CXC CSEC Timetable May June 2020
Update 27 Mar 2020: In light of Covid-19 across the region CXC has changed the structure of the exams for 2020 May/June. Please check here for the major changes.
Please check cxc.org for the latest CSEC Timetable. This was the timetable issued by CXC in July 2019 for May/June 2020 examinations.
2020 | MORNING | AFTERNOON |
Tuesday 14 April | PORTUGUESE 3 (General) FRENCH 3 (General) SPANISH 3 (General) Oral Examinations to begin (see Note 4) PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT 2 (General) Practical Examination to begin (see Note 5) | |
Friday 17 April | VISUAL ARTS 2 (General) Question paper handed to candidates for Examination to be held during period 06-22 May (see note 6) | |
Wednesday 29 April | PORTUGUESE 3 (General) FRENCH 3 (General) SPANISH 3 (General) Oral Examinations to end | |
Monday 04 May | VISUAL ARTS 2 (General) Examination to begin (see Note 6) MUSIC 2 (General) Practical Examination to begin (see Note 8) ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION & MGT 2 General – 2 hr 20 min | CHEMISTRY 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 2 Technical – 2 hr 30 min |
Tuesday 05 May | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Technical – 2 hr 10 min FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 2 Technical – 2 hr 30 min | CARIBBEAN HISTORY 2 General – 2 hr 10 min |
Wednesday 06 May | TECHNICAL DRAWING 2 Technical – 2 hr 40 min | **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 2 **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 2 General – 2 hr PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT 2 (General) Practical Examination to end |
Thursday 07 May | SOCIAL STUDIES 2 General – 2 hr 40 min | SOCIAL STUDIES 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * SOCIAL STUDIES 3/2*** General – 1 hr 10 min |
Friday 08 May | ENGLISH B 2 General – 2 hr 10 min | ENGLISH B 1 General – 2 hr |
Monday 11 May | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 General – 3 hr | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 30 min |
Tuesday 12 May | ENGLISH A 2 General – 2 hr 40 min | ENGLISH A 1 General – 1 hr 30 min |
Wednesday 13 May | MATHEMATICS 2 General – 2 hr 40 min | MATHEMATICS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min |
Thursday 14 May | GEOGRAPHY 2 General – 2 hr 30 min | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 3 General – 2 hr INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC Technical – 2 hr 10 min |
Friday 15 May | **ENGLISH A 3/2** General – 2 hr **ENGLISH B 3/2*** General – 2 hr | MATHEMATICS 3/2*** General – 1 hr MUSIC 2 (General) Practical Examination to end |
Monday 18 May | PORTUGUESE 2 General – 2 hr 15 min BIOLOGY 2 General – 2 hr 30 min | SPANISH 2 General – 2 hr 15 min MUSIC PAPER 1 General – 1 hr 30 |
Tuesday 19 May | FAMILY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2 Technical – 2 hr 30 min ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 2 General – 2 hr 40 min | PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT 1 General – 2 hr 40 min ECONOMICS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * ECONOMICS 3/2 *** General – 1 hr 30 min |
Wednesday 20 May | CHEMISTRY 2 General – 2 hr 30 min INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: BUILDING AND FURNITURE Technical – 2 hr 10 min | HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 2 General – 2 hr VISUAL ARTS 2 General Examination to end |
Thursday 21 May | PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 2 General – 2 hr | PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 15 min |
Friday 22 May | OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2 General – 2 hr | OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 3/2*** General – 1 hr 45 min |
Monday 25 May | PHYSICS 2 General – 2 hr 30 min THEATRE ARTS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * THEATRE ARTS 3/2*** General – 1 hr | INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 2 General – 2 hr 30 min |
Tuesday 26 May | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 General – 2 hr | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3/2*** General – 2 hr |
Wednesday 27 May | ECONOMICS 2 General – 2 hr PHYSICS 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2 General – 2 hr FRENCH 2 General – 2 hr 15 min |
Thursday 28 May | INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min FAMILY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 min | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1**: BUILDING AND FURNITURE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Technical – 1 hr 15 min |
Friday 29 May | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION & MGT 1 General – 1 hr 30 mins * ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION & MGT 3/2 *** General – 1 hr 50 min | INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
Monday 01 June | FRENCH 1 General – 1 hr 15 min BIOLOGY 3/2*** General – 2 hr 10 min | HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
Tuesday 02 June | CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3/2*** General – 2 hr | BIOLOGY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
Wednesday 03 June | ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 1 General – 1 hr 30 min * ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 3/2*** General – 1 hr 30 min **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 1 **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 1 General – 1 hr 15 min | PHYSICS 1 General – 1 hr 15 min FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 min |
