STUDENTS in the flood hit Region 9 (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) were scheduled to complete the final test in the 2011 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) yesterday morning. Superintendent of Examinations, Ms. Saudia Kadir, told the Guyana Chronicle that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has been made aware of the difficult circumstances with which the candidates were faced.
She said they were made as comfortable as possible and CXC has arrangements in place for natural disasters when it comes to assessment.
Approximately 12,800 are sitting the exams this year, an increased number from the 11, 362 in 2010, comprising both public and private schools entrants.
The process, started April 15, is continuing without hiccups at 150 centres countrywide.