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Exam Report 2015 To The Nation. UPDATED. 1
Exam Report 2015 To The Nation. UPDATED. 1
Shawn Richards
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education on the performance
of students in our schools and colleges in the May-June 2015
Regional Examinations set by the Caribbean Examinations Council
(CXC) and Test of Standards
ST KITTS AND NEVIS
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It is with a sense of pride that I bring to you, for the first time, the
Minister of Educations National Report on the performance of
students in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
(CAPE), the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)
and the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence
(CCSLC), all offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council
(CXC). I will also share with you insights from the Test of
Standards sat by children in the primary grades 3 to 6.
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
CAPE is taken by students in the Division of Arts, Sciences and
General Studies at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, and at
the Nevis Sixth Form College. Students write CAPE examinations
at Unit 1 and Unit 2 in selected subject areas, usually taking Unit
1 in their first year of study and Unit 2 in their second year and
have five (5) years in which to obtain an Associates Degree.
The following subjects returned a 100% pass rate: Art and Design
Units 1 and 2, Chemistry Unit 2, Computer Science Unit 2, Digital
Media Units 1 and 2, Entrepreneurship Unit 1, French Units 1 and
2, Geography Unit 2, History Unit 1, Information Technology Unit
2, Performing Arts Unit 2 (Music and Dance), Pure Mathematics
Unit 2 and Spanish Units 1 and 2. All other subjects returned a 75
97% pass rate except Chemistry Unit 1, Economics Unit 1 and
Pure Mathematics Unit 1.
Nevis Sixth Form College
The 2015 CAPE results for Nevis Sixth Form College where a
total of 144 candidates compared to 138 in 2012, 122 in 2013 and
119 in 2014 were registered for 588 subject entries, an increase
of 34.24% over 2014. Of the total entries, 75.85% or 446 were
Unit 1 entries while 24.14% or 142 were unit 2 entries.
Of the 588 subjects entries registered for CAPE at the Nevis Sixth
Form College, 479 or 81.46% compared to 80.14% returned
graded results of which ones and twos were 23.79%.
The following subjects attained a 100% pass rate: Agricultural
Science Unit 1, Art & Design Unit 2, Biology Unit 2, Caribbean
Studies, Chemistry Units 1 and 2,
Unit 2.
CFBC
NSFC
CFBC
CFBC
CFBC
CFBC
CFBC
NAME
CHRISTIAN
BRYDEN
TYLER MARTIN
CHAVEZ
LAWRENCE
JAMALJE BASSUE
PHILMON
ROBERTS
REISA HERBERT
SAMUEL
NUMER OF GRADE
ONES
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
CFBC
NSFC
HANCOCK
TAJI HAMILTON
NICOLAI
WILLIAMS
3
3
Woods,
Economics,
Electronic
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subject entries over last year with the region producing a 57%
pass rate. Consequently, the Ministry will be taking a closer look
at the number of students given the opportunity to write these
subjects.
The Basseterre High School entered 110 students who offered
themselves in 26 subject areas. Of the 728 subject entries, a
4.12% over 2014, 86.26% or 628 entries returned passing grades
which is comparable to the 86.96% obtained in 2014. 100% pass
rates were received in Agricultural Science Double Award,
Building Technology: Woods, Chemistry, Clothing & Textiles,
EDPM, English B (Literature), Food and Nutrition, Home
Economics: Management, Information Technology, Integrated
Science, Office Administration, Physical Education and Sports,
Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business and Theatre Arts
written for the first time in the Federation. Unacceptable returns
were received for Visual Arts 10%, Music 50% and Spanish
56.25%.
Textiles,
Economics,
EDPM,
Electrical
and
Electronic
Mechanical
Engineering
Technology,
Office
All other
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EDPM,
Food
Economics:
Management,
and
Nutrition,
Information
French,
Home
Technology,
Office
Principles
of
Business
and
Technical
Drawing.
Washington
Archibald
High
School
entered
126
Of the 894
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Less than
12
Commendation
VHS
BHS
WAH
S
CSS
CSS
WAH
BHS
GSS
WAH
S
CSS
CSS
ICCS
NAME
NUMBER OF
GRADE ONES
TASSANEY
STEINBERGEN
KAMAU GRANT
13
12
XAVIER-JON BASS
CHESLIN MALONEY
NEKHAILA TYSON
ANGELA BRYDEN
KAYLOR BASS
DEREZ MORTON
12
11
10
10
9
9
KHANISA MAYNARD
PAIGE JAMES
YVADO SIMMONS
PERNELLE ABRAHAM
9
8
8
8
13
WAH
S
WAH
S
SSS
BHS
BHS
BHS
CSS
ICCS
CEM
SS
VHS
WAH
S
WAH
S
SSS
GLENDICIA PAUL
ORWENCIA HAYNES
TREVICIA NISBETTE
ATHWON BLACKETT
JOESHAN ROGERS
YARUSKA IRISH
JUWAN EVELYN
AMMA GYIMAH(Jimah)
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
KAEDIDA FOUGH
LANIQUA HENDRICKS
7
7
ALJANI BRIDGEWATER
SUNY AQUINO
KIZAN DAVID
7
7
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Test of Standards
The 2015 Test of Standard Examination in Mathematics,
Language Arts, Social Studies and Science and Technology for
grades 3 to 6 were held during the period June 9 17. A total of
759 grade three students, 764 grade four students, 741 grade five
students and 794 grade six students wrote the Examination.
Overall performance by grade
2015 St. Kitts 2015
Grade
3
4
5
6
Average %
60
57
51
53
Nevis
Average %
63
61
51
62
2015
Federation
Average %
62
59
51
58
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Both islands
had an average of more than 50% for all grades and improved
over last year. Nevis had a better performance than St. Kitts for
grades 3, 4 and 6. For those grades Nevis achieved a
performance of over 60%.
The best performance in terms of grades was grade 3 with a
national average of 62% and grade 5 had the lowest national
average of 51%. This means that the trend of grade 5 having the
lowest average continues. The national average was higher for all
grades compared to last year. Grade 4 had the largest gain of
five percentage points over 2014.
Nevis' performance was better than St. Kitts in terms of the
overall grade average for grades 3, 4 and 6.
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in
their
studies.
At
CSEC,
we
have
had
an
needed in the core areas at the lower secondary level and we will
endeavour to invest the necessary resources and have the
mechanisms put in place for improvement in Test of Standards.
As we close this chapter of the 2014-2015 academic year, we
look forward to another year with great expectation. We intend to
capitalize on our strengths and replicate our successes while
working incessantly to conquer our areas of weakness and
promote even greater success among our students. Let us then
continue to pray for even greater resolve and commitment on the
part of our teachers and education sector managers. And may we
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