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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL®

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

TIMETABLE MAY – JUNE 2015

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Friday

17 April

Art & Design Unit 1

Art & Design Unit 2

Question papers (Papers 2 and 3 for Unit

1, and Papers 1 and 2 for Unit 2) to be

handed out to candidates for

Examinations to be held during the period

11-20 May - See Note 3

Monday

20 April

French Units 1 and 2 Paper 4

Spanish Units 1 and 2 Paper 4

Oral Examinations to begin (see Note 5)

Friday

24 April

French Units 1 and 2 Paper 4

Spanish Units 1 and 2 Paper 4

Oral Examinations to end

Monday

04 May

Art & Design Unit 1

Paper 1 – 2 hr

French Unit 1

Paper 3 – 2 hr 10 min

Agricultural Science Unit 1


Information Technology Unit 1


Tourism Unit 1


Tuesday

05 May

Caribbean Studies

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Sociology Unit 2


*

Sociology Unit 2 ***

Paper 03/2 – 1 hr 30 min

Environmental Science Unit 1


2

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Wednesday

06 May

Communication Studies

Paper 1– 1 hr 30 min

*

Communication Studies ***


Entrepreneurship Unit 1


Thursday

07 May

Sociology Unit 1




*

Environmental Science Unit 1 ***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr

Chemistry Unit 1


Electrical & Electronic Technology Unit 1


Friday

08 May

Chemistry Unit 1***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr

Accounting Unit 2


Performing Arts Unit 1

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Caribbean Studies


*

Caribbean Studies ***


Monday

11 May

Geometrical & Mechanical Engineering

Drawing Unit 1

Paper 2 – 3 hr

History Unit 1


Art & Design Examinations to begin for

Unit 1, Papers 2 and 3, and Unit 2, Papers

1 and 2 - See Note 3

Communication Studies


Tuesday

12 May

French Unit 2




Pure Mathematics Unit 1




3

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Wednesday

13 May



Performing Arts Unit 2

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Management of Business Unit 1


Thursday

14 May

Literatures in English Unit 2

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Physics Unit 2***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr

