The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has said it is in constant contact with the Ministry of Education and its Local Registrar at the Overseas Examinations Commission during these difficult times and has given the assurance that CXC is committed to working with the Government of Jamaica, to find the best solution for the CXC candidates in Jamaica.
The CAPE and CSEC examinations are still in progress.  As at 25th May there were 56 CAPE and 28 CSEC papers remaining to be administered, involving over 20,000 candidates.  Our examinations are offered in sixteen Participating Territories throughout the region and any change to the timetable for these examinations will require that a separate, but equivalent replacement examination be offered.
The Council has established procedures which have been used in many cases where candidates experience hardship or adverse circumstances before and during the examinations.  These include statistical procedures which allow us to undertake a comparative analysis of candidate performance, teachers’ estimation of the expected grades of candidates, and a review of the candidates’ performance on components of the examinations already completed including the school based assessment.
CXC has noted the proactive measures taken by the Overseas Examinations Commission/Ministry of Education to facilitate the writing of the examinations by candidates from the affected areas and we believe that these measures, together with the procedures described above, would adequately respond to the situation.  This method is well established and documented and has been used in at least three situations in the past when large numbers of students were unable to complete all of their examination papers.
(CXC release)