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67. FAC was asked to note the changes to the preliminary results which were approved
by the Chairman prior to the issuing of amended results to candidates.

68. FAC ratified and approved the grade changes to the February 2017 results.

ITEM 4 (iv) – REPORT ON THE SUBMISSION OF CAPE® AND CSEC® SCHOOL BASED
ASSESSMENT

69. FAC received FAC 2017 (24) – Report on the submission of CAPE® School Based
Assessment records and samples and was informed that the Local Registrars and Permanent
Secretaries were notified via email dated 1 March 2017, of the Council’s rules and
regulations with respect to the submission of the candidates’ SBA scores and samples. The
submission of SBAs Online, commenced in 2016 on an optional basis, but in 2017 it was
compulsory that all SBAs be submitted electronically unless being Moderated onsite by
®
externally trained moderators. In 2017, seven CAPE subjects were moderated onsite.

70. FAC heard that several centres opted to submit Group SBAs, a direction the Council
formally promoted from 2016.

71. FAC was informed that they were 95,072 (95.87%) of the 99,169 registered candidates
who submitted their SBA scores, compared to 99.58% in 2016. It was noted that there was a
decrease by approximately 6.77% of SBA registration in 2017 over 2016. For 2017, the
teachers reported that 3,977 (4.01%) of candidates did not submit their SBAs. The table below
showed slight difference (0.33%) of non-submissions, 4.01% in 2017 compared to 4.34% in
2016. Notwithstanding, in 2017, 148 (0.15%) a higher percentage compared to 106 (0.10%) in
2016 were missing their SBA score.

72. FAC heard that investigations revealed that 537 (0.56%) candidates would be reported
ungraded “No SBA Sample Received” an increase over 2016 of (0.30%).

73. Table 8 compares the submissions of SBA records and samples over a five-year period.

Table 8:

CAPE® Comparison of SBA Records and Samples for 2013-2017

OUTSTANDING SBA RECORDS OUTSTANDING SBA
YEAR SAMPLES
SBA NO % No SBA % SBA # of %
CANDIDATE SBA SBA Missing Missing Candidates Candidates
ENTRIES Sub. Sub. Not Graded Not Graded
(No Samples) (No
Samples)
2017 95072 3977 4.01 148 0.15 537 0.56
2016 101971 4426 4.34 106 0.10 275 0.26
2015 99892 4338 4.34 112 0.11 31 0.03
2014 98825 4397 4.45 67 0.07 10 0.01
2013 93268 3631 3.89 57 0.06 17 0.02

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