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TIMETABLE MAY-JUNE 2024

2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday PORTUGUESE 3 (General)
16 April 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)
Thursday VISUAL ARTS 2 (General)
18 April
Question paper handed to
candidates for Examination to be
held during period 02-20 May (See
Note 6 & 7)

Wednesday PORTUGUESE 3 (General)

01 May FRENCH 3 (General)
SPANISH 3 (General)
Oral Examinations to end.

Thursday VISUAL ARTS 2 (General) GEOGRAPHY 3/2***

02 May Examination to begin (See Note 6 & General – 1 hr 45 min
7)
THEATRE ARTS 3/2*** +
MUSIC 2 (General)
General – 1 hr
Practical Examination to begin (See
(See Note 19)
Note 9)

CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3/2***

General – 2 hr

PHYSICS 3/2***
General – 2 hr 10 min

Friday BIOLOGY 3/2*** ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 3/2***

03 May General – 2 hr 10 min General – 1 hr 30 min

ECONOMICS 3/2 ***

General – 1 hr 30 min

Monday ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 2

06 May PREPARATION & MGT 2 + **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 2
General - 2 hr 20 min General – 2 hr
(See Note 19)

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2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

TECHNICAL DRAWING 2
Technical – 2 hr 40 min
(See Note 14)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT 2

(General)
Practical Examination to end.

Tuesday SOCIAL STUDIES 2 ENGLISH B 1

07 May General – 2 hr 30 min General – 2 hr

Wednesday ENGLISH B 2 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1

08 May General – 2 hr 10 min General – 1 hr 30 min

SOCIAL STUDIES 3/2***

General – 1 hr 10 min

Thursday PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 SOCIAL STUDIES 1

09 May General – 3 hr General – 1 hr 15 min

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 3

General – 2 hr
Friday ENGLISH A 2 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 3/2 ***
10 May General – 2 hr 40 min General – 1 hr 30 min

MATHEMATICS 3/2***
General – 1 hr

Monday MATHEMATICS 2 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 3/2***

13 May General – 2 hr 40 min General – 1 hr 30 min

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2***

General – 1 hr 15 min
Tuesday GEOGRAPHY 2 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 2
14 May General – 2 hr 30 min General – 2 hr 10 min

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: ELECTRICAL

& ELECTRONIC
Technical – 2 hr 10 min

Wednesday **ENGLISH A 3/2*** CHEMISTRY 3/2***

15 May General – 2 hr General – 2 hr 10 min

**ENGLISH B 3/2*** RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2

General – 2 hr General - 2 hr
(See Note 18)

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2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

FRENCH 2
General – 2 hr 15 min

MUSIC 2 (General)
Practical Examination to end.

Thursday BIOLOGY 2 SPANISH 2

16 May General – 2 hr 30 min General – 2 hr 15 min

MUSIC PAPER 1
General – 1 hr 30 min

Friday FAMILY & RESOURCE ECONOMICS 2

17 May MANAGEMENT 2 General – 2 hr
Technical – 2 hr 30 min
TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 2
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 2 Technical – 2 hr 30 min
General – 2 hr 40 min

Monday INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 2

20 May BUILDING AND FURNITURE General – 2 hr
Technical – 2 hr 10 min
PORTUGUESE 2
CHEMISTRY 2 General – 2 hr 15 min
General – 2 hr 30 min
VISUAL ARTS 2
General
Examination to end

Tuesday PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3/2*** +

21 May General – 2 hr General – 2 hr
(See Note 19)

Wednesday OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1

22 May General – 2 hr General – 1 hr 15 min

HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 3/2

General – 1 hr 15 min

Thursday THEATRE ARTS 1 INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2

23 May General – 1 hr 30 min General – 2 hr 30 min

PHYSICS 2 SPANISH 1
General – 2 hr 30 min General – 1 hr 15 min

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2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

Friday INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION &

24 May General – 2 hr MGT 1 +
INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1 General – 1 hr 30 mins
General – 1 hr 15 min (See Note 19)

Monday ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2:

27 May PREPARATION & MGT 3/2 ***+ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
General – 1 hr 50 min Technical – 2 hr 10 min
(See Note 19)
FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 2
Technical – 2 hr 30 min

