Regional CSEC pass rate rises to 72.18 per cent for 2026

The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations for May-June 2026 saw a regional pass rate of 72.18 percent, a slight increase from the previous year's 71.42 percent. Dr. Nicole Manning, Director of Operations at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), announced the results during a ceremony in Anguilla.

Information technology emerged as the highest-performing subject, achieving an 83 percent pass rate. Other subjects with strong performances included principles of business at 81 percent, English A at 80 percent, electronic document preparation and management (EDPM) at 79 percent, and human and social biology at 78 percent.

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Social studies has taken a hit this year. We saw territories receiving as low as 44 per cent… but a high as 100 per cent.

However, several subjects fell below the regional average. Principles of accounts recorded a 72 percent pass rate, physics 69 percent, chemistry 68 percent, social studies 66 percent, and mathematics 42 percent. Dr. Manning specifically highlighted social studies as having taken a hit, with territories reporting pass rates as low as 44 percent and as high as 100 percent.

Despite the challenges in social studies, Dr. Manning noted a positive development in mathematics, which saw a four-percentage-point increase compared to the previous year. She emphasized that any improvement in mathematics is significant. While fourteen territories achieved pass rates between 43 percent and 77 percent, exceeding the regional average, seven territories still reported rates between 30 percent and 38 percent.

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Any improvement in maths is a good improvement… so it’s important for us to be happy about that.