#Notice: Listen up 2025 May-June CCSLC®, CSEC® and CAPE® candidates! This year's Merit Lists have been released! Congratulations to this year's cohort. Please visit our website to view >> https://www.cxc.org/merit-lists/ 

#Notice: The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) wishes to thank our valued clients for your patronage during 2025. As the end of this year nears, we advise that our transcript and replacement certificate ordering service will be unavailable for new orders from 5:30 pm (AST) on Friday, 5 December 2025, until Tuesday, 6 January 2026.

Please note that all orders placed before Friday, 5 December 2025, at 5:30 pm (AST) will not be impacted. Normal service will resume on Wednesday, 7 January 2026. CXC® apologises for any inconvenience caused, and we look forward to serving you in 2026.

Thank you.

Register today!

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®), in partnership with ACCA, invites CAPE® Accounting teachers to a Teacher Training Workshop — 6–13 November 2025, from 6–8 PM (AST) daily.

Focus Areas:

• Unit 1, Module 3: Financial Reporting and Interpretation

• Unit 2, Module 2: Costing Systems

Mark your calendars and get ready to strengthen your expertise in Accounting education!

Register >> http://tinyurl.com/cxcaccattw2025

#Notice: CXC® wishes to advise the public that after extensive consultations with stakeholders, the Council has released the final timetables for the full suite of examinations for 2026. Kindly review them here: https://www.cxc.org/download-timetables/ 

#Notice: Please note that the following syllabuses were recently revised or amended and have been implemented for teaching from September 2025 onwards.

You can download all syllabuses from our website >> www.cxc.org/syllabus-downloads

Call for Papers – CXC® Regional Education Conference

Deadline for Paper Submissions: 23 June 2025

Conference Dates: 28-30 October 2025

Venue: The Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Jamaica

More info: www.conference.cxc.org

The CXC® Professional Learning Institute presents a teacher training workshop designed specifically for the needs of CSEC® Mathematics teachers. This workshop is scheduled for 21 May 2025 and will cater to teachers located in the following territories:

• Belize • Saint Lucia • Dominica • St Maarten • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands

These sessions are scheduled daily between 10 AM - 3 PM (AST). Please view the flyer for registration details >> https://forms.office.com/r/x2aaj39da5 

#Notice: Please be advised that the CXC® 2025 CSEC® January examination timetable is now accessible on our website: https://bit.ly/cxc-jan-25-ttable 

#Notice: Please note the list of prescribed texts for the 2024-2029 examinations. Further details will be provided in the revised Syllabus, which will be released for teaching in September 2023 and the first examination in May/June 2024.

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Access resources such as: syllabuses, past papers, e-books, demo e-Tests, subject reports, digital toolkits and more!

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Preparing for exams? CXC® Student Central has you covered! Visit our user-friendly, online student resource page to review broad-topics, timetables, SBA handbooks, demo e-tests, news and FAQs!

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Do you have a Christmas story to tell? Registration is open for Trini Christmas Tales, a fun and festive open mic! Share real or fictional tales of Christmas past, present or future; tales of joy, sorrow and Trini Christmas commesse, or tales of love, family and hope.

 Saturday 13 December, 2025

 4.30 to 6.30 pm

The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair

Sign up/RSVP: https://bit.ly/TriniChristmas

 Free and open to all

 Whether you share a story, a poem, or just enjoy the festive community vibes while sipping on hot cocoa tea or ponche de crème, this is a safe and welcoming space for every voice at any age, from the serious to the silly.

No perfection required — just come as you are and step up to the mic! You'll have three minutes to share your original tale, humorous anecdote or heartfelt piece, or simply sit back and enjoy the storytelling while

 Paper Based Bookshop will be open until 5.30 pm and we’ll have sorrel, coffee, tea, and sweet and savoury Christmas treats for sale.

Let’s make this holiday season one of community, care, and artistic expression. 

Now Open! Caribbean Youth Photo Competition 2025

What is essential in your everyday life?

UNHumanRightsCaribbean – CARICOM Regional Office invites primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean to take part in our Human Rights Day 2025 Photo Competition under the theme: “Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials.”

Competition Dates: November 1–30, 2025 Categories:

Primary School (Ages 6–11)

Secondary School (Ages 12–17)

Use any device — camera, mobile phone, or tablet — to capture what human rights mean to you: access to education, fairness, equality, health, or community. Submit your original photo in JPEG format + caption (250-500 words) by November 30 to: ohchr-caricomsocials@un.org

Winning photos will be showcased at the Human Rights Day celebration on December 5, 2025, and featured on our social media platforms!

Our climate, our health, our future. The conversation starts now.

