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Star pupils are honoured
MORE than 200 outstanding students were recognised with gifts of plaques, trophies and cheques for their achievements in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) and Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) during the Ministry of Education’s annual National Awards ceremony.
Union president: Results can only improve if teacher supervision improves
THE results of standardised exams like the BGCSE can only improve if teacher supervision improves, Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said.
Minister agrees a long way to go in education
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin admitted she agrees with observers who feel that “we have a long way to go in education” after the recent release of the BJC and BGCSE statistics.
Lloyd: Public doesn't understand exam results
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd has said the public “doesn’t seem to understand” how examination results are graded - in response to criticism over this year’s poor national results.
‘D minus’ for defence of exam grades
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson has accused Ministry of Education officials of trying to twist the narrative about the “poor” BJC and BGCSE examination results.
BCSE: Status quo is unacceptable
In The Tribune of August 28th Dr Ruthmae Sears of the University of South FLorida stated unequivocally in her Letter to the Editor that the BGCSE annual “national average” is “merely an illusion...a poorly defined construct.”
Union says pupils not ready to sit exams
WITH national examinations scheduled to begin next week, the head of the Bahamas Union of Teachers says some students are currently “inadequately prepared” to sit the tests.
The Education Debate of 2012
The Education Debate of 2012 as seen in the nation’s press has been centred on the validity of the single letter grade for the annual Bahamas General Certificate Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams.
BGCSE RESULTS: Mathematics E, English D+
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald yesterday insisted he was “encouraged” by this year’s Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam results despite an E average in mathematics and an English average of D+.
‘15 percent rise’ hailed as exam results released
THERE was a 15 percent increase in the number of BGCSE candidates who received a C or higher in five or more subjects this year, according to Director of Education Marcellus Taylor.
EXAMS: DROP IN STUDENTS RECEIVING A TO C GRADES – Minister says BGCSE results show ‘much work to do at all levels of the system’
THE number of students who achieved A, B and C grades in BGCSE exams this year dropped compared to 2022, with more students receiving D, E, F an G grades.
Recognising the best
THE country’s top academic achievers were awarded yesterday at the National Examinations Awards ceremony.
National exams to be held between April 13 and June 25
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd announced on Friday that the country’s national exams will be held between April 13 through June 25.
A-C grades increase in exams
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday that the number of BGCSE students receiving A, B and C grades this year increased by more than 10 percent compared with 2019.
Results expose failing schools
A DAY after Education Minister Jeff Lloyd said “something is wrong” with the country’s educational system, officials withheld an official subject letter grade breakdown for the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education examination results, which also show that of 6,692 students who sat the national tests this year, only 521 or 7.8 per cent, scored a C or above in mathematics, English and a science subject.
Girls do better than boys in exams
OFFICIAL Ministry of Education results yesterday revealed that for the fifth consecutive year, female students outperformed their male counterparts in both the BJC and BGCSE examinations.
'Diabolical' exam results threaten growth revival
A governance reformer is warning that the latest "diabolical" BGCSE exam results will further undermine efforts to grow the Bahamian economy at the faster pace needed to recover from COVID-19.
No breakdown of exam results
IN the absence of an official Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examination letter grade breakdown, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald’s high praise of an across the board improvement in eight test subjects, including mathematics and English, have raised questions over how well students fared in individual subjects this year.
Bannister supports keeping BGCSE averages secret
RESPONDING to this year’s bleak results and statistics from the BJC and BGCSE examinations, Senator Desmond Bannister called on parents to recognise the importance of education in their children’s lives and to encourage academic focus.
Bahamas urged to ‘get serious on education fix’
The Bahamas was yesterday urged “to get serious about fixing” its long-standing education crisis amid private sector fears that it will continue to undermine workforce productivity and economic competitiveness.
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