Dominica’s June 2026 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) sitting was carried out at 17 examination centres across the island over a six-week period. Local Registrar Magalie Celestine provided details of the exercise during Monday’s official results presentation at the Dominica Public Service Union Building, noting that 66 percent of the personnel assigned to the examinations worked as invigilators.
She said Paper One tests were fully administered electronically at 12 centres, while the other five locations were only able to offer e-testing for selected subjects because of insufficient devices and inconsistent internet connectivity. Physical copies of the examination papers were also available at every centre to ensure continuity in the event of power disruptions.
Two examination breaches were reported during this year’s sitting. Celestine said one CSEC candidate was involved in a cell phone incident, while a CAPE candidate was found with a timetable that had been defaced and contained written notes. Both candidates had their examination results cancelled.
The CXC Local Registrar also highlighted the assistance provided by CXC’s regional network, which enabled Dominican students to sit their CSEC and CAPE examinations in Anguilla, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis. In addition, candidates from Montserrat registered through the Academic School of Learning were accommodated to complete their examinations there.
Special provisions were also made for athletes whose commitments or circumstances required them to travel. A Goodwill Secondary School athlete from Dominica was able to sit examinations in Saint Lucia, while a Barbadian athlete was accommodated at Portsmouth Secondary School.
Celestine said the continued expansion of electronic testing is giving CXC greater capacity to serve candidates who are living outside their home countries or who have had to relocate temporarily for legitimate reasons.
