Thousands of Caribbean students will no longer complete the traditional School-Based Assessment (SBA) in most CSEC and CAPE subjects after the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) announced sweeping changes aimed at protecting the integrity of its exams in the age of artificial intelligence.

The reforms, announced on Wednesday, will see the traditional SBA phased out for most non-practical CSEC and CAPE subjects beginning with the 2027 academic year.

Instead, students in subjects such as Mathematics, English, Caribbean History, Social Studies, Principles of Business and Information Technology will complete Paper 032, an existing alternative assessment conducted under examination conditions.