SVG records 31.60 percent passes for CXC CSEC Mathematics 

By Admin. Updated 12:02 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has recorded 31.60 percent passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics, a number below the regional average. 

According to the preliminary results released the the Ministry of Education, 1,234 students sat the Mathematics exam in St. Vincent and the Grenadines this year.

This year, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) reported that only 36 percent of students who took CSEC mathematics in the Caribbean region passed the exam. 

CXC which says it was established in 1972 under an Agreement by the Participating Governments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says on its website that it comprises 16 participating countries, namely Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands.

The regional examination body reported that the 36 percent mathematics pass was a 7-point decrease when compared to the results recorded in 2023.

In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Ministry of Education said the subject areas with the lowest performance include Mathematics at 31.60 percent, Spanish at 46.31 percent, Textiles Clothing and Fashion at 51.79 percent, and Geography at 52.58 percent, according to the preliminary results. 

The Ministry of Education said the updated preliminary results of the 2024 May-June Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)examinations were received on 29 August, 2024. This year, 2234 candidates were registered and of these, 1484 were school candidates and 750 were private candidates. 

There were 1477 school candidates from 27 secondary schools sitting papers I and II with 10120 subject entries in 31 subject areas. Approximately 73.60% of the subject entries were awarded Grades I – III. The corresponding figure in 2023 was 72.16%.