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28. The report of the Examinations Administration (EAS) and Security Division to the Final
Awards Committee (FAC) provided a review of the May-June 2017 sitting. Table 1 showed a
summary of the registration data.

Table 1
Registration Summary

Subjects Papers (MC, CR, Candidate Subject Entries
SBA) Entries
CSEC® 33 207 127,380 577,983

CAPE® 35 345 29,582 118,237

CCSLC® 7 14 7,185 14,955

ELECTRONIC TESTING

29. FAC heard that the May-June Sitting ran from 5 May to 15 June 2017. This session
offered an expansion of the e-Testing option for Multiple Choice (MC) papers with 30 CSEC®
and 32 CAPE® subjects. Six CCSLC® Subjects tested in three Territories. Table 2 showed the
distribution of candidates across the territories for the May-June 2017 session.

Table 2
Distribution of e-Testing Candidates

NO. OF NO. OF SUBJECTS Candidate
TERRITORIES Count
CAPE® 11 32 1,916
CSEC® 7 30 7,827
CCSLC® 3 6 789

30. FAC noted that while there were very positive reports from most territories, a few
reported infrastructural challenges but were still prepared to advance the process. They all
reported improved operational efficiency and security over the paper-based administration.

MARKING

31. FAC heard that the marking activity ran later than scheduled for May-June 2017. The

Mathematics, Sciences and Technology subjects were generally ready for grading having
advanced more quickly from Standardization through to Marking. This session, the perennial
long-running CSEC English A and English B were joined by CAPE Communication Studies,
Caribbean Studies, History and Literatures in English. The latter four were being marked
online for the first time. As questions in these components were completed, Markers were
invited to continue other questions for which they qualified, and were standardized.

32. FAC further heard that SBA samples were submitted electronically for the May-June
sitting. Each sample should have been accompanied by the Teacher’s Cover Pages and mark

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