The Virgin Islands secured a 100% pass rate in eight subjects, in the 2025 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
The Ministry of Education says these subjects included Agricultural Science, Economics, French, Music, Principles of Accounts, Physical Education and Sport, Food, Nutrition and Health Technical, and Family and Resource Management Technical.
In seven subjects, students achieved between 90–99% pass rates, including Biology, English A, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Office Administration, Principles of Business, and Visual Arts.
An additional eight subjects recorded pass rates of 80–89.
It said English A continues to be a subject of excellence, with the Territory achieving a 97.63% pass rate in 2025—a 2.13% increase from 2024 and a 5% increase from 2023.
For the third consecutive year, Virgin Islands students outperformed the regional average in English A, with 95 Grade I passes, 102 Grade II passes, and 50 Grade III passes.
According to the Ministry, in Mathematics, regarded as a challenge across the region in recent years, the Virgin Islands achieved a 52.61% pass rate—an impressive improvement of more than 6% compared to both 2023 and 2024.
It said importantly, the Virgin Islands’ results once again surpassed the regional average of 38.54%, for the third year in a row.
The Territory recognized the achievements of its top-performing students in the CSEC Examinations who are all from the private schools.
Jene Juliet Melody Barnwell – BVI Seventh Day Adventist School – 10 subjects, 8 Grade I passes.
Nickalah Serrah Tyson – BVI Seventh Day Adventist School – 9 subjects, 8 Grade I passes.
Keischel Ruth Abad Aquino – St. George’s School – 8 subjects, 8 Grade I passes.
Chief Education Officer Orlandette Crabbe commended the results, stating their students have once again demonstrated that with perseverance, discipline, and the right support, excellence is within reach.