The Ministry of Education directs secondary schools to ensure that Grade 11 students sitting the 2027 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations complete all prescribed School-Based Assessment (SBA) requirements. The instruction follows an advisory from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), which is expected to introduce changes to aspects of the qualification.
Both outlets report that the clarification is aimed at addressing uncertainty among schools about whether SBAs will remain required for the 2027 sitting, particularly around how Paper 03 may be treated under CXC’s planned overhaul. INews Guyana says the ministry stresses that Paper 3 is not authorised, while Kaieteur News frames the decision as a government order to resolve confusion linked to CXC’s review.
Overall, the directive maintains the requirement for students to complete the full prescribed SBA components, even as CXC prepares updates that are still being communicated. The differences in the coverage mainly concern how each outlet describes the source of confusion and the ministry’s emphasis on specific examination components.
