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CSEC Timetable 2020
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATIONS
CSEC TIMETABLE JULY-AUGUST 2020
| 2020 | MORNING | AFTERNOON | |||
| Monday 13 July |
FRENCH 3 (General) PORTUGUESE 3 (General) SPANISH 3 (General) Oral Examinations to begin (see Note 4) MUSIC 2 (General) Practical Examination to begin (see Note 14) |
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| Tuesday 28 July |
MUSIC 2 (General) Practical Examination to end (see Note 14) |
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| Friday 21 August |
FRENCH 3 (General) PORTUGUESE 3 (General) SPANISH 3 (General) Oral Examinations to end (see Note 4) |
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| Monday 13 July |
FRENCH 2 General – 2 hr 15 min |
BIOLOGY 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min |
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| Tuesday 14 July |
**ENGLISH A 3/2** General – 2 hr **ENGLISH B 3/2*** General – 2 hr |
MATHEMATICS 3/2*** General – 1 hr |
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| Wednesday 15 July |
GEOGRAPHY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * GEOGRAPHY 3/2*** General – 1 hr 45 min |
CHEMISTRY 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min |
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| Thursday 16 July |
TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 min |
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 30 min |
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| Friday 17 July |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3/2*** General – 2 hr |
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| Monday 20 July |
HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 2 General – 2 hr |
HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min | |||
| Tuesday 21 July |
SOCIAL STUDIES 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * SOCIAL STUDIES 3/2*** General – 1 hr 10 min |
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| Wednesday 22 July |
INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min THEATRE ARTS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min |
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 3/2*** General – 1 hr 45 min |
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| Thursday 23 July |
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION & MGT 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION & MGT 3/2 *** General – 1 hr 50 min |
MUSIC PAPER 1 General – 1 hr 30 SPANISH 2 General – 2 hr 15 min |
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| Friday 24 July |
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 15 min |
PHYSICS 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min PORTUGUESE 2 General – 2 hr 15 min |
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| Monday 27 July |
MATHEMATICS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min |
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| Tuesday 28 July |
ENGLISH A 1 General – 1 hr 30 min |
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| Wednesday 29 July |
ENGLISH B 1 General – 2 hr |
CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3/2*** General – 2 hr |
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| Thursday 30 July |
TECHNICAL DRAWING 1 Technical – 1 hr 15 min ECONOMICS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * ECONOMICS 3/2 *** General – 1 hr 30 min |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT 1 General – 1 hr ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 30 min |
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| Friday 31 July |
PHYSICS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1**: BUILDING AND FURNITURE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Technical – 1 hr 15 min SPANISH 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
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| Monday 03 August |
CHEMISTRY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min PORTUGUESE 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
FRENCH 1 General – 1 hr 15 min BIOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
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| Tuesday 04 August |
INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 1 General – 1 hr 15 min FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 min |
FAMILY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 min **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 1 **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
Copyright: Every application to register for the examination will be deemed to constitute an assignment by the candidates to the Council of the future copyright of all their examination work, practical or written.
* A 15-minute break must be allowed between Papers
** A Common Paper
*** For PRIVATE candidates only. NOT for candidates registered in schools and recognized fulltime educational institutions
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KEY TO JULY – AUGUST 2020 TIMETABLE – CSEC®
| SUBJECT | PAPER NO. | DATE | SESSION | ||
| 1. Additional Mathematics (General) |
1 3/2*** |
30 July 30 July |
PM (1 hr 30 min) PM (1 hr 30 min) |
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| 2. Agricultural Science S/A (General) |
1 | 04 Aug | PM (1 hr 15 min) | ||
| 3. Agricultural Science D/A (General) |
1 | 04 Aug | PM (1 hr 15 min) | ||
| 4. Biology (General) |
1 3/2*** |
03 Aug 13 July |
PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) |
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| 5. Caribbean History (General) |
1 3/2*** |
29 July 29 July |
PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr) |
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| 6. Chemistry (General) |
1 3/2*** |
03 Aug 15 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) |
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| 7. Economics (General) |
1 3/2*** |
30 July 30 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (1 hr 30 min) |
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| 8. Electronic Document Preparation & Management (General) |
1 3/2*** |
23 July 23 July |
AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (1 hr 50 min) |
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| 9. English A (General) |
1 3/2*** |
28 July 14 July |
AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr) |
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| 10. English B (General) |
1 3/2*** |
29 July 14 July |
AM (2 hr) AM (2 hr) |
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| 11. Family & Resource Management (Technical) |
1 | 04 Aug | PM (1 hr 30 min) | ||
| 12. Food, Nutrition & Health (Technical) |
