CXC to moderate all SBAs

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CXC to moderate all SBAs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Starting next year, the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be moderating all school-based assessments (SBAs) instead of samples from respective examination centres. This was revealed on Sunday...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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