Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate

E483806
regional examination secondary school leaving qualification standardized examination

The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate is a regional high school leaving qualification and standardized examination taken by secondary students across Caribbean countries to assess readiness for further education or employment.

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CSEC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional examination ⓘ
secondary school leaving qualification ⓘ
standardized examination ⓘ
abbreviation CSEC NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredBy Caribbean Examinations Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOrRegion Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
educationLevel upper secondary education ⓘ
examinationFormat school-based assessments ⓘ
written papers ⓘ
examinationFrequency annually ⓘ
governingBody Council of the Caribbean Examinations Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
gradingSystem Grades I to VI ⓘ
hasComponent School-Based Assessment (SBA) NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedBy Caribbean Examinations Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfExamination English ⓘ
offeredIn multiple subject areas ⓘ
passingGrades Grade I ⓘ
Grade II ⓘ
Grade III ⓘ
purpose assess readiness for employment ⓘ
assess readiness for further education ⓘ
certify completion of secondary education ⓘ
recognizedBy regional tertiary institutions ⓘ
some international universities ⓘ
regionType CARICOM states NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacesOrEquivalentTo O-levels in many Caribbean territories ⓘ
shortName CXC CSEC NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectCategories humanities ⓘ
languages ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
sciences ⓘ
technical and vocational subjects ⓘ
targetGroup secondary school students ⓘ
typicalAgeGroup 15–17 ⓘ
usedFor admission to Caribbean post-secondary institutions ⓘ
qualification for entry-level employment ⓘ
usedIn Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ
Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Other CARICOM member states ⓘ
Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CSE → formerAbbreviation → Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ⓘ
this entity surface form: CSEC
Naparima Girls’ High School → offersQualification → Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ⓘ
Yallahs High School → offersQualification → Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ⓘ
Charlestown Secondary School → preparesForExam → Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ⓘ
Caribbean Examinations Council → product → Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ⓘ