1 | 04 Aug | AM (1 hr 30 min) | ||
| 13. French (General) |
1 2 3 |
03 Aug 13 July 13 July – 21 August |
PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 15 min) Period of oral exams |
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| 14. Geography (General) |
1 3/2** |
15 July 15 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (1 hr 45 min) |
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| 15. Human and Social Biology (General) |
1 2 |
20 July 20 July |
PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) |
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| 16. Industrial Technology Industrial Technology: Building and Furniture Electrical and Electronic Mechanical Engineering |
1 | 31 July | PM (1 hr 15 min) | ||
| 17. Information Technology (General) |
1 3/2** |
17 July 17 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) |
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| 18. Integrated Science S/A (General) |
1 3/2** |
04 Aug 22 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) |
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| 19. Mathematics (General) |
1 3/2** |
27 July 14 July |
AM (1 hr 30 min) PM (1 hr) |
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| 20. Music (General) |
1 | 23 July | PM (1 hr 30 min) | ||
| 21. Office Administration (General) |
1 3/2*** |
22 July 22 July |
PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (1 hr 45 min) |
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| 22. Physical Education & Sport (General) |
1 | 30 July | PM (1 hr) | ||
| 23. Physics (General) |
1 3/2*** |
31 July 24 Jul |
AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) |
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| 24. Portuguese (General) |
1 2 3 |
03 Aug 24 July 13 July – 21 August |
AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 15 min) Period of oral exams |
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| 25. Principles of Accounts (General) |
1 3/2*** |
16 July 16 July |
PM (1 hr 30 min) PM (1 hr 30 min) |
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| 26. Principles of Business (General) |
1 3/2*** |
24 July 24 July |
AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (1 hr 15 min) |
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| 27. Religious Education (General) |
1 | 31 July | AM (1 hr 15 min) | ||
| 28. Social Studies (General) |
1 3/2*** |
21 July 21 July |
AM (1hr 15 min) AM (1 hr 10 min) |
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| 29. Spanish (General) |
1 2 3 |
31 July 23 July 13 July – 21 August |
PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 15 min) Period of oral exams |
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| 30. Technical Drawing (Technical) |
1 | 30 July | AM (1 hr 15 min) | ||
| 31. Textiles, Clothing & Fashion (Technical) |
1 | 16 July | AM (1 hr 30 min) | ||
| 32. Theatre Arts (General) |
1 | 22 July | AM (1 hr 30 min) | ||
*** Alternative Paper
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NOTES TO JULY- AUGUST 2020 TIMETABLE
1. **Indicates a common paper.
2. The time indicated on the Timetable includes:
(i) Reading Time.
(ii) Ten minutes Reading Time and 10 minutes to “warm-up” on the computer
prior to the start of the examinations for Electronic Document Preparation and
Management Paper 3/2.
3. Starting times for all centres within a territory are 0900 hr and 1300 hr. If at any
centre the number of candidates is greater than can be accommodated in one
session, the Local Registrar may arrange to administer the examination in two or
more sessions, ensuring that suitable arrangements are made to preserve the
integrity of the examinations.
4. French, Portuguese and Spanish Oral Examinations (Paper 3) in each territory will
be conducted during the period 13 July – 21 August in accordance with the Local
Registrar’s schedule.
5. Visual Arts: all candidates will be required to submit a Reflective Journal.
6. All Paper 1 examinations are multiple choice in format.
7. Attention is drawn to the rule that silent non-programmable scientific calculators
may be used in the following examinations:
Additional Mathematics
Chemistry
Economics
Geography
Industrial Technology: Building and Furniture
Industrial Technology: Electrical and Electronic
Industrial Technology: Mechanical Engineering
Integrated Science SA
Mathematics – Paper 3/2 only
Office Administration Paper 3/2 only
Physics
Principles of Accounts
Principles of Business Paper 3/2 only
8. The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in Geography
Papers 1 and 3/2, Mathematics Paper 3/2, and Social Studies Paper 3/2.
9. The Alternative Paper (3/2) to SBA in Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Science and
Physics is a practical examination – laboratory facilities will be required.
10. Candidates will not be required to have earphones/headphones for the Paper 01
examination in Theatre Arts.
11. Alternative Paper to SBA (Paper 3/2) must be written by private candidates
who opted not to complete the SBA assignments. Papers 1 and 3/2 must be
written in the same session with a 15-minute break between them except in
cases of the science subjects, Mathematics, English A and English B where the
papers are administered on different days. Paper 1 must be written before
Paper 3/2. Papers 1 and 3/2 in these examinations have been scheduled as
follows:
(i) Geography – 15 July
(ii) Principles of Accounts – 16 July
(iii) Information Technology – 17 July
(iv) Social Studies – 21 July
(v) Office Administration – 22 July
(vi) Electronic Document Preparation and Management – 23 July
(vii) Principles of Business – 24 July
(viii) Caribbean History – 29 July
(ix) Additional Mathematics – 30 July
(x) Economics – 30 July
12. Industrial Technology Paper 1 is a common paper to all three options: Building
and Furniture, Electrical and Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering.
Candidates are permitted to register for all three options at any one sitting.
13. Candidates who register for English A Paper 3/2 and English B Paper 3/2 during
the same sitting will be required to take only one examination since both papers
will be offered as a common examination.
14. The Practical Examination in Music (Paper 2) in each territory will be conducted
during the period 13 July – 28 July in accordance with the Local Registrar’s
schedule.
15. Headphones/earphones will be required for the French, Portuguese and Spanish
Paper 1 electronic examination.
16. The Paper 3/2 in Information Technology will be available at the July sitting for
the first time in 2020. The examination will be offered in the electronic format
only.
CSEC Timetable 2020
Released 29 May 2020 – CXC
