Transfer and Query Process SEA 2022
One of the commonly asked questions is what I can do if I am unhappy with the SEA results. Each year the Ministry of Education publishes a booklet explaining the SEA process and possible avenues the parents can pursue if they are unhappy with the results. The booklet is available for download below. I have highlighted the Transfer and Query Process from the booklet for ease of reference.
Q10: What can I do if I am not satisfied with the placement of my child?
Q11: How do I request a review of my child’s scores?
Q12: How do I apply for a transfer for my child?
Q10: What can I do if I am not satisfied with the placement of my child?
A10: You may:
- Request a review of the marks obtained
- Request a transfer
- Have the child repeat the SEA, once all criteria are met and there is available space at a primary school
Q11: How do I request a review of my child’s scores?
A11: • Complete and return the Request for Review Form available at the Education District Office with responsibility for your child’s primary school, no later than five (5) working days after the release of the SEA results.
- A fee of Barbados $25, will be charged for the review of each test paper.
- Obtain a bank draft payable to the “Registrar, Caribbean Examinations Council” from any commercial bank and attach it to the Request for Review Form.
- Results received from CXC, will be processed by the Ministry of Education and made available at the Education District Offices on a date to be announced.
- The outcome of a review could result in one of the following:
- no change in scores, therefore, school assigned remains the same,
- change in scores but insufficient to change school assigned, and
- change in scores resulting in a change of school assigned.
Q12: How do I apply for a transfer for my child?
A12: On the day of registration, complete a Request for Transfer Form which will be available at the secondary school to which your child has been assigned.
A student must be registered at the assigned secondary school before being considered for a transfer.
Transfers are NOT GUARANTEED. It depends on the availability of places in the secondary school that has been requested. Note that all secondary schools received their full quota of students during the placement process.
The criteria used for a transfer are as follows:
- Student Performance (merit)
- Change of Address
- Medical condition that must be verified by a medical certificate and school records
- Special needs that must be supported by the relevant documentation
Release of transfer results will be available at the respective Education District Offices on a date to be announced.
Q13: What should I do if I decide not to allow my child to take up his/her place at the Secondary School?
A13: Complete the Parent Declaration Form, which is available at both the primary and secondary schools. Submit the form either to the principal of your primary school or to the principal of the secondary school to which the student was assigned.
The Parent Declaration Form is confirmation that you have decided that your child will not be accepting the place in the secondary school to which he/she was assigned. A completed Parent Declaration Form is NOT a request for a transfer.
Failure to register at the secondary school assigned or submit a completed Parent Declaration Form will be interpreted as non-acceptance of the place and consequently it may be assigned to another student.
MOE Information Booklet for SEA 2022
Education District Offices
