Saint Lucians Excel At CSEC Agricultural Science Exam

Saint Lucian students scored a 100% pass rate in Agricultural Science at the recent CSEC (CXC) exams after the subject faced some uncertainty earlier this year. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) had previously announced that Agricultural Science (Double Award) would be one of four subjects it would discontinue this year due to low enrollment. However, there was a reversal following a meeting with education ministers across the region. It has also been revealed that Saint Lucian students scored 100% CSEC pass rates in Religious Education and Industrial Technology Mechanical. Carmelita Matthew, Registrar of Examinations at the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, presented an analysis of the performance of candidates at the 2024 Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the  Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). In the instance of CAPE, 312 candidates wrote 24 subjects, achieving an overall pass rate of 96.56%, with ten subjects obtaining 100% pass in both units one and two and among both genders. The subjects included Environmental Science, French, Geography, Green Engineering, Information Technology, Management of Business, Physics, Sociology, Spanish and Digital Media. For CSEC, 2499 candidates sat 33 subjects at the General and Technical proficiency levels. The pass rates...