Increased performances recorded in Math & English at CSEC – Education Ministry

Aug 16, 2025 News

Chief Education Officer (CEO), Saddam Hussain

Kaieteur News – Chief Education Officer (CEO), Saddam Hussain on Friday announced that this year, there has been improvements in students’ performance in Mathematics and English A at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level, having had a decline in performance in 2024.

The CEO made the revelation at the release of the preliminary results for this year’s CSEC and CAPE which was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Hussain reminded that the start of the students’ secondary education was interrupted when the country was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020. Instead of 14 terms, this batch of students studied for nine terms. They returned to face-to-face learning in April 2022 instead of September 2020.

“They actually started in the second term of Form Two (Grade Eight),” he added.

The CEO said that for the CSEC examinations Grades One, Two and Three are considered pass, while at CAPE, Grades One to Five are considered pass.

Some 12, 685 students sat the CSEC exams with 80, 556 entries.

This year, the pass rate at the general and technical proficiency that is between Grades One to Three stood at 66.76%. “There was really no change from last year,” he said.

Out of the 35 subjects being offered in Guyana for CSEC, the CEO declared that this year they have recorded improved performances in 15 subjects.

“So, 15 of those subjects had an improvement meaning this year’s figure is greater than last year’s. Five subjects remain constant, those did not change, and outstanding performances were noted in seven subjects where we had 90% and over,” he announced.

The seven subjects referenced are: Agriculture Science (double award), Religious Education, Physical Education and Sports, Industrial Technology, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Building – building technology, Industrial Technology and Mechanical Engineering.

Hussain disclosed that the pass rate for English A – Grades One to Three have improved to 71.2% from 68.96% in 2024 (a 3% increase), while the pass rate for English B is 63.89%.
“In 2024, our math pass rate was 27%, I am pleased to inform you that in 2025 our math pass rate is now 32%. This is now an increase of 5%, which is significant in any aspect of education gain in a single year,” he declared.

For CAPE, the CEO said that this year 650 candidates from 13 secondary schools and three private centres sat the examinations. Last year, 721 candidates sat the exams.

“Our pass rate in 2024 was 92.57%, in 2025 it is 91.9% a very minimal decline,” Hussain announced.

The CEO disclosed that there was an 11.6% pass rate in Grade Ones, 20.88% in Grade Twos, 25.42% in Grade Threes, 19.58% in Grade Fours, and 14.4% in Grade Fives.

Additionally, he disclosed that students recorded 100% pass rate in Agricultural Science Unit Two, Art and Design Unit One and Two, Animation and Gaming Design Unit One and Two, Applied Mathematics Unit Two, Computer Science Unit Two, Digital Media Unit One, Environmental Science Unit One, Entrepreneurship Unit One, Geography Unit One and Two, Green engineering Unit One and Two, Spanish Unit One and Two, Physical Education and Sports Unit One and Two, Performing Arts Unit One and Two, Logistics and Chain Supplies Operation Unit One, French Unit One, IT Unit Two, Tourism Unit Two, and Design and Technology Unit One.

He said too that there was less than 75 % rate in five CAPE subjects.

Congratulating the students, Hussain informed that the preliminary results are subject to reviews and noted that the deadline for reviews is September 5, 2025. Persons desirous of reviewing their grades have to visit Exams Division in the Queen’s College to request same.

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