Education Ministry Receives 118 CXC Queries

Queries for CXC on the recent exam, totaling 118, have been collected by the Ministry of Education. Minister of Education, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, says they have all been submitted by Trinidad and Tobago students to be sent to the Caribbean Examinations Council. There has been a wave of disquiet from students, their parents and teachers throughout the region about the results of the exams with many calling for a review of the marking scheme. Minister Gadsby-Dolly said 66 CSEC and 52 CAPE queries were submitted. She also said 14 letters were collected from schools and one from a student. The number of CSEC queries collected by schools were 13 and six for CAPE. The number of schools which received "ungraded" CAPE results is 13 and five for CSEC. CXC held a virtual meeting with various principals' associations on Wednesday night to discuss pressure on the council to re-mark the exams. President of the Secondary Schools Principals' Association Ronald Mootoo said the meeting was cordial and informative and he is confident the council is working to have the issue rectified as soon as possible.