And those parents of high schoolers entering fourth form most likely
won't have to worry about those difficult SBA's and C-SEC examinations.
The Chief wouldn't commit to calling them off altogether, but clearly
suggested that they may be a bridge too far:
Reporter
"How will SBA's be completed and what about C-SEC's?"
Carol Babb - Chief Education Officer
"Well most of the SBA's were completed for last year. For this coming
school year, we're not sure. These are the things that we need to re-visit
and discuss and decide how we will move forward because remember that
secondary schools will not officially start until the 5th of October. We
have to admit that a number of students have regressed, they are not at the
level that we would want them to be, so we will need to an assessment to
determine will out students be ready for CXC next year. That's something
that the association of principals of secondary school will have to advise
us at the Ministry of Education and then we will need to communicate to the
Caribbean Examination Council to determine if indeed out students are
ready."
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