Reimbursement of CSEC, CAPE fees to commence on July 14

Jul 12, 2025 News

Students in an examination room. (Photo courtesy, Ministry of Education/ Facebook)

Kaieteur News – The government will commence the reimbursement of fees for students who wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) this year on Monday, July 14.

President Irfaan Ali announced last week that his government will fully reimburse the examination fees for students who wrote up to eight subjects at CAPE and CSEC this year.

The announcement came after his initial announcement in April this year, that government would pay the full examination fees for eight subjects for students who would sit next year’s examinations.

In a notice, the ministry said the beneficiaries of the reimbursement include candidates of public and private schools and private candidates.

Also, the ministry shared that the categories of reimbursement include candidates who paid full fees – those who did and did not receive subsidy for a maximum of eight subjects.

The ministry noted that parents who will be uplifting the reimbursement are asked to walk with their national ID card, passport, or driver’s license. Those who cannot present those documents will be identified by a senior official in their community, such as the school’s principal or village Toshao.

Additionally, for parents and guardians unable to uplift, an authorisation letter will be made available.

The schedule for each region will be published on the ministry’s social media page.

The president had assured that parents would be eased from the costs for CXC. “As I speak to you now, parents are preparing to pay for their children’s CXC fees. You are already putting aside the money, right? Well, I have good news for you, with effect from this year’s CXC, the government will pay in full, the cost for at least eight subjects for every single child in the public and private school system,” he announced back in April

Prior to the president’s announcement, parents would pay around $45,000 for eight CSEC subjects.

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