CXC regulations for cell phones in the CXC exam room - May/June 2011
CXC regulations for cell phones in the CXC exam room - May/June 2011
Also CXC regulations on bringing other materials into the CXC exam room
Students with cell phones in CXC Exams, results quashed
Thirty One (31) students had their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Examination results canceled last year, after they were caught with cell phones during their examinations.
The students, who sat their exams in May/June 2010, were in breach of the Zero Tolerance rule of the CXC in relation to cell phone use during examinations. The students sat the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.
The October 2010 issue of The Caribbean Examiner, a magazine of the CXC said that the regulations of the Council clearly speak of a Zero Tolerance for cell phone use during any exam.
According to the article, Section 7 of the Regulations for the Conduct of the Council Examinations states that: “Candidates must not take, or have in their possession, in the examination room any unauthorized material including books, notes or paper of any kind, mobile phones and other electronic devices other than watches worn on the wrists and calculators, whenever permitted.”
Council Member of CXC and Headmistress of the St. Vincent Girls’ High School Andrea Bowman told SEARCHLIGHT that the information on the final number of students was disclosed during a meeting of the Council last year, after the magazine was published.
The magazine quoted that 23 students had their exams results canceled. Bowman, however, noted that none of the students were from St. Vincent.
“And we hope it remains that way,” she stated.
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