Timetable CSECMay June2025 - 15july2024

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATIONS
TIMETABLE MAY-JUNE 2025
2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday PORTUGUESE 3 (General)
15 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)
17 April Question paper handed to

candidates for Examination to be
held during period 06-22 May (see
note 6)
Wednesday PORTUGUESE 3 (General)

30 April FRENCH 3 (General)
SPANISH 3 (General)
Oral Examinations to end
Thursday CHEMISTRY 3/2*** TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 2

01 May General – 2 hr 10 min Technical – 2 hr 30 min
VISUAL ARTS 2 (General) THEATRE ARTS 3/2***+

Examination to begin (see Note 6) General – 1 hr
(See Note 14 & 18)
MUSIC 2 (General)
Practical Examination to begin (see
Note 8)
Friday ECONOMICS 3/2 *** BIOLOGY 3/2***

02 May General – 1 hr 30 min General – 2 hr 10 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 full-time
educational institutions

Monday TECHNICAL DRAWING 2 SPANISH 2
05 May Technical – 2 hr 40 min General – 2 hr 15 min
INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 3/2***

General – 2 hr 10 min
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT 2

(General)
Practical Examination to end
Tuesday 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
MATHEMATICS 3/2***
General – 1 hr
Wednesday ENGLISH A 2 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2

07 May General – 2 hr 40 min General - 2 hr
FRENCH 2
Thursday PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 2

08 May General – 3 hr General – 2 hr
Friday MATHEMATICS 2 INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 2

Monday SOCIAL STUDIES 2 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 3

12 May General – 2 hr 40 min General – 2 hr
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: ELECTRICAL

& ELECTRONIC
Tuesday INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2

13 May MECHANICAL ENGINEERING General – 2 hr
PORTUGUESE 2
FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 2 General – 2 hr 15 min

Wednesday ENGLISH B 2 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 2
MUSIC 2 (General)
Practical Examination to end
Thursday GEOGRAPHY 2 FAMILY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2
15 May General – 2 hr 30 min Technical – 2 hr 30 min
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 2
Friday CHEMISTRY 2 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 2

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2:
BUILDING AND FURNITURE
Monday BIOLOGY 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2

VISUAL ARTS 2
General
Examination to end
Tuesday ECONOMICS 2 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1
20 May General – 2 hr General – 1 hr 30 min
*
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 3/2***
Wednesday PHYSICS 2 PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT 1

21 May General – 2 hr 30 min General - 2 hr 40 min
Thursday ECONOMICS 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1

FAMILY & RESOURCE THEATRE ARTS 1

MANAGEMENT 1 General – 1 hr 30 min
Friday ENGLISH B 1 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1

23 May General – 2 hr General – 1 hr 15 min
*

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2***
Monday PORTUGUESE 1 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1

*
**AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 1 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 3/2***
**AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE S/A 1 General – 1 hr 45 min
Tuesday SOCIAL STUDIES 1 **ENGLISH A 3/2**

*
SOCIAL STUDIES 3/2*** **ENGLISH B 3/2***
General – 1 hr 10 min General – 2 hr
Wednesday PHYSICS 3/2*** INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 1

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1 MUSIC PAPER 1

General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 30
Thursday CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1**:

29 May General – 1 hr 15 min BUILDING AND FURNITURE
* ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3/2*** MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
General – 2 hr Technical – 1 hr 15 min
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
3/2*** General – 2 hr
Friday ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PHYSICS 1

30 May PREPARATION & MGT 1 General – 1 hr 15 min
General – 1 hr 30 mins
SPANISH 1
Monday HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1 FRENCH 1

02 June General – 1 hr 15 min General – 1 hr 15 min
*
HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY 1
3/2*** General – 1 hr 15 min

Tuesday ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 1 BIOLOGY 1
03 June General – 1 hr 30 min General – 1 hr 15 min
*
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH 1
3/2*** Technical – 1 hr 30 min
Wednesday GEOGRAPHY 1 TECHNICAL DRAWING 1

04 June General – 1 hr 15 min Technical – 1 hr 15 min
*
GEOGRAPHY 3/2*** ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
General – 1 hr 45 min PREPARATION & MGT 3/2 ***
Thursday ENGLISH A 1
05 June General – 1 hr 30 min
Friday MATHEMATICS 1
06 June General – 1 hr 30 min
SUBJECT PAPER NO. DATE SESSION

1. Additional Mathematics 1+ 03 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2+ 15 May PM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2***+ 03 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
2. Agricultural Science S/A 1 26 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2+ 06 May PM (2 hr)
3. Agricultural Science D/A 1 26 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
3+ 12 May PM (2 hr)
4. Biology 1+ 03 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2+ 19 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2***+ 02 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
5. Caribbean History 1+ 02 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 16 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
3/2***+ 02 June AM (2 hr)
6. Chemistry 1+ 01 June PM (1hr 15 min)
3/2***+ 29 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
7. Economics 1+ 22 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2+ 20 May AM (2 hr)
3/2***+ 02 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
8. Electronic Document 1+ 30 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
Preparation & Management 2+ 06 May AM (2 hr 20 min)
(General) 3/2***+ 04 June PM (1 hr 50 min)
9. English A 1 05 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2 07 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
3/2***+ 27 May PM (2 hr)
10. English B 1 8 May PM (2 hr)
3/2***+ 27 May PM (2 hr)
11. Family & Resource Management 1 22 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 15 May PM (2 hr 30 min)
12. Food, Nutrition & Health 1 03 June PM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 13 May AM (2 hr 30 min)
13. French 1 02 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
3+ 14–29 April Oral Examination Period
14. Geography 1+ 04 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
3/2***+ 04 June AM (1 hr 45 min)
15. Human and Social Biology 1 02 June AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 08 May PM (2 hr)
3/2 02 June AM (1 hr 15 min)

