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A total of 3 401 students will be writing this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE) on Wednesday, July 28.
This figure comprises 1 680 females and 1 721 males, who are registered to write the exam at 22 secondary schools and the Barbados Community College.
According to the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, ten students have requested permission to sit the BSSEE at an early age (ten years old). The BSSEE, also known as the Common Entrance or 11-Plus Examination, will also be written by 85 non-nationals. These students have satisfied immigration requirements.
The ministry has also received 94 special requests, mainly for extra time, enlarged print and breaks for snacks.
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Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw hosted a virtual press conference at 11:30 a.m. today.
The focus of the press conference was the 11-Plus Examination and a general update on education.
Acting Chief Education Officer Joy Adamson, Deputy Chief Education Officer and local registrar Dr Roderick Rudder and Director of Education Reform Dr Idamay Denny also participated.
• The Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) will be held on July 28.
• Pupils will be allowed to defer writing of the examination.
• Having the ability to defer is not a bad thing.
Acting Chief Education Officer Joy Adamson
• The BSSEE assessment was undertaken on May 12 to determine the readiness of pupils attending public and private primary schools.
December 31, 2020
Students are to begin heading back to the classrooms for regular, full-time instruction next week, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw announced on Wednesday.
But the priority is to be given to special needs children and those facing examinations.
During a televised press conference at the ministry’s Constitution Road headquarters, Bradshaw said the decision to allow face-to-face teaching in the Hilary Term which begins on Tuesday, was taken after “extensive discussions” with unions, principals, teachers, students and the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit.
She explained that special needs students, candidates for the 11-Plus Examination, first-formers and fifth and sixth-form students setting CXC and CAPE examinations would be among the first to return to school on a full-time basis.