2025 Mathematics and English Language CSEC passes improve

The pass rates of Jamaican students in Mathematics and English Language at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level have shown improvements.

In the June–July exam administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), 44 per cent of students earned grades one to three in Mathematics, compared to 39 per cent last year.

A similar improvement was recorded in English Language, with 85 per cent of students achieving grades one to three, compared to 76 per cent in 2024.

Additionally, 19.2 per cent of students achieved five or more subjects, inclusive of Mathematics and English Language, up from 18 per cent last year.

Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, in announcing the results earlier today, also noted that Jamaican students performed above the regional averages in these key subject areas.

The regional average pass rate for Mathematics is 39 per cent, while English Language has a regional average of 80 per cent.

While noting that Mathematics passes across the region continue to be a challenge, Morris Dixon said it was “very encouraging” that Jamaica is performing above the regional average.

“We are inching up towards pre-pandemic numbers. In 2019, we were at 54 per cent in Mathematics, and so we are moving back to that. But what I should note is that in relation to English, we are back to pre-pandemic [levels] and above.”

She stated that this progress was the result of targeted strategies, including hosting Mathematics and literacy camps across Jamaica, expanding extra lessons and homework programmes in schools, and deploying Mathematics and English specialists to underperforming schools.

“We are so very happy that despite all of the challenges we have coming out of COVID, Jamaica is looking much, much better,” she said.

Morris Dixon noted that 30,514 students from public schools were registered for CSEC exams, of which 28,654 sat the examinations.

Meanwhile, for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), she shared that 42,170 students registered, with 40,589 sitting the exams, achieving an average pass rate of 91.2 per cent across both Unit One and Unit Two.

- Sashana Small

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