CPEA performances inspiring, says Education Minister

Minister of Education, Curtis King, said the results of this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)examination are inspirational.

He told the Agency for Public Information (API ) that these students faced many challenges leading up to the examination, including the COVID- 19 Pandemic in 2020, the Volcanic eruptions of 2021, and the impact of Hurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024.

In congratulating the students, Minister King said “their example should be followed by the rest of the country”.

He added that this year’s performance represents the collective effort of major stakeholders in the education process, including parents, teachers and the Ministry of Education, and serves as an apt reminder of what can be achieved if everyone works together.

Minister King stressed that the Government continues to invest in Early Childhood Education, which allows the majority of children to attend these institutions, thus ensuring that no child is left
behind.

King added that work continues to be done to promote an environment that is conducive to learning in schools while at the same time, reducing the teacher to student ratio, especially at primary school level.

“There’s hardly any classroom in this country where you will not find a minimum of two teachers in a classroom. It’s just amazing. And also, one has to remember the commitment demonstrated that is represented by our appointment of teachers at all levels of the system,” King noted.

A release of the preliminary results from the Ministry of Education last Saturday, June 21, 2025, indicate that 1,470 students (87.34%) met the prescribed standard. They comprise 722 males and 748 females. (API)