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TABLE 1
CANDIDATE ENTRIES WITH PERCENTAGE VARIANCE FOR CSEC® VISUAL ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2012 TO
2016

YEARS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES 5245 5183 5137 4827 4836
NUMERICAL VARIANCE -62 -46 -310 +9
PERCENTILE VARIANCE 2.06% 0.89% 6.22% 0.18%

FIGURE 1
CANDIDATE ENTRIES FOR CSEC® VISUAL ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2012 TO 2016

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NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NUMERICAL VARIANCE PERCENTILE VARIANCE

Candidate Performance

9. The Review Committee received the report related to candidates’ performance in CSEC® Visual
Arts from the Assistant Registrar/EDPD. The data revealed that the percentage candidates achieving
acceptable grades, Grades I–III, from 2012 through to 2016 ranged from approximately 62 per cent to 76
per cent, (see Table 2).

TABLE 2
DISTRIBUTION OF GRADES FOR CSEC® VISUAL ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2012–2016
YEAR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
% % % % %
GRADE
CANDIDATES CANDIDATES CANDIDATES CANDIDATES CANDIDATES
I 5.99 8.83 6.13 3.73 4.13
II 21.40 27.97 21.64 17.20 18.57
III 39.97 39.85 41.91 41.18 44.85
IV 25.72 18.64 23.22 28.60 24.97
V 6.80 4.64 7.03 9.16 7.25
VI 0.12 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.23
TOTAL 67.36 76.65 69.68 62.11 67.55
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TOTAL 5245 5183 5137 4827 4836
ENTRIES

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