Thursday 04 June | GEOGRAPHY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min * GEOGRAPHY 3/2*** General – 1 hr 45 min | SPANISH 1 General – 1 hr 15 min |
Friday 05 June | TECHNICAL DRAWING 1 Technical – 1 hr 15 min PORTUGUESE 1 General – 1 hr 15 min | CHEMISTRY 1 General – 1 hr 15 min TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 1 Technical – 1 hr 30 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 *** For PRIVATE candidates only. NOT for candidates registered in schools and recognized fulltime educational institutions
KEY TO 2020 TIMETABLE
SUBJECT | PAPER NO. | DATE | SESSION |
1. Additional Mathematics (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 03 June 19 May 03 June | AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 40 min) AM (1 hr 30 min) |
2. Agricultural Science S/A (General) | 1 2+ | 03 June 06 May | AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr) |
3. Agricultural Science D/A (General) | 1 2+ 3+ | 03 June 06 May 14 May | AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr) PM (2 hr) |
4. Biology (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 02 June 18 May 01 June | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) |
5. Caribbean History (General) | 1+ 2 3/2***+ | 02 June 05 May 02 June | AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) AM (2 hr) |
6. Chemistry (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 05 June 20 May 04 May | PM (1hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) |
7. Economics (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 19 May 27 May 19 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) PM (1 hr 30 min) |
8. Electronic Document Preparation & Management (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 29 May 04 May 29 May | AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 20 min) AM (1 hr 50 min) |
9. English A (General) | 1 2 3/2***+ | 12 May 12 May 15 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 40 min) AM (2 hr) |
10. English B (General) | 1 2 3/2***+ | 08 May 08 May 15 May | PM (2 hr) AM (2 hr 10 min) AM (2 hr) |
11. Family & Resource Management (Technical) | 1 2 | 28 May 19 May | AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) |
12. Food, Nutrition & Health (Technical) | 1 2 | 03 June 05 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) |
13. French (General) | 1 2 3+ | 01 June 27 May 14–29 April | AM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 15 min) Oral Examination Period |
14. Geography (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 04 June 14 May 04 June | AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) AM (1 hr 45 min) |
15. Human and Social Biology (General) | 1 2 | 01 June 20 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr) |
16. Industrial Technology Industrial Technology: Building and Furniture Electrical and Electronic Mechanical Engineering | 1+ 2+ 2+ 2+ | 28 May 20 May 14 May 05 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) PM (2 hr 10 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) |
17. Information Technology (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 26 May 26 May 26 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) PM (2 hr) |
18. Integrated Science S/A (General) | 1+ 2 + 3/2***+ | 29 May 25 May 28 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) |
19. Mathematics (General) | 1 2+ 3/2*** | 13 May 13 May 15 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 40 min) PM (1 hr) |
20. Music (General) | 1+ 2+ | 18 May 04-15 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) Practical Examination Period |
21. Office Administration (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 22 May 22 May 22 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) PM (1 hr 45 min) |
22. Physical Education & Sport (General) | 1+ 2 | 19 May 13 April-06 May | PM (2 hr 40 min) Practical Examination Period |
23. Physics (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 03 June 25 May 27 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 30 min) AM (2 hr 10 min) |
24. Portuguese (General) | 1 2 3+ | 05 June 18 May 14-29 April | AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 15 min) Oral Examination Period |
25. Principles of Accounts (General) | 1+ 2+ 3/2***+ | 11 May 11 May 11 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) AM (3 hr) PM (1 hr 30 min) |
26. Principles of Business (General) | 1+ 2 3/2***+ | 21 May 21 May 21 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr) PM (1 hr 15 min) |
27. Religious Education (General) | 1 2 | 02 June 27 May | PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr) |
28. Social Studies (General) | 1+ 2 3/2***+ | 07 May 07 May 07 May | PM (1hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 40 min) PM (1 hr 10 min) |
29. Spanish (General) | 1 2 3+ | 04 June 18 May 14-29 April | PM (1 hr 15 min) PM (2 hr 15 min) Oral Examination Period |
30. Technical Drawing (Technical) | 1 2+ | 05 June 06 May | AM (1 hr 15 min) AM (2 hr 40 min) |
31. Textiles, Clothing & Fashion (Technical) | 1 2 | 05 June 04 May | PM (1 hr 30 min) PM (2 hr 30 min) |
32. Theatre Arts (General) | 1+ 3/2***+ | 25 May 25 May | AM (1 hr 30 min) AM (1 hr) |
33. Visual Arts (General) | 2+ 2+ | 17 April 04-20 May | Paper given to Candidates Examination Period |
NOTES TO 2020 TIMETABLE
- **Indicates a common paper.
