January CSEC® Examinations
Some 16,568 candidates registered for the January 2017 examinations compared to 18,532 candidates for the previous year. The January 2017 figures represented an 11 per cent declined on the 2016 candidate entries.

The subject entries in January 2017 were 34,570 versus 40,090 subject entries for the January 2016 examination cycle. These figures represented a 14 per cent decline relative to the 2016. Only Chemistry, which increased by 24 per cent, and Physics which increased by 29 per cent, showed increases in 2017.

The year 2017 opened with the introduction of electronic testing, e-testing to the CSEC® suite of subjects. In the January 2017 examinations, CXC successfully delivered twelve Multiple Choice examinations. Seven territories participated in e-testing, taking from one to eleven subjects in various combinations.

May-June Examinations
The May-June Sitting ran from 5 May to 15 June 2017. This session offered an expansion of the e-testing option for Multiple Choice (MC) papers with 30 CSEC® and 32 CAPE® subjects. There were also six CCSLC® subjects tested in four territories.

Candidate entries decreased in 2017 and 317,117 SBA records were expected compared with 317,903 in 2016. The percentage of SBA data records submitted decreased in 2017 when compared with 2016.

Thirty-three subjects were offered for CSEC® examinations. A total of 127,380 candidates registered for 577,983 subject entries.

Thirty-five subjects were offered at CAPE® and 29,582 candidates registered for 118,237 Unit entries.

Seven subjects were offered at CSEC®. Some 7,185 candidates registered for 14,955 subject entries.
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