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Question: Where may I obtain a list of the subjects offered by CXC?
Answer: Subject offerings may be accessed from the website: www.cxc.org. The list of
subjects can also be obtained from any CXC Local Registrar.

Question: What is the meaning of “Ungraded” on the preliminary results slip?
Answer: Ungraded indicates that the scores for one component of the examination, usually
the SBA/IA, was not submitted on behalf of the candidate. Queries about “Ungraded” results
should be submitted to the CXC Local Registrar in the Ministry of Education, by the specified
deadline.

Question: I received a notation on my preliminary results which stated that my SBA/IA marks
were less than 50% of the “moderated marks”. What does this mean?
Answer: The SBA marks awarded by teachers for ALL candidates must be sent to the Council.
Principals are required to submit samples of the SBA/IA assignments from their schools or
examination centres in order to verify the quality of the marking by the teachers.
Moderators/examiners are appointed by the Council to remark the samples submitted by the
teachers to determine how closely the teachers’ marking reflects the marking guidelines
provided by the Council. Following the remarking of the samples, the marks awarded by the
teachers could be raised or lowered, or they could remain the same. The marks determined by
the moderators/examiners are known as the moderated marks. This is the final SBA mark
awarded to candidates. In the case of the CSEC examinations, in order to re-use the SBA marks
from a previous sitting, the candidate must have received a moderated mark not less than 50
per cent of the maximum SBA marks for the subject. In the case of the CAPE examinations,
candidates are allowed to re-use any IA marks obtained.

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