Math scores up, English stays strong in CSEC results

More Caribbean students conquered CSEC mathematics this year, with the regional pass rate climbing four percentage points, while English maintained its strong performance.

Data released by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) today show that 42 per cent of students passed mathematics in the May/June 2026 examinations, up from last year's 38 per cent.

While the improvement remains modest, CXC Director of Operations Dr Nicole Manning said the increase should still be welcomed.

“Any improvement in math is a good improvement, so it's important for us to be happy about that… improvement is improvement,” she said.

English continued to perform strongly, with 80 per cent of students earning passing grades. Ten territories performed above the regional average, while 11 fell below it.

More than 118,000 students across the Caribbean sat CSEC examinations this year.

Other CSEC subjects also recorded solid performances:

Information Technology — 83 per cent

Principles of Business — 81 per cent

Electronic Document Preparation and Management — 79 per cent

Human and Social Biology — 78 per cent

Principles of Accounts — 72 per cent

Physics — 69 per cent

Chemistry — 68 per cent

Social Studies — 66 per cent

Meanwhile, students sitting the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) also posted impressive results.

A whopping 98 per cent of students who sat Caribbean Studies received passing grades, while 93 per cent passed Communication Studies.

More than 26,000 students sat CAPE examinations across the region.

Among the standout CAPE results were:

Information Technology Unit 1 — 95 per cent

Information Technology Unit 2 — 99 per cent

Environmental Science Unit 1 — 97 per cent

Environmental Science Unit 2 — 96 per cent

Physics Unit 1 — 97 per cent

Physics Unit 2 — 98 per cent

Biology Unit 1 — 93 per cent

Biology Unit 2 — 95 per cent

Chemistry Unit 1 — 93 per cent

Chemistry Unit 2 — 93 per cent

Pure Mathematics Unit 1 — 90 per cent

Pure Mathematics Unit 2 — 95 per cent

Entrepreneurship Unit 1 — 95 per cent

Entrepreneurship Unit 2 — 95 per cent

The results were presented during a ceremony in Anguilla, with students expected to receive their individual CXC results later today.

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