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CSEC® SUBJECT            SBA                     ADMINISTRATION DECISION
                                       REQUIREMENT

                 FOOD, NUTRITION     Assignments  ONE
                 AND HEALTH          and   THREE    are
                 (cont’d)            marked  solely  by
                                     the  teacher  using
                                     the  mark  scheme
                                     given    in    the
                                     syllabus.
                                     Assignment TWO is
                                     assessed  jointly  by
                                     the teacher and the
                                     Moderator    from
                                     CXC®.

                 FRENCH                                  NO SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT

                                     Note: Removal of the Situation Responses from Oral Examination as done for
                                     July/August 2020 examinations.

                 GEOGRAPHY             Field work study   Teachers  will  need  to  provide  clear  guidance  and
                                                         carefully  tailor  the  research  projects  to  accommodate
                                                         the current COVID situation and the students’ possible
                                                         inability  to  travel  far  distances  or  engage  with  the
                                                         general public to collect data.


                                                         Evidence of students’ spatial awareness skills should be
                                                         displayed  through  the  projects  completed.  Therefore,
                                                         sketch maps are still important. While students can use
                                                         Google Earth, maps must be drawn, clearly annotated.
                 HUMAN AND
                 SOCIAL BIOLOGY                     NO SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT REQUIRED
                                                                      FOR
                                                            THE 2021 EXAMINATIONS

                 INDUSTRIAL          Portfolio of        No change to the SBA requirements.
                 TECHNOLOGY          Practical
                 (OPTIONS:           Assignments
                 Electrical and      developed over
                 Electronic          two years
                 Technology,
                 Mechanical
                 Engineering
                 Technology,
                 Building and
                 Furniture
                 Technology)



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