Applied Mathematics Unit 1


Spanish Unit 1


Friday

15 May

French Unit 2


Computer Science Unit 1


Physical Education and Sport Unit 1

Paper 2 – 2 hr

Electrical & Electronic Technology Unit 1


Geography Unit 1

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Monday

18 May

History Unit 2


Biology Unit 1




French Unit 1


Tuesday

19 May

Spanish Unit 2


Chemistry Unit 1



Drawing Unit 2

Paper 2 – 3 hr

Tourism Unit 2


Wednesday

20 May

Law Unit 2


Digital Media Unit 1


Geography Unit 2

Paper 2 - 3 hr

Food & Nutrition Unit 1


Art & Design Units 1 and 2 Examinations

to end

4

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Thursday

21 May

Economics Unit 1






*

Management of Business Unit 1 ***


Chemistry Unit 2***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr

Friday

22 May

Food and Nutrition Unit 1


Accounting Unit 1



Paper 2 – 3 hr

Physics Unit 1


Monday

25 May



*

Literatures in English Unit 1***


Physics Unit 1***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr



Spanish Unit 1

Paper 1 – 1 hr

Tuesday

26 May

Biology Unit 2




*

Management of Business Unit 2***


Spanish Unit 2




* Environmental Science Unit 2

***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr

Wednesday

27 May

Law Unit 1


Electrical & Electronic Technology Unit

2



Paper 2 – 2 hr





5

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Thursday

28 May

Food & Nutrition Unit 2







Drawing Unit 1

Paper 1 – 2 hr

Friday

29 May

Physics Unit 2


Spanish Unit 1


Law Unit 1


*

Law Unit 1*** Paper 03/2 – 1 hr 30 min

Electrical & Electronic Technology

Unit 2




Monday

01 June

Sociology Unit 2




Chemistry Unit 2


Economics Unit 2


Tuesday

02 June

French Unit 1

Paper 1 – 1 hr

Geography Unit 2


*

Geography Unit 2 ***




Physics Unit 2

Paper 1 - 1 hr 30 min

Tourism Unit 1


*

Tourism Unit 1


6

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Wednesday

03 June



*

Pure Mathematics Unit 2 ***



Paper 1- 1 hr 30 min

History Unit 2


*

History Unit 2 ***



Drawing Unit 2

Paper 1 – 2 hr

Thursday

04 June



*

Literatures in English Unit 2***




Sociology Unit 1


*

Sociology Unit 1***


Friday

05 June

Physics Unit 1


History Unit 1

Paper 1– 1 hr 30 min

*

History Unit 1 ***

Paper 03/2– 1 hr 30 min


Paper 1 – 1 hr 30 min *



Law Unit 2


*

Law Unit 2*** Paper 03/2 – 1 hr 30 min

Biology Unit 1***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr



Monday

08 June

Economics Unit 2


*

Economics Unit 2 ***


Biology Unit 2***

Paper 03/2 – 2 hr



*

Information Technology Unit 1***


Spanish Unit 2

Paper 1 – 1 hr

7

2015

CAPE®

MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday

09 June

Biology Unit 1


Economics Unit 1


*

Economics Unit 1***


Chemistry Unit 2


Accounting Unit 2


* Accounting Unit 2***


Wednesday

10 June



French Unit 2

Paper 1 – 1 hr



*

Pure Mathematics Unit 1***


Thursday

11 June

Accounting Unit 1


*

Accounting Unit 1***


Food and Nutrition Unit 2




*

Applied Mathematics Unit 1***


Tourism Unit 2


*

Tourism Unit 2


Friday

12 June

Biology Unit 2

Paper 1 - 1 hr 30 min



*

Information Technology Unit 2***


Geography Unit 1


*

Geography Unit 1***




*

Applied Mathematics Unit 2***



Paper 1- 1 hr 30 min *



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KEY TO 2015 TIMETABLE – CAPE®

SUBJECT PAPER No. DATE SESSION

Accounting (Unit 1)

1+

2+

11 June

22 May

AM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 45 min)

03/2***+ 11 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

Accounting (Unit 2) 1+ 09June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

08 May

09 June

AM (2 hr 45 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Applied Mathematics (Unit 1) 1+ 11 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

14 May

11 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Applied Mathematics (Unit 2) 1+ 12 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

25 May

12 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1hr 30 min)

Art & Design (Unit 1) 1

2+

2+

3+

3+

04 May

17 April

11-20 May

17 April

11-20 May

AM (2 hr)

Paper given to Candidates

Examination period


Examination period

Art and Design (Unit 2) 1+

1+

2+

2+

17 April

11-20 May

17 April

11-20 May


Examination period


Examination period

Biology (Unit 1) 1+ 09 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

18 May

05 June

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr)

Biology (Unit 2) 1+ 12 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

26 May

08 June

AM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

Caribbean Studies 1+ 08 May PM (1 hr 30 min)

2

03/2***+

05 May

08 May

AM (3 hr)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Chemistry (Unit 1) 1+ 19 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

07 May

08 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

Chemistry (Unit 2) 1+ 09June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

01 June

21 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr)

Communication Studies 1 06 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

2 11 May PM (2 hr 30 min)

03/2***+ 06 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

9


Computer Science (Unit 1) 1+ 04 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2 15 May AM (2 hr 30 min)

Computer Science (Unit 2) 1+ 10 June AM (1 hr 30 min)


Digital Media (Unit 1) 1+ 01 June AM (1hr 30 min)

2+ 20 May AM (2 hr 45 min)

Digital Media (Unit 2) 1+ 21 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 28 May AM (2 hr 45 min)

Economics (Unit 1) 1+ 09 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 21 May AM (2 hr 30 min)

