Proposals to “restructure” the University of the West Indies will be officially implemented with effect from the Ist October, 1984. The stated objective of such restructuring is the need for more Campus autonomy in order that the University may contribute more effectively to the perceived “national needs” of the respective Commonwealth Caribbean territories.
Vice-Chancellor Aston Preston [11] has explained that:

This paper seeks to investigate possible links between Cambridge examination results in the General Certificate of Education "O" and "A" level examinations over the years, and the annual Jamaican graduate output from the University of the West Indies. Although all faculties are considered, the main interest lies in numbers of graduates from the faculties of Natural Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine, linked with passes gained in science subjects at both "O" and "A" level GCE examinations.