The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) was established in 1972 under Agreement by the Participating Governments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CXC® assures the global human resource competitiveness of the Caribbean through the provision of syllabuses of the highest quality; valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests; services to educational institutions in the development of syllabuses, examinations and examinations’ administration, in the most cost-effective way.

CXC® comprises 16 Participating Countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands.

The first examinations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC®) were offered in 1979 in five subjects. Subsequent to CSEC®, CXC® has introduced a comprehensive suite of qualifications to meet the needs of the region: Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment™ (CPEA™), Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC®), Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE®) and the CXC® Associate Degree (CXC®-AD).

The organisation also collaborates with countries in the Dutch Caribbean – Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten, as well as Suriname.

With over 40 years of experience, CXC® has acquired a wealth of expertise in various disciplines and offers these services to governments and institutions on a consultancy basis.

Some of these services include:

• Syllabus and Curriculum Development
• Competence Development for Professional Certification
• Development of Educational Resource Materials
• Examinations Development for various levels
• Test Construction and Editing
• Examinations Production (Formatting and Printing)
• Management of Examinations Administration and Security
• Psychometric and Data Analysis
• Teacher Training (Item Writing and SBA Management)

OUR VISION

A digitally transformed enterprise providing quality, relevant and globally recognised educational services.

OUR MISSION

We develop the human capital of our Caribbean people through partnerships for global competitiveness.