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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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35. Several issues were reported by schools, many of which CAPE® SBA Samples
were a result of persons utilising the system without 37. One hundred and ninety-two (192), (0.18 per cent) of
referring to the manual which was provided and it has candidates were reported ungraded “No SBA Sample
been agreed that CXC will offer training before the next Received”. This significant decrease was the result of the
SBA cycle. There were also some technical issues which implementation of Random Sampling and the reduction in
were resolved by the Database Administrator. the samples required for moderation.

CAPE® SBA Records 38. Table 7 compares the submissions of SBA records and
36. At the stipulated deadline of 30 June 2019, 100,906 samples over a five-year period.
(96.40 per cent) of the 104,671 registrants submitted
their SBA scores, compared to 96.18 per cent in 2018, an 39. FAC agreed and approved the recommendation, in
improvement in submissions in 2019 of 0.22 per cent. In accordance with Procedure 13:4:3 of the Council’s
2019, the teachers reported that 3,629 (3.47 per cent) of Regulations for the conduct of the Council’s Examinations
the candidates did not submit SBAs, compared with 3,854 – Definitions, Regulations and Procedures, to report:
(3.75 per cent) in 2018. This was a slight improvement in “Ungraded: no SBA received”, candidates whose records
submissions (0.28 per cent) for 2019 when compared to or samples have not been received as at 30 June 2019;
2018. No SBA records were received for 150 candidates except in cases where there have been documented
(0.15 per cent). issues submitted previously to CXC and supported by the
Local Registrar. These were accommodated until close of
business on 29 July 2019.

YEAR OUTSTANDING SBA RECORDS OUTSTANDING SBA SAMPLES
SBA No SBA % SBA % # of Candidates
CANDIDATE Sub. No SBA Sub. Missing SBA Missing Not Graded
ENTRIES (No Samples)
2019 104,671 3,629 3.47 150 192 0.18
2018 102,854 3,854 3.75 81 607 0.59

2017 95,072 3,977 4.01 148 537 0.56
2016 101,971 4,426 4.34 106 275 0.26

2015 99,892 4,338 4.34 112 31 0.03
Table 7 Comparison of SBA Records and SBA Samples: 2015–2019

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