SVG records 83 per cent pass rate in CPEA

Over 83 per cent of the students who wrote the 2016 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) met the prescribed standard.

The Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Ecclesiastical Affairs in a release said, of the 1786 who wrote the final examination on Friday, May 20, 1498 or 83.87 per cent met the prescribed standard.{{more}} Of the 877 females sitting, 788 or 89.85 per cent met the required standard, while of the 909 males sitting, 710 or 78.11 per cent met the required standard.

These results represent an increase in performance over the previous year’s results.

Last year, of the 1822 students who wrote the exam, 1474 or (80.90 per cent) of the students met the required standard. Of the 904 females sitting, 801 or 88.60 per cent met the required standard, while of the 918 males sitting, 673 or 73.31 per cent met the required standard.

Forty-seven schools recorded a pass rate in excess of 80 per cent which is an increase over last year’s number of 40 schools.

The highest average score for the 2016 CPEA is 96.20 per cent which was recorded by Luke Wilson of the St Mary’s RC. In second place is Matthew Washington, of the Windsor Primary School with an average of 96.00 per cent. In third place was Elzicho Debique, of the Cane End Government School with an average of 95.20 per cent.

The first 10 places were taken by the Cane End Government School (1 pupil), the Georgetown Government (1 pupil), the Kingstown Preparatory (1 pupil), the Lodge Village Government (1 pupil), the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School (3 pupils), the Sugar Mill Academy (2 pupils), the Windsor Primary (3 pupils).

The highest score for Mathematics in the external assessment was 98 per cent which was attained by Elzicho Debique of the Cane End Government, Kwesi James of the Union Methodist Primary and Ayasa Stapleton of the Lodge Village Government.

Luke Wilson of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School scored a perfect score of 100 per cent in Science in the external assessment.

The top performers for Language in the external assessment were Marika Baptiste of the Fancy Government, Rianna Blake of the Petersville Primary, Elzicho Debique of the Cane End Government and Matthew Washington of the Windsor Primary, who all recorded a score of 94 per cent.

The CPEA comprises two components, the School Based Assessment, which accounts for 200 marks or 40 per cent of the score and the External Assessment, which contributes a maximum of 300 marks or 60 per cent of the score.

The criterion for achieving the required standard is that students must acquire at least 50 per cent of the possible 500 marks.

Students’ final scores were divided from the aggregate scores of both components of the CPEA. That is, the External Assessment which consisted of Multiple Choice Tests in Mathematics, Science and Language Arts and from the School-Based Assessment which Comprised a Project, a writing Portfolio, a Book Report as well as Teacher Tests, Pupil Made Tests and Can-Do-Skills exercises in Mathematics, Science, Language Arts and Civics.

Of the 1791 students registered for the 2016 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), 1786 wrote the final examination.