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Examinations Administration and Security (EAS)

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN Table 10 - Queries Submitted
62. During the period of the examinations, the Government %
Number of Subject
of Belize declared a state of Public Emergency in Examination Queries
Queries Entries
two areas of the country, Blue Creek and San Felipe Received
Villages. This prohibited candidates from moving CAPE® 945 119,365 0.71%
throughout certain villages and thus preventing them CSEC® 2,174 554,174 0.39%
from accessing examination centres for the CSEC® and
Total 3,119 673,539 0.46%
CAPE® examinations. The State of Emergency was lifted
on 24 July and affected a total of 14 candidates. The 65. In support of the high volume of post results reviews
Local Registrar in Guyana also reported that there were additional channels were offered to stakeholders to make
candidates who were affected by a lockdown. their submissions to CXC, this multi-channel approach

allowed stakeholders to communicate with CXC® using
63. The 14 candidates who were unable to write the their platform of choice.
examinations will be allowed to register at the next sitting
without incurring any additional costs.

Post Results – Review
64. Following the issue of preliminary results on September
22nd, 2020, CXC® received an abnormally high number
of queries and requests for reviews.

Table 9 - Reviews Requested
%
Total Subject
Examination Reviews
Reviews Entries
Requested
CAPE® 11,551 119,365 9.93%
CSEC® 10,055 55,4174 0.81%
Total 21,606 673,539 3.21%

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