16. Industrial Technology 1+ 29 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
Industrial Technology:
Building and Furniture 2+ 16 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
Electrical and Electronic 2+ 12 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
Mechanical Engineering 2+ 13 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
17. Information Technology 1+ 22 May PM (1 hr 15 min)

3/2***+ 29 May PM (2 hr)
18. Integrated Science S/A 1+ 28 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2+ 09 May PM (2 hr 30 min)
3/2***+ 05 May PM (2 hr 10 min)
19. Mathematics 1 06 June AM (1 hr 30 min)
3/2*** 06 May PM (1 hr)
20. Music 1+ 28 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2+ 04-15 May Practical Examination
Period
21. Office Administration 1+ 26 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
3/2***+ 26 May PM (1 hr 45 min)
22. Physical Education & Sport 1+ 21 May PM (2 hr 40 min)
(General) 2 13 April-06 Practical Examination
May Period
23. Physics 1+ 30 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
3/2***+ 28 May AM (2 hr 10 min)
24. Portuguese 1 26 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
3+ 14-29 April Oral Examination Period
25. Principles of Accounts 1+ 20 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 2+ 08 May AM (3 hr)
3/2***+ 20 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
26. Principles of Business 1+ 21 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 14 May PM (2 hr)
3/2***+ 21 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
27. Religious Education 1 28 May AM (1 hr 15 min)
(General) 2 June PM (2 hr)
07 May
28. Social Studies 1+ 27 May AM (1hr 15 min)
3/2***+ 27 May AM (1 hr 10 min)

29. Spanish 1 30 May PM (1 hr 15 min)
3+ 14-29 April Oral Examination Period
30. Technical Drawing 1 04 June PM (1 hr 15 min)
(Technical) 2+ 05 May AM (2 hr 40 min)
31. Textiles, Clothing & Fashion 1 02 May AM (1 hr 30 min)
(Technical) 2 01 May PM (2 hr 30 min)
32. Theatre Arts 1+ 22 May PM (1 hr 30 min)
(General) 3/2 01 May PM (1 hr)
33. Visual Arts 2+ 17 April Paper given to
(General) 2+ 04-20 May Candidates
Examination Period
NOTES TO 2025 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 15-30 April 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 15 April – 05 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 in 2024, please note
the revised options for examinations in 2025. Sculpture and Ceramics are now separate entities.
i. Drawing
ii. Painting and Mixed-Media
iii. Graphics and Communication Design
iv. Printmaking
v. Textile Design and Manipulation
vi. Sculpture
vii. Leathercraft
viii. Fibre and Decorative Product Design
ix. Ceramics
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, 17 April. The examination must be completed
during the period 01 – 19 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.
7. 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.
8. The Practical Examination in Music (Paper 2) in each territory will be conducted during the period 01 -
14 May in accordance with the Local Registrar’s schedule.
9. 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
10. The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in: -

i. Biology Paper 2
ii. Geography Papers 1, 2 and 3/2
iii. Mathematics Papers 2 and 3/2
1. Mathematical tables are only required if scientific calculators are unavailable.
iv. Social Studies Paper 3/2
11. 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.
12. 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 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).
13. Candidates taking the Technical Drawing Paper 2, CAD Option, on 07 May should be given additional
time for printing at the end of the examination.
14. 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.
15. The Alternate Paper to SBA (Paper 3/2) must be written by private candidates who opted not to
complete the SBA assignments.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
Updated 19 July 2024

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CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATIONS

TIMETABLE MAY-JUNE 2025

2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

17 April Question paper handed to

Wednesday PORTUGUESE 3 (General)

Thursday CHEMISTRY 3/2*** TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 2

VISUAL ARTS 2 (General) THEATRE ARTS 3/2***+

Friday ECONOMICS 3/2 *** BIOLOGY 3/2***

TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FASHION 1

2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 3/2***

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT 2

Tuesday ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT **AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 2

Wednesday ENGLISH A 2 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2

Thursday PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 2

Friday MATHEMATICS 2 INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 2

Monday SOCIAL STUDIES 2 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE D/A 3

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: ELECTRICAL

Tuesday INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2: OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2

2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

Friday CHEMISTRY 2 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 2

Monday BIOLOGY 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2

Wednesday PHYSICS 2 PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT 1

Thursday ECONOMICS 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1

FAMILY & RESOURCE THEATRE ARTS 1

Friday ENGLISH B 1 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1

2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

Monday PORTUGUESE 1 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 1

Tuesday SOCIAL STUDIES 1 **ENGLISH A 3/2**

Wednesday PHYSICS 3/2*** INTEGRATED SCIENCE S/A 1

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1 MUSIC PAPER 1

Thursday CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1**:

Friday ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PHYSICS 1

Monday HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1 FRENCH 1

2025 MORNING AFTERNOON

Wednesday GEOGRAPHY 1 TECHNICAL DRAWING 1

SUBJECT PAPER NO. DATE SESSION

SUBJECT PAPER NO. DATE SESSION

17. Information Technology 1+ 22 May PM (1 hr 15 min)

SUBJECT PAPER NO. DATE SESSION

NOTES TO 2025 TIMETABLE

2. The time indicated on the Timetable includes:

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

14. Theatre Arts

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

Updated 19 July 2024

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