The NHRC 2025 National Youth Forum brings together secondary school students from across Trinidad and Tobago and leading climate advocates to share perspectives on how we can protect both our planet and our people. Join the discussion on youth action, mental health, education, and policy change in the face of a changing climate.

Online via Zoom

Friday 7 November 2025

9:30 a.m.

Register now: https://bit.ly/UWI-NHRC-YouthForum

Attention parents, guardians and child ages 8-17 years old, this is your opportunity to be heard!

In recognition of World Children's Day, the Children's Authority is having a Video Competition. Our theme this year is: Child Rights and Responsibilities. To enter, you must be between the ages of 8-17 years old. Enter now to win great prizes!

Deadline for submission: Wednesday 31st December, 2025.

For further information, please see the competition rules below.

Competition Rules

• All video submissions are to be no longer than one minute.

⦁ All video submission must be placed in the comment section of this post (on Facebook). The entries with the most likes would receive one of the prizes up for grabs.

• All submission must be in alignment with the above stated theme of the competition and must contain a reference to the theme stated.

• Submissions must be performed by the child, should have the child’s name and age.

• Each participant is allowed to submit one entry.

• All entries must be an original composition by the child.

• All submissions must be free of racist, obscene language or behaviour illegal or otherwise inappropriate. Videos submitted with such content will be automatically disqualified.

• No copyrighted materials (music, etc.) may be used for this contest unless you own the copyright or have a license to use the material for this contest. Written permission must be obtained and provided upon request for all copyright materials.

• No professional assistance is allowed. Adults may assist with recording but are limited to verbal guidance only.

• Deadline for Submissions: Please note that the deadline for all submission is Wednesday 31st December, 2025 at 11:59PM. Submissions after this date and time will not be acknowledged.

• Children of employees of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago are not eligible to enter this competition.

• The Children’s Authority reserves the right to use the submitted video for promotion after the competition; artists will however be given due credit.

• Any participant found to be in breach of the guidelines herein stated will be disqualified.

UPCOMING!

“Visions of Tomorrow – Cities through the Eyes of Children” invites children and youth aged 7 to 18 to express their hopes, concerns and aspirations for the future of Trinidad and Tobago through art. The aim is to highlight how children view the cities and communities they live in, their challenges, their possibilities and their dreams of a more inclusive and child-friendly society.

Click the link below for more details!

https://www.ttparliament.org/call-for-submissions.../

The pioneering publishing house Peepal Tree Press turns 40 in 2025 — and we're celebrating this literary milestone with a special event featuring five Peepal Tree authors!

Saturday 08 November 5.30 pm

The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair

Authors James Christopher Aboud, Andre Bagoo, Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, J. Vijay Maharaj, and Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw will each read from a Peepal Tree title especially meaningful to them, followed by a conversation with Nicholas Laughlin about the publisher’s role in shaping contemporary Caribbean writing.

FREE and open to all!

For this evening only, Paper Based Bookshop will offer a 10% discount on all Peepal Tree Press books!

The Writers Centre’s in-house coffeeshop, the Sleepy Cat Cafe, will be open with delicious treats, coffee, and tea for purchase.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

The Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) is the nation’s principal body for conducting and advising on the accreditation and recognition of post secondary and tertiary educational and training institutions, programmes and awards.

ACTT has created a Compendium of Registered, Accredited and Recognised Institutions, Awarding Bodies and Programmes that assists students and other stakeholders in making informed decisions when choosing an institution or programme which best meets their educational and career/professional goals.

For more information visit >> https://www.actt.org.tt/

Toute Bagai Lecture Series – November Edition

The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago invites you to a special lecture:

“The Warao Nation”

Presented by Cacica Ortancia Mrs. Anicia Benjamin of the Warao Nation.

Wednesday 26th November 2025

5:30 PM

Live on Zoom

Free | Donations welcomed

Together, we will explore Warao cultural traditions, spiritual beliefs, sacred spaces, and ongoing outreach initiatives.

Register to receive the Zoom link:

https://nationaltrust.tt/toute-bagai-lecture-series-the.../

Join us as we shine a light on one of Trinidad and Tobago’s First Peoples communities.

This display highlights the customs and traditions of Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago

This display highlights the customs and traditions of Christmas in different Caribbean countries

This display highlights the history, customs  and traditions associated with Parang music in Trinidad and Tobago.

This display highlights notable achievements of SJCSJ past pupils.

The information provided in this section includes articles associated to current topics or issues that affect our communities whether locally, regionally or internationally. 

These topics may include topics such as Women and Violence in  Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela in Trinidad and Tobago and Natural Disasters. 

The topics are links to a database of articles that can be viewed  online or in some instances, a request may be needed to access the full article.