03/2***+ 09 June

AM (1 hr 30 min)

Economics (Unit 2) 1+ 08 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 01 June PM (2 hr 30 min)

03/2***+ 08 June

AM (1 hr 30 min)

Electrical and Electronic Technology

(Unit 1)

1+ 15 May PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 07 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

Electrical and Electronic Technology

(Unit 2)

1+ 27 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 29 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

Environmental Science (Unit 1) 1+

2+

03/2***+

07 May

05 May

07 May

AM (1 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

Environmental Science (Unit 2) 1+

2+

03/2***+

26 May

12 May

26 May

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr)

Food and Nutrition (Unit 1) 1+

2

22 May

20 May

AM (1 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr 30 min)

Food and Nutrition (Unit 2) 1+

2

11 June

28 May

AM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

French (Unit 1) 1+ 02 June AM (1 hr)


3+

4+

04 May

21-28 April

AM (2 hr 10 min)

Oral Examination period

French (Unit 2) 1+ 10 June AM (1 hr)


3+

4

12 May

21-28 April

AM (2 hr 10 min)


Geography (Unit 1) 1+ 12 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

15 May

12 June

PM (3 hr)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Geography (Unit 2) 1+ 02 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

20 May

02 June

PM (3 hr)

AM (1 hr 30 min)

10


Geometrical & Mechanical

Engineering Drawing (Unit 1)

1+ 28 May PM (2 hr)

2+ 11 May AM (3 hr)

Geometrical & Mechanical

Engineering Drawing (Unit 2)

1+ 03 June PM (2 hr)

2+ 19 May PM (3 hr)

History (Unit 1) 1+ 05 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2

03/2***+

11 May

05 June

AM (2 hr 40 min)

AM (1 hr 30 min)

History (Unit 2) 1+ 03 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2

03/2***+

18 May

03 June

AM (2 hr 40 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Information Technology (Unit 1) 1+ 08 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2

03/2***+

04 May

08 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Information Technology (Unit 2) 1+ 12 June AM (1 hr 30 min)


03/2***+ 12 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

Law (Unit 1) 1+ 29 May PM (1 hr 30 min)

2

3/2***+

27 May

29 May

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Law (Unit 2) 1+

2

3/2***+

05 June

20 May

05 June

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Literatures in English (Unit 1) 1+ 25 May AM (1 hr 45 min)

2

3/2***+

22 May

25 May

PM (3 hr)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

Literatures in English (Unit 2) 1+ 04 June AM (1 hr 45 min)

2

3/2***+

14 May

04 June

AM (3 hr)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

Management of Business (Unit 1)

1+

2+

3/2***+

21 May

13 May

21 May

PM ( 1 hr 30 min)

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Management of Business (Unit 2) 1+ 26 May AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

3/2***+

28 May

26 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (1 hr 30 min)

Physics (Unit 1) 1+ 05 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

22 May

25 May

PM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

Physics (Unit 2) 1+ 02 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

29 May

14 May

AM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

11


Pure Mathematics (Unit 1) 1+ 10 June PM (1 hr 30 min )

2+

03/2***+

12 May

10 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Pure Mathematics (Unit 2) 1+ 03 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

03/2***+

27 May

03 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

AM (1 hr 30 min)

Sociology (Unit 1) 1+

2

03/2***+

04 June

07 May

04 June

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Sociology (Unit 2) 1+

2

03/2***+

05 May

01 June

05 May

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Spanish (Unit 1) 1+ 25 May PM (1 hr)


3+

4+

29 May

21-28 April

AM (2 hr 10 min)


Spanish (Unit 2) 1+ 08 June PM (1 hr)


3+

4+

19 May

21-28 April

AM (2 hr 10 min)


NEW OFFERINGS


Agricultural Science (Unit 1) 1+ 03 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 04 May AM (2 hr 30 min)

Agricultural Science (Unit 2) 1+ 27 May PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+ 12 May PM (2 hr 30 min)

