CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

TIMETABLE - JANUARY 2024

2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

Wednesday SPANISH 2 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 2
03 January General - 2 hr 15 min General – 2 hr

Thursday MATHEMATICS 2 SPANISH 1

04 January General - 2 hr 40 min General - 1 hr 15 min

Friday ENGLISH A 2 HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1

05 January General - 2 hr 40 min General – 1 hr 15 min

CHEMISTRY 3/2 ***

General - 2 hr 10 min

Monday PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 **ENGLISH A 3/2 ***

08 January General – 3 hr General – 2 hr

**ENGLISH B 3/2 ***

General – 2 hr

Tuesday OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2 CHEMISTRY 1

09 January General – 2 hr General - 1 hr 15 min

HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 3/2 ***

General – 1 hr 15 min

Wednesday CHEMISTRY 2 ENGLISH B 1

10 January General – 2 hr 30 min General - 2 hr

Thursday PHYSICS 2 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1

11 January General - 2 hr 30 min General - 1 hr 15 min

BIOLOGY 3/2 ***

General - 2 hr 10 min

Friday BIOLOGY 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3/2 ***

12 January General - 2 hr 30 min General - 2 hr

Monday ENGLISH B 2 BIOLOGY 1

15 January General - 2 hr 10 min General - 1 hr 15 min

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 3/2 ***

General 1 hr 30 min

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2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday SOCIAL STUDIES 2 PHYSICS 1
16 January General - 2 hr 30 min General - 1 hr 15 min

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS
3/2 ***
General - 1 hr 30 min

Wednesday HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1

17 January 2 General - 1 hr 30 min
General – 2 hr
PHYSICS 3/2 ***
General - 2 hr 10 min

Thursday INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1

18 January General - 2 hr General – 1 hr 15 min

SOCIAL STUDIES 3/2 ***

General - 1 hr 10 min

Friday SOCIAL STUDIES 1 MATHEMATICS 3/2 ***

19 January General - 1 hr 15 min General - 1 hr

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2

***
General – 1 hr 15 min

Monday ENGLISH A 1
22 January General - 1 hr 30 min

Tuesday MATHEMATICS 1
23 January General - 1 hr 30 min

Wednesday INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1

24 January General - 1 hr 15 min

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SUBJECT PAPER DATE SESSION

NO.
1. Biology 1 15 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 12 January AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2 *** 11 January PM (2 hr 10 min)
2. Chemistry 1 09 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 10 January AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2 *** 05 January PM (2 hr 10 min)
3. English A 1 22 January AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 05 January AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2 ** / *** 08 January PM (2 hr)
4. English B 1 10 January PM (2 hr)
(General) 2 15 January AM (2 hr 10 min)
3/2 ** /*** 08 January PM (2 hr)
5. Human and Social Biology 1 05 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 17 January AM (2 hr)
3/2 *** 09 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
6. Information Technology 1 24 January AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 18 January AM (2 hr)
3/2 *** 12 January PM (2 hr)
7. Mathematics 1 23 January AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 04 January AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2 *** 19 January PM (1 hr)
8. Office Administration 1 11 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 09 January AM (2 hr)
3/2 *** 15 January PM (1 hr 30 min)
9. Physics 1 16 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 11 January AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2 *** 17 January PM (2 hr 10 min)
10. Principles of Accounts 1 17 January PM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 08 January AM (3 hr)
3/2 *** 16 January PM (1 hr 30 min)
11. Principles of Business 1 18 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 03 January PM (2 hr)
3/2 *** 19 January AM (1 hr 15 min)
12. Social Studies 1 19 January AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 16 January AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2 *** 18 January PM (1 hr 10 min)

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SUBJECT PAPER DATE SESSION

NO.
13. Spanish 1 04 January PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 03 January AM (2 hr 15 min)
3 27 December Oral Exam Begins
29 December Oral Exam Ends

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NOTES TO 2024 JANUARY TIMETABLE

1. The time indicated on the timetable includes Reading Time.

2. Starting times for all centres within a territory are 09:00 hr for the morning session and 13:00 hr for the
afternoon session. If at any centre the number of candidates is greater than that which 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.
3. In each territory, the Spanish Oral Examination (Paper 3) will be conducted during the period 27-29
December 2023 in accordance with the Local Registrar's schedule.
4. Attention is drawn to the rule that silent non-programmable scientific calculators may be used in the
following examinations:
i. Chemistry
ii. Mathematics - Papers 2 and 3/2
iii. Office Administration – Papers 2 and 3/2
iv. Physics
v. Principles of Accounts
vi. Principles of Business – Paper 3/2 only.
5. The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in Biology Paper 2, Mathematics
Papers 2 and 3/2, and Social Studies Paper 3/2.
6. Information Technology Paper 2 is not a practical examination – no computer workstations will be
required.
7. The Alternative Paper for Biology, Chemistry and Physics is a practical examination – laboratory facilities
will be required.
i. Candidates taking the Alternate paper (P3/2) to SBA in the CSEC Single Sciences are permitted to
take into the exam room notebooks and/or any materials relevant to the practical examination.
When responding to the appropriate question, candidates may refer to their prepared notes.
ii. Please note the Supervisor’s Reports and Instructions for Setting up Labs should be shared 2
weeks ahead of the examinations for candidates taking the Alternate paper (P3/2) to SBA in the
CSEC Single Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).
8. 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 examination.
9. The Alternative Paper to SBA (Paper 3/2) in Biology, Chemistry, English A, English B, Human and Social
Biology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Office Administration, Physics, Principles of Accounts,
Principles of Business and Social Studies must be written by private/non-school candidates who fall into
any of the following categories:
i. sitting for the first time.
ii. sat in a year prior to the May-June 2023 sitting.

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candidates to the Council of the future copyright of all their examination work, practical or written.
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10. E-Administration

i. CSEC Information Technology Paper 032 will be offered online ONLY.

ii. All MC papers will be offered via two modalities, paper or electronically.
iii. Candidates are reminded that a unique keycode will be issued for every subject/paper. This
means that the keycode issued for Information Technology Paper 1 will be different to the one
issued for Information Technology P3/2. This will be accompanied by a unique pin for each
subject that is being administered electronically.

Revised 05 September 2023

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candidates to the Council of the future copyright of all their examination work, practical or written.
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educational institutions.