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Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean

COUNTRY FOCUS: The Commonwealth Caribbean: Performance of Countries in the Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate1 Examinations

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49-64
Publication Date: 
June 1998
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Over the twenty-five years of its existence (1973-98) the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has become the main provider of assessment and certification at the secondary level of education for Commonwealth Caribbean countries other than the Bahamas. 
The CXC examinations can therefore serve as an indicacor of the coverage and effectiveness of secondary education in most Commonwealth Caribbean countries. 
The CXC examinations. are part of a tradition which expects the secondary education cycle to be normally five years, at the end of which, the student would be normally expected to obtain, in the CXC context, Grade I or II passes in five or more subjects at the General Proficiency Level.

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