Page 9 - 2020 CXC Annual Report

World Class Exams

Examinations Administration and Security (EAS)

10. CXC® created a video series ‘Getting Ready for the CXC 14. Figure 1 shows the comparative candidate and subject
®
Exams’. The videos provided pertinent information to entries for 2016-2020.
candidates preparing for the May-June 2020 examinations.

11. CXC® continued to ensure that all enquiries submitted via
Freshdesk were resolved in a timely manner.

12. To add to the CVQ requisite online training and audit
assessments were completed and a service was provided
to facilitate the upload of portfolios.

JANUARY 2020 EXAMINATIONS
Figure 1 - Candidate/Subject Entries: January 2016-2020
Registration
13. The January 2020 CSEC® Sitting recorded declines in
registration of 9% in candidate entries and 13% in subject
entries. Table 1 below show the registration summaries
for the period January 2016-2020.and 24 per cent in the
subject entries.
Candidate % Subject %
SESSION
Entries Change Entries Change

2016 18,270 39,623
Figure 2 - Candidate Entries by Territory: January 2016-2020
2017 16,224 -11% 34,570 -13% 15. In Figure 2 above, the four territories with the highest
number of candidate entries at the January sitting over
2018 19,789 22% 40,654 18% recent years are 3 (Barbados), 10 (Jamaica), 14 (St Lucia)
and 16 (Trinidad and Tobago).
2019 14,015 -29% 31,008 -24%
Administration January 2020
2020 12,807 -9% 27,029 -13% 16. The administration of the January 2020 session was

generally successful. There were no incidents of missing
Table 1 - Comparison of January Registration Summary: 2016-2020
papers. There was however, one report of an issue with
an electronic examination.

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