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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
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PURE MATHEMATICS Unit 2
Unit 1 Ninety-seven per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable
In 2020, approximately 3 560 candidates wrote the Unit 1 grades, I—V when compared to 96 per cent in 2019 and 99
examination compared with 3 800 in 2019. Seventy-two per per cent in 2018. Six per cent of candidates achieved Grade I
cent of the candidates achieved acceptable grades in Unit 1, in 2020 when compared to 6 per cent in 2019 and 5 per cent
compared with 75 per cent in 2019 and 71 per cent in 2018. in 2018.

In Unit 1, the mean on Paper 01 was 66 compared with SPANISH
approximately 61 in 2019. Unit 1
In 2020, 553 candidates wrote the CAPE Spanish Unit 1 when
As in previous years, Module 3 recorded the lowest mean in compared to, 485 in 2019 and 641 in 2018. The performance
Unit 1. of the 2020 examination was comparable to that of 2018. The
percentage of candidates achieving Grades I – V in 2020 was
Unit 2 98 per cent compared with 99 per cent in 2019 and 98 per
In 2020, approximately 2 200 wrote Unit 2, compared with cent in 2018.
2 450 in 2019. Approximately 87 per cent of the candidates
achieved acceptable grades compared with 88 per cent in There was a decrease in performance of the candidates
2019 and 85 per cent in 2018. on Paper 01, a slight increase Paper 02, however the
performance of Paper 03 and the School Based Assessment
In Unit 2, the mean on Paper 01 was 72 compared with 71 in were comparable to the 2019.
2019. As in previous years, Module 3 recorded the highest
mean. Unit 2
In 2020, 410 candidates wrote the CAPE Spanish Unit 2
While there was an improved performance on the School- examination compared to, 469 in 2019 and 444 in 2018. The
Based Assessment in both Units, there was a significant performance in 2019 remained comparable to that of 2018.
decline in performance on the Alternate to the School-Based The percentage of candidates achieving Grades I – V in 2019
Assessment, written by the private candidates. and 2018 was 99 per cent compared with 87 per cent in 2017.

SOCIOLOGY There was a decrease in performance of the candidates
Unit 1 on Paper 01 and Paper 02, however there was a marginal
Ninety-two per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable improvement in candidates’ performances on the Paper 03
grades, I—V when compared to 91 per cent in 2019 and 95 per and Paper 04(SBA).
cent in 2018. Four per cent of candidates achieved Grade I in
2020 when compared to 5 per cent in 2019 and 4 per cent in
2018.

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