Charlestown, Nevis, August 16, 2019, (Nevispages.com) – At a press conference held at the Ocean Terrace Inn in Basseterre St. Kitts, on Thursday, August 15, 2019, the Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister of Education gave an overview of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) results for 2019.
Minister Richards informed the nation that based on the preliminary results the national pass rate for CSEC 2019 is 80.37%.
There were 1661 candidates who wrote a total 5339 subjects. Of that amount, 1307 candidates wrote exams in St. Kitts and 354 candidates in Nevis.
Of the 5339 subject entries, 4271 entries from school candidates and 1068 from private candidates. There were 4291 subject passes, with 3565 passes from school candidates and 726 from private candidates.
2019 CSEC Preliminary Results by Institution
| Name of Institution | # of Entries | # of Passes | Pass Rate |
| Schools | |||
| Basseterre High School | 611 | 516 | 84.45% |
| Cayon High School | 421 | 362 | 85.99% |
| Charles E Mills Secondary School | 498 | 450 | 90.36% |
| Charlestown Secondary School | 561 | 466 | 83.07% |
| Gingerland Secondary School | 333 | 295 | 88.59% |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic | 175 | 146 | 83.43% |
| Nevis International Secondary School | 53 | 44 | 83.02% |
| Saddlers Secondary School | 251 | 210 | 83.67% |
| Verchilds High School | 435 | 329 | 75.63% |
| Washington Archibald High School | 933 | 747 | 80.06% |
| Other Institutions | |||
| CFBC Adult and Continuing Education | 77 | 51 | 66.23% |
| Her Majesty’s Prison | 12 | 8 | 66.67% |
| Nevis Private Candidates | 269 | 192 | 71.38% |
| New Horizons Rehabilitation Centre | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| St. Kitts Private Candidates | 933 | 747 | 80.06% |