SBA Manuals - Caribbean Examinations Council

The centre must submit, by the stipulated deadlines, ONLY
the sample that has been selected by the SBA online
application.
Where the number of candidates is less than 5, the projects
of ALL candidates must be submitted.
SYLLABUS GUIDELINES
(pages 19 – 28)
Assignments
Three assignments prepared, administered and marked by
the subject teacher(s). The teacher(s) will have
responsibility for preparing the keys and the mark schemes.
Suggested assignments are outlined in the syllabus.
Reference Manual
Candidates prepare a personal file of reference information
that should contain specimens of each of the tasks listed in
the syllabus. (Pages 26-28)
The tasks should be completed under the guidance of the
subject teacher(s).
Teachers must assess the reference manual in accordance
with guidelines provided by CXC.
RESIT PROVISIONS
At registration, the previous year‟s registration number must
be indicated.
All candidates with their previous year‟s registration
numbers must be listed on the Record Sheet.
Candidates who have earned moderated marks equal
to 50% or more of the total SBA marks may elect not
to repeat the SBA component, provided that they
rewrite the examination during the subsequent year.
Candidates whose moderated marks are less than
50% of the maximum SBA marks for the subject,
must repeat SBA requirements at any subsequent
sitting of the examination.
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