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–  As CSEC celebrates 40 years in existence The electronic paper marking process of the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certification, CSEC will possibly be initiated as early as next year.This announcement was made by Senior Assistant Registrar, Susan Giles, at a breakfast banquet held at the Umana Yana yesterday, to commemorate 40 years of CSEC as an establishment.Giles noted that the Caribbean Examinations Council, CXC or Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certification, CSEC, as it was most recently renamed, has been engaged in an ongoing transformation process throughout the years.“Our journey will continue with some change in emphasis. The electronic marking will no longer be a dream; it is definitely something which we will embark on because our residential script marking activity which costs us millions of dollars annually is no longer sustainable. Online testing which you will hear more about could come in 2014.”The Senior Assistant Registrar also lauded Guyana’s performance at the regional level. She noted that for the past 10 years Guyanese students have excelled at the examinations, walking away with the top prize.According to Giles, Guyana has an increasing number of students writing the exams each year,Kyle Brodziak Jersey, “(There is) no contraction in numbers.”Guyana has had at least 14,000 candidates for CSEC and 820 students write CAPE at the most recent examinations.As Guyana joined with the rest of the Caribbean in observance of the internationally accepted and accredited examinations,Travis Moen Jersey, several local examiners were also awarded for their contributions to respective subject areas at CSEC.  The awardees included Mrs. Ingrid Fung for English Language,Brandon Dubinsky Jersey, Mrs. Sharon Smith for Social Studies, and Mrs. Flora Cumberbatch for Principles of Accounts.Other awardees included moderators and practical examiners and staff members of the Examinations Division.Minister of Education,Al Macinnis Jersey, Priya Manickchand, affirmed that the administration is resolute on ensuring that equal academic opportunities are offered to all of Guyana’s future generations.  The Education Minister pointed to the nation’s academic success as proof of the deliberate policies of Government to ensure equality in the services provided.“We see the results in our children, Guyana’s children.”With a high premium being placed on academic achievements and Regional Government utilizing significant amount of funds annually on educational services, 40 years ago on January 1, 1973, the first inaugural meeting to instigate CXC, now CSEC was held in Barbados.Six years later after much foundation building and systems design,Jacob Trouba Team North America Jersey, the first CSEC examinations was offered to 30,000 candidates from 13 participating territories including Guyana. Today, (many more) Caribbean citizens including candidates from three Dutch speaking territories write the examinations.In the beginning in 1979,Marian Hossa Jersey, with five subjects offered to 30,000 students, in 2009, the council delivered 33 subjects to more than 150,000 students at the CSEC and CAPE levels. This achievement has developed on a solid foundation of support from the contributing Governments, the people of the region.The vision set out in 1973,Brian Sutter Jersey, was of a unifying system that was capable of meeting the certification requirements of the region for work and for matriculation into institutions of higher learning in the region and internationally.The process of developing, administering and grading examinations is itself a regional endeavor and was not without its struggles. In fact, CSEC faced the significant challenge of acceptance at the regional level and recognition on the global scale.However, the battle was hard fought with hard work of staff and high quality leadership, CSEC continues to expand its outreach.  Although it has crossed many hurdles,Steve Larmer Jersey, CSEC faces an ongoing challenge to develop syllabuses that are accurate,Dino Ciccarelli Jersey, relevant and appropriate to ensuring that the students are exposed to an edification that will be suitable for a rapidly changing knowledge-based society.The CSEC examinations have become the most recognised and popular secondary level examinations in the region. The grading scheme for the examinations has also evolved to meet the changing matriculation requirements of institutions of higher learning within and outside the region.Such changes will continue to be made by the Council as necessary to ensure the integrity and acceptability of the examinations offered without sacrificing the quality of the product.Photo saved as CSEC in server SaturdayCaption:  Education Minister Priya Manickchand surrounded by awarded examiners and contributors of CSEC