Students across Saint Lucia and the region can check their 2026 CXC May-June examination results, which were released at noon on Tuesday.
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Director of Operations Dr Nicole Manning gave an overview of candidates’ performance across the region at a ceremony in Anguilla on Tuesday..
At the CAPE level, 93.52% of candidates earned ‘acceptable’ grades. Manning welcomed this improvement, saying the region’s performance had “gone up a notch again”.
Caribbean Studies was one of the top-performing subjects. Information Technology also recorded high acceptable-grade rates of 95% in Unit One and 99% in Unit Two.
Environmental Science followed with 97% in Unit One and 96% in Unit Two, while Physics recorded 97 and 98%, respectively.
The picture at the CSEC level was more mixed, although overall performance improved slightly. The regional acceptable-grade rate stood at 72.18%, up from 2025.
Information Technology was the top-performing CSEC subject highlighted, with 83% of candidates receiving acceptable grades. Principles of Business recorded 81%, while English A stood at 80%.
Some subjects were more difficult. Principles of Accounts recorded a regional acceptable-grade rate of 72% followed by Physics at 69% and Chemistry at 68%.
Social Studies saw a drop in results, with Manning acknowledging that the subject had “taken a hit this year, generally”.
Mathematics remained one of the lowest performing subjects, but there was some progress. The acceptable-grade rate rose by four percentage points to 42%
Manning urged the region not to ignore this progress simply because the overall figure remains low. She said that “any improvement in Math is a good improvement” and that “improvement is improvement”.
CXC also reported 106 irregularities at the CSEC level during the exams. Most cases involved the use of unauthorised devices, while other cases included collusion and the use of unauthorised material.
AI misuse was also recorded as a new category of exam irregularity, adding to the challenges CXC faces as technology becomes more available to students.
