Improved Pass Rates in 2025 CSEC and CAPE Examinations

By Shelena O’garro

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded significant improvements in this year’s CSEC and CAPE examinations, with both sittings showing higher overall pass rates compared to 2024.

CSEC examinations saw a 5.51% increase, improving on last year’s 73.60% to reach 79.11%. A total of 2,212 candidates from 28 secondary schools wrote 10,440 subject entries, with approximately 79% of results falling between Grades 1–3. Notably, Grade 1 passes rose by 1.74%, while Grade 2 and Grade 3 passes saw slight decreases of 0.64% and 1.1% respectively.

Among the strongest subject performances were Physical Education and Sport, Theatre Arts, and Additional Mathematics, all recording pass rates above 94%. On the other hand, Mathematics had the lowest pass rate at 34.34%, followed by Technical Drawing (59.17%) and Textiles, Clothing and Fashion (76%). Within TVET subjects, Food and Nutrition (93.86%) and Industrial Technology (92.26%) were the top performers.

Once again, the St. Vincent Girls’ High School led the nation with a 98.92% pass rate, followed by the St. Vincent Grammar School (94.86%) and St. Martin’s Secondary School (90.13%). Five other schools recorded averages above 80%: St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown, Canouan Secondary School, Thomas Saunders Secondary School, St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua, and Bequia Seventh Day Adventist School.

The Canouan Secondary School recorded the most remarkable improvement, with a 25.01% increase that placed them among the top five performing schools. Troumaca Ontario Secondary School also made significant strides, improving by 20.79% from last year’s 43.62% pass rate.

At the CAPE level, 371 candidates sat examinations in 2025, with 356 students from the SVGCC writing 22 subjects. The college achieved a 97.92% overall pass rate, with only 27 out of 1,298 entries not meeting the required standard. Seventeen subject areas recorded 100% passes, six of which achieved complete success in both Units 1 and 2.

ANN extends congratulations to all students, teachers, and schools on these achievements, noting that the results are a testament to the hard work and resilience of the nation’s youth.