- The time indicated on the Timetable includes:
- Reading Time.
- 10 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 Papers 2 and 3/2.
- 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.
- French, Portuguese and Spanish Oral Examinations (Paper 3) in each territory will be conducted during the period 14 –29 April in accordance with the Local Registrar ’s schedule.
- The Practical Examination in Physical Education and Sport (Paper 2) in each territory will be conducted during the period 14 April to 06 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.
- Visual Arts: A common paper containing all option s will be issued. Candidates
will be required to choose two Production Papers from the Options below:
- Drawing
- Painting and Mixed-media
- Graphic and Communication Design
- Printmaking
- Textile Design and Manipulation
- Sculpture and Ceramics
- ) Leathercraft
- ) Fibre and Decorative Arts
Candidates must select for the final examination those two options for which SBA assignments have been done .
The Test Paper is to be handed to candidates on Friday, 17 April. The examination must be completed during the period 04 –20 May.
All of the Options are 6 -hour papers and should be divided into two (2) 3-hour sessions with a break of not less than 1 hour between sessions. These two sessions need not be held on the same day.
All candidates will be required to submit a Reflective Journal. This must be
submitted at the same time as the Production pieces.
- All Paper 1 examinations are multiple choice in format except that in Visual Arts. The Paper 1 examination for Physical Education and Sport will consist of a Multiple Choice component and a structured component.
- The Practical Examination in Music (Pape r 2) in each territory will be conducted during the period 04 – 15 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.
- Attention is drawn to the rule that silent non -programmable scientific calculators may be used in the following examinations:
Addi tional Mathematics
Agricultural Science DA Papers 2 and 3
Agricultural Science SA Paper 2 only
Chemistry
Economics
Geography
Industrial Technology: Building and Furniture
Industrial Technology: Electrical and Electronic
Industrial Technology: Mechanical En gineering
Integrated Science SA
Mathematics – Papers 2 and 3/2
Office Administration Papers 2 and 3/2
Physics
Principles of Accounts
Principles of Business Paper 3/2 only
Technical Drawing Papers 2
- The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in Biology Paper 2, Geography Papers 1, 2 and 3/2, Mathematics Papers 2 and 3/2, and Social Studies Paper 3/2.
- Information Technology Paper 2: this subject will be offered at General Proficiency level only. It is not a practical examination – no computer workstations will be required.
- The Alternative Paper (3/2) to SBA in Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Science and Physics is a practical examination – laboratory facilities will be required.
- Candidates taking the Technical Drawing Paper 2, CAD Option, on 06 May should be given additional time for printing at the end of the examination.
- Candidates will be required to have earphones/headphones for the Paper 01 examination in Theatre Arts.
- The 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, Ma thematics, 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 :-
- Social Studies – 07 May
- Principles of Accounts – 11 May
- Economics – 19 May
- Principles of Business – 21 May
- Office Administration – 22 May
- Theatre Arts – 25 May
- Information Technology – 26 May
- Electronic Document Preparation and Management – 29 May
- Caribbean History – 02 June
- Additional Mathematics – 03 June
- Geography – 04 June
- Industrial Technology Paper 1 is a common paper to all three options: Building and Furniture, Electrical and Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering. The Paper 2 is a separate paper for each of the options. Candidates are per mitted to register for all three options at any one sitting.
- Candidates who register for English A Paper 3/2 and English B Paper 3/2 during the same sitting will be required to write only one examination since both papers will be offered as a common exami nation.
- The Paper 3/2 in Information Technology will be available at the May -June sitting for the first time in 2020.
- The Paper 3/2 in Theatre Arts will be available at the May -June sitting for the first time in 2020.
18 July 2019