{"id":296799,"date":"2023-01-04T12:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=296799"},"modified":"2023-01-04T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:38:13","slug":"highest-number-of-students-in-five-years-registered-for-january-csec-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/highest-number-of-students-in-five-years-registered-for-january-csec-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest number of students in five years registered for January CSEC exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_296801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296801\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-296801 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pexels-rodnae-productions-7092337-642x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-296801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exams begin on January 4 and end on January 31<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total of 63 students will be writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was according to\u00a0Local CXC Registrar, Magalie Celestine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Ministry of Education is elated to announce that a total of 63 candidates, 46 females and 17 males are registered for the January 2023 CSEC exams,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She continued, \u201cThis has been our highest number for the past 5 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celestine said the exams are scheduled to begin on January 4 and will end on January 31.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates will be sitting 8 out of the 13 subjects offered for the January sitting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She mentioned further that all of the paper ones will be administered electronically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celestine went on to state that CXC, in 2023, is moving to a new platform called Surpass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll of the candidates have been sensitized to that new platform and we are looking forward to [sensitizing] our May-June candidates to use that new platform called Surpass,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celestine said also that candidates for the January 2023 sitting are expected to bring along to the examination room blue or black ink pens, 3B pencils, a scientific calculator, and a geometry set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She wishes all candidates success in their exams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd I inform the public also that the May-June 2023 registration period is now closed,\u201d Celestine revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A total of 63 students will be writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams this month. 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