Tuesday INTEGRATED SCIENCE 3/2*** INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1**:

28 May General – 2 hr 10 min BUILDING AND FURNITURE
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
FAMILY & RESOURCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT 1 Technical – 1 hr 15 min
Technical – 1 hr 30 min
(See Note 17)

Wednesday PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT 1 FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 1

29 May General - 2 hr 40 min Technical – 1 hr 30 min

ECONOMICS 1 PORTUGUESE 1
General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min

Thursday FRENCH 1 HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1

30 May General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1
General – 1 hr 15 min

Friday INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 BIOLOGY 1

31 May General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1
General – 1 hr 15 min

Monday ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 1 PHYSICS 1

03 June General – 1 hr 30 min General – 1 hr 15 min

**AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 1

**AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 1

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2024 MORNING AFTERNOON

General – 1 hr 15 min
Tuesday GEOGRAPHY 1 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1
04 June General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min

Wednesday TECHNICAL DRAWING 1 CHEMISTRY 1

05 June Technical – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min

TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 1

Technical – 1 hr 30 min

Thursday ENGLISH A 1
06 June General – 1 hr 30 min

Friday MATHEMATICS 1
07 June General – 1 hr 30 min

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SUBJECT PAPER DATE SESSION

NO.
1. Additional Mathematics 1 03 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 17 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2*** 03 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
2. Agricultural Science S/A 1 03 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 06 May PM (2 hr)
3. Agricultural Science D/A 1 03 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 06 May PM (2 hr)
3 09 May PM (2 hr)
4. Biology 1 31 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 16 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 03 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
5. Caribbean History 1 04 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 14 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
3/2*** 02 May AM (2 hr)
6. Chemistry 1 05 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 20 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 15 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
7. Economics 1 29 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 17 May PM (2 hr)
3/2*** 03 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
8. Electronic Document Preparation & 1+ 24 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
Management 2+ 06 May AM (2 hr 20 min)
(General) 3/2***+ 27 May AM (1 hr 50 min)
9. English A 1 06 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 10 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2*** 15 May AM (2 hr)
10. English B 1 07 May PM (2 hr)
(General) 2 08 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
3/2*** 15 May AM (2 hr)
11. Family & Resource Management 1 28 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 17 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
12. Food, Nutrition & Health 1 29 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 27 May PM (2 hr 30 min)
13. French 1 30 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 15 May PM (2 hr 15 min)
3 16 April – 01 Oral Examination Period
May

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14. Geography 1 04 June AM (1 hr 15 min)

(General) 2 14 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 02 May PM (1 hr 45 min)
15. Human and Social Biology 1 30 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 20 May PM (2 hr)
3/2 22 May AM (1 hr 15 min)

16. Industrial Technology 1** 28 May PM (1 hr 15 min)

Industrial Technology:
Building and Furniture 2 20 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
Electrical and Electronic
2 14 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
Mechanical Engineering
2 27 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
17. Information Technology 1 31 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 24 May AM (2 hr)
3/2***+ 21 May PM (2 hr)
18. Integrated Science 1 24 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 23 May PM (2 hr 30 min)

3/2*** 28 May AM (2 hr 10 min)

19. Mathematics 1 07 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

(General) 2 13 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2*** 10 May PM (1 hr)
20. Music 1 16 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 02 - 15 May Practical Examination Period
21. Office Administration 1 30 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 22 May AM (2 hr)
3/2*** 13 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
22. Physical Education & Sport 1 29 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
(General) 2 16 April - 06 Practical Examination Period
May
23. Physics 1 03 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 23 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 02 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
24. Portuguese 1 29 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 20 May PM (2 hr 15 min)
3 16 April – 01 Oral Examination Period
May

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25. Principles of Accounts 1 08 May PM (1 hr 30 min)

(General) 2 09 May AM (3 hr)
3/2*** 10 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
26. Principles of Business 1 22 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 21 May AM (2 hr)
3/2*** 13 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
27. Religious Education 1 31 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 15 May PM (2 hr)

