CRITERIA FOR SELECTING AND RANKING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS (CAPE^®)

 

Overview

The criteria for identifying and selecting candidates for outstanding achievement were last revised by the Sub-Committee of the School Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) at its meeting in October 2009.  Awards are presented to candidates for outstanding achievement in the following categories:

1. Overall Outstanding Achievement
2. Outstanding Performance in Business Studies
3. Outstanding Performance in Information and Communication Technology
4. Outstanding Performance in Environmental Studies
5. Outstanding Performance in Humanities
6. Outstanding Performance in Mathematics
7. Outstanding Performance in Language Studies
8. Outstanding Performance in Natural Sciences
9. Outstanding Performance in Technical Studies
10. Outstanding Performance in Creative and Expressive Arts [New]

The top overall CAPE^® candidate will receive the Dennis Irvine Award established in memory of Dr Irvine who was the second chairman of CXC.

 

PART I: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

In order to be eligible for this award, a candidate must attain SEVEN Units at Grade I over a period not exceeding two years. The seven units should include:

1. Grade I in Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies
2. Grade I in both units of one Group 1 subject specified for the given award
3. Grade I in two of the Group 2 subjects specified for the given award;
4. Grade I in one of the Group 3 subjects specified for the given award; the chosen subject may be the same one specified in Group 2
5. ONE other unit which may be selected from Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 or any other CAPE^® offering

 

Award	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Overall Achievement	Any Two units	Two units (from one or two subjects)	One unit
Business Studies	Management of Business	Accounting Or Entrepreneurship	Entrepreneurship Or Accounting Or Economics Or Financial Services Studies
Information and Communication	Information Technology	Computer Science Or Digital Media	Digital Media Or Computer Science Or Animation and Game Design
Environmental	Environmental Science	Geography Or Agricultural Science	Agricultural Science Or Geography Or Biology
Humanities	History Or Literatures in English Or Sociology Or Geography Or Law	History Or Literatures in English Or Sociology Or Geography Or Law	History Or Literatures in English Or Sociology Or Geography Or Law
Mathematics	Pure Mathematics Or Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics Or Pure Mathematics	Integrated Mathematics Or Physics Unit 1 Or Physics Unit 2
Language Studies	Spanish Or French	French Or Spanish	Literatures in English
Natural Sciences	Biology Or Chemistry Or Physics	Biology Or Chemistry Or Physics	Biology Or Chemistry Or Physics Or Pure Mathematics Or Applied Mathematics Or Integrated Mathematics Or Environmental Science Or Agricultural Science
Technical Studies	Electrical & Electronic Technology Or Building and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Or Food and Nutrition	Building and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Or Electrical &Electronic Technology Or Food and Nutrition Or Agricultural Science	Electrical & Electronic Technology Or Building and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Or Agricultural Science Or Food and Nutrition Or Integrated Mathematics
Creative and Expressive Arts [New Category]	Art & Design Or Performing Arts (Cinematic Arts, Dance, Drama, Dance, Music)	Or Performing Arts (Cinematic Arts, Dance, Drama, Dance, Music) Or Art & Design Or Physical Education and Sport	Physical Education and Sport Or Animation and Game Design Or Digital Media Or Literatures in English

 

PART II: RANKING CRITERIA

Ranking criteria for CAPE overall top performer

Ranking will be first on Ranking Criterion (1) listed below. If a tie-breaker is required, then Ranking Criterion (2) will be considered. As necessary, subsequent criteria will be considered in order to resolve such ties as may arise.

The outstanding candidate will be selected from the eligible candidates who will be ranked in order of:

1. Excellence: The TOTAL number of Grade I’s attained. NB
   1. This count should include Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies
   2. Units considered here need not be both units of any given subject
2. Module Performance I: Module performance in subjects considered at Ranking Criterion (1)
3. T-Scores: The Total of T-scores for units considered at Ranking Criterion (1) (No fractional values)
4. General Capacity I–II: Total number of units attained at Grades I–II
5. General Module Performance (I–II): Module performance on units considered at Ranking Criterion (3).
6. T-Scores: Total of T-scores for units considered at Ranking Criterion (4)

 

Ranking criteria for CAPE overall cognate performances

Ranking will be first on Ranking Criterion i) listed below. If a tie-breaker is required, then Ranking Criterion (ii) will be considered. As necessary, subsequent criteria will be considered in order to resolve such ties as may arise.

The outstanding candidate will be selected from the eligible candidates who will be ranked in order of:

1. Excellence in the Cognate Area: The number of Grade I’s attained in any of the units specified in Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3. (NB These need not be in both units of any given subject.)
2. Cognate Module Performance I: Module performance in Group I, Group 2 and Group 3 units attained at Grade I
3. Total T-Score I: The total of T-Scores for units considered at Ranking Criterion (i)
4. Cognate Area Capacity: The total number of Grades I–II attained in any of the units specified in Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
5. Cognate Module Performance I–II: Module performance in Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 units attained at Grades I–II
6. T-Score II: The total of T-Scores for units considered at Ranking Criterion iv)

Notwithstanding the criteria above, the Council reserves the right to use its discretion in making any of the awards.

 

REVISED: 11 October 2016