The results of the 2010 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) shows an increase in the number of grade 1 passes from 11% last year to 14% this year and grade 2 from 28% to 31% this year. This reflects an overall increase in pass rate in 20 out of 28 subject areas.
The subjects with pass rates of 90% and above include Home Management (100%); Physical Education & Sports (100%); Building Technology (97.1%) and Food and Nutrition (96.8%).
Integrated Science comes in with (94.9%); Principles of Business –POB (92.4%); Clothing and Textile (91.7%); Social Studies (91.1%); and Music with (90.1%).
The pass rate in English A increased from 64.9% in 2009 to 77.9% at this year’s sitting, reflecting an 11.9% increase above the region’s rate of 66%.
“We also obtained a slight increase in English B, from 75.4% to 84.4%,” said Chief Education Officer Stephenson Hyacinth during a ceremony at the Windsor Park Stadium on Friday to announce the results .
He also highlighted that Mathematics received a slight increase from 37.7% to 38.6%. “This is still below the region’s performance, which is at 41%.”
In 2008 Mathematics reflected a 50% pass rate.
The 20 subjects out of 28 that saw increases in performances were in Agriculture Science S/A and Agriculture D/A, Biology, Caribbean History, Clothing and Textiles, Electrical Technology, English A, English B, Food & Nutrition, French, Geography, Home Management, Mathematics, Music, Office Administration, Physics, Physical Education & Sports, P.O.B, Social Studies, Technical Drawing and Building Technology (Woods).
“The Ministry of Education extends a heartfelt congratulations to the principal, staff and students of all these schools for their improved performance,” the Chief Education Officer said.
Math, other subjects to get special attention
Meanwhile, he said the Education Ministry is still concerned with the performance in Mathematics at both the primary and secondary levels of the education system.
“The numeracy plan is being revisited and efforts at enabling our students to gain a greater love and appreciation for Mathematics,” the education chief said.
Hyacinth cited Ministry sanctioned workshops for teachers geared at developing innovative strategies of teaching mathematics that will continue through to the new school year.
He said teachers also stand to benefit from consultancy initiatives on the subject.
According to him, modern languages like French, Spanish, Visual and Performing Arts are also areas of concern that the ministry will address through outsourced assistance.
“Focus will be placed on these subjects in the new school year,” he added.
The Chief Education Officer also pointed out that the Ministry has also concerns with the low entries in some Technical and Vocational subjects such as Food and Nutrition, Home Management, and Clothing and Textile.
“This year the Ministry will seek to place more emphasis on these areas of the curriculum.”
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