28. Social Studies 1 09 May PM (1 hr 15 min)

(General) 2 07 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 08 May PM (1 hr 10 min)
29. Spanish 1 23 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 16 May PM (2 hr 15 min)
3 16 April – 01 Oral Examination Period
May
30. Technical Drawing 1 05 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
(Technical) 2 06 May PM (2 hr 40 min)
31. Textiles, Clothing & Fashion 1 05 June PM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 17 May PM (2 hr 30 min)
32. Theatre Arts 1 23 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 3/2***+ 02 May PM (1 hr)
33. Visual Arts 2 18 April Paper given to Candidates.
(General) 2 02 - 20 May Examination Period

+ Online Only
*** Alternative Paper, For PRIVATE candidates only. NOT for candidates registered in schools and
recognized full-time educational institutions.
** A Common Paper

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NOTES TO 2024 TIMETABLE

1. **Indicates a common paper.

2. The time indicated on the Timetable includes:

i. Reading Time.
ii. 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.
3. Starting times for all centres within a territory are 09:00 hr and 13:00 hr Barbados time. 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.

4. French, Portuguese and Spanish Oral Examinations (Paper 3) in each territory will be conducted
during the period 16 April – 01 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.

5. The Practical Examination in Physical Education and Sport (Paper 2) in each territory will be
conducted during the period 16 April – 06 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.

6. Visual Arts: A common paper containing all options will be issued. Candidates will be required to
choose two Production Papers from the Options below. As a result of a syllabus change, please
note the revised options for examinations in 2024. Sculpture and Ceramics are now separate
entities.

i. Drawing
ii. Painting and / or Mixed-Media
iii. Graphics and Visual Communication
iv. Printmaking
v. Textile Design and Manipulation
vi. Sculpture
vii. Ceramics
viii. Leathercraft
ix. Fibre and Decorative Product Design

7. Re-sit candidates will have to choose between Sculpture or Ceramics; both options are now tagged
to the SBA for the previous combined format of the options.
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 Thursday, 18 April. The examination must be completed
during the period 02 – 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.

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All candidates will be required to submit a Reflective Journal. This must be submitted at the same time as the
Production pieces.

8. 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.

9. The Practical Examination in Music (Paper 2) in each territory will be conducted during the period
02 - 15 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.

10. Attention is drawn to the rule that silent non-programmable scientific calculators may be used in
the following examinations:

i. Additional Mathematics
ii. Agricultural Science DA Papers 2 and 3
iii. Agricultural Science SA Paper 2 only
iv. Chemistry
v. Economics
vi. Geography
vii. Industrial Technology: Building and Furniture
viii. Industrial Technology: Electrical and Electronic
ix. Industrial Technology: Mechanical Engineering
x. Integrated Science
xi. Mathematics - Papers 2 and 3/2
xii. Office Administration Papers 2 and 3/2
xiii. Physics
xiv. Principles of Accounts
xv. Principles of Business Paper 3/2 only
xvi. Technical Drawing Paper 2

11. The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in: -

a. Biology Paper 2
b. Geography Papers 1, 2 and 3/2
c. Mathematics Papers 2 and 3/2
i. Mathematical tables are only required if scientific calculators are unavailable.
d. Social Studies Paper 3/2

12. Information Technology Paper 2: This is not a practical examination and is offered at the General
level only. Please note no computer workstations will be required.

13. The Alternative Paper (3/2) to SBA in Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Science and Physics is a
practical examination – laboratory facilities will be required.

a. 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

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practical examination. When responding to the appropriate question, candidates may

refer to their prepared notes.

b. 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).

14. 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.

15. Theatre Arts

a. Candidates will be required to have earphones/headphones for the Papers 01 and 3/2
examinations in Theatre Arts.

b. Candidates are allowed to bring notes on paper into the exam relating to the two videos
which they were expected to watch prior to the examination.

16. The Alternate Paper to SBA (Paper 3/2) must be written by private candidates who opted not to
complete the SBA assignments.

17. 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 permitted to register for all three options at any single sitting.

18. 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.

19. e-Administration

a. CSEC Information Technology Paper 032, Theatre Arts Paper 032 and EDPM are the only
examinations that will be offered online ONLY. All others will be offered both in paper and
electronic formats.

b. All MC papers will be offered in both paper and electronic formats.

Revised 17 October 2023

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