinations are not assessed on other
due to the late receipt of papers and therefore, an
their timetable. CXC advised assessed grade was not
the candidate to complete possible.
the Oral examination. SAC recommended no further
action.
1602340428 030 Candidate was treated for an The candidate did not satisfy the
infected sebaceous cyst on conditions for the calculation of

the head and as a result was an assessed grade, as he/she did
in tremendous pain and was not acquire sufficient marks in
unable to complete the Paper 02, which was weighted
examination. the heaviest.
SAC recommended no further
action.

100. FAC accepted the recommendations of the SAC.

FAC (10) 2017 - SOCIAL STUDIES

101. FAC heard that in January 2017, 30 per cent of the candidates attained acceptable
grades, Grades I–III, compared with 36 per cent in 2016. The decline in performance was
most evident on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice paper, and on Profile 1, Knowledge and
Comprehension. On Paper 01, the proportion of candidates attaining acceptable grades
decreased from 79 per cent in January 2016 to 65 per cent in January 2017. On Profile 1, the
proportion of candidates attaining acceptable grades decreased from 67 per cent to 54 per
cent. Performance on Paper 02, and Profile 2, Application, Evaluation and Problem Solving,

was consistent with 2016.

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FAC (11) 2017 - MATHEMATICS

102. FAC heard that approximately 36 per cent of the candidates who wrote the
examination in January 2017 attained Grades I-III, compared with 41 per cent in 2016. There
was a notable decline in performance on both Paper 01, the Multiple Choice paper, and Paper
02, the Extended Response paper, compared with January 2016.

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