CAPE

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CAPE is an advanced secondary school qualification and examination system administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council, typically taken by students in the Caribbean region for university entrance and advanced study.

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instanceOf public examination
secondary school qualification
university entrance qualification
abbreviationFor Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
administeredBy Caribbean Examinations Council
assessmentMode school-based assessment
written examinations
associatedWith Caribbean secondary education system
comparableTo GCE Advanced Level
UK A-levels
countryGroup CARICOM member states
developedBy Caribbean Examinations Council
educationLevel post-secondary
upper secondary
fullName Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
governedBy Caribbean Examinations Council regulations
gradingScale Grades I to VI
hasComponent Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3 in some subjects
highestGrade Grade I
introducedBy Caribbean Examinations Council in the 1990s
languageOfInstruction English
lowestPassingGrade Grade V
preparesFor professional programmes
undergraduate study
primaryPurpose advanced secondary study
university entrance
recognizedBy University of the West Indies
international universities
regional universities in the Caribbean
region Caribbean
replaced GCE Advanced Level in many Caribbean schools
subjectAreas business
humanities
sciences
technical and vocational subjects
targetStudents students completing secondary education
typicalAgeRange 16–19
usedIn Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Other CXC-participating territories
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

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