Entrepreneurship (Unit 1) 1+ 12 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

3/2+

06 May

12 June

PM (2 hr 45 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Entrepreneurship (Unit 2) 1+ 05 June AM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

3/2+

02 June

05 June

AM (2 hr 45 min)

AM (1 hr 30 min)

Performing Arts (Unit 1) 2+ 08 May AM (3 hr)

Performing Arts (Unit 2) 2+ 13 May AM (3 hr)

PE and Sport (Unit 1) 1+

2+

29 May

15 May

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

PE and Sport (Unit 2) 1+

2+

05 June

27 May

PM (1 hr 30 min)

AM (2 hr)

12


Tourism (Unit 1) 1+ 02 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

3/2+

04 May

02 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

Tourism (Unit 2) 1+ 11 June PM (1 hr 30 min)

2+

3/2+

19 May

11 June

PM (2 hr 30 min)

PM (1 hr 30 min)

NOTES TO 2015 TIMETABLE

1. The time indicated on the Timetable includes Reading Time.

2. Starting times for all centres within a territory are 09:00 hr and 13:00 hr.

3. Art and Design: The Question Papers (Papers 2 and 3 for Unit 1 and Papers

1 and 2 for Unit 2) are to be handed to candidates on Friday, 17 April. The

examinations must be completed during the period 11-20 May.

4. Once scheduled in the same session, the Alternative Paper 03/2 must be

written after Paper 1.

5. Private candidates registered for the Alternative Paper (04/2) in the French

and Spanish Unit 1 and Unit 2 examinations will not be required to take a

written paper but will be required to take the oral examinations. No dates

have been scheduled for the oral examinations, however, they must be taken

between 20–24 April at the discretion of the Local Registrar.

Use of Dictionaries

6. The use of dictionaries is permitted for French and Spanish Paper 03

ONLY. Candidates are allowed one text related to each theme to assist them

in answering Section B of Paper 03.

N.B: Texts that are heavily annotated are not permitted in the examination

room.

Use of Calculators

7. The use of silent non-programmable scientific calculators is permitted for

the following examinations:

(i) Accounting Units 1 and 2

(ii) Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(iii) Biology Units 1 and 2

(iv) Chemistry Units 1 and 2

(v) Economics Units 1 and 2

(vi) Electrical and Electronic Technology Units 1 and 2

(vii) Environmental Science Units 1 and 2

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(viii) Geography Units 1 and 2

(ix) Geometrical and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Units 1 and 2

(x) Management of Business Units 1 and 2

(xi) Physics Units 1 and 2

(xii) Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(xiii) Sociology Units 1 and 2 – Paper 1 only

Use of Notes in Law Examination by Candidates

8. Candidates writing the Alternative Paper to SBA (Paper 03/2) for Law Units 1 and

2 will be permitted to take into the examination room prepared notes on the topic

of the year Sexual Offences in Unit 1 and Fixtures and Chattels in Unit 2 – see page

37 of the 2008 Law Syllabus). When responding to the question, candidates may

refer to their prepared notes.

Use of Compact Discmans and Personal Computers

9. The use of Compact Discmans with earphones/headphones is permitted in the

French Units 1 and 2 Paper 01, and Spanish Units 1 and 2 Paper 01 examinations.

Each candidate will be provided with a compact disc (CD) for use in the Paper 01

examination.

10. The use of personal computers with earphones/headphones is permitted for

listening and playback of CDs in the French Units 1 and 2 Paper 01, and Spanish

Units 1 and 2 Paper 01 examinations. Each candidate will be provided with a CD

for use in the Paper 01 examination.

Use of Geometry Sets

11. The use of geometry sets (mathematical instruments) is permitted in the following

examinations:

(i) Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(ii) Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(iii) Environmental Science Units 1 and 2

(iv) Geography Units 1 and 2

Multiple Choice Papers

12. The Paper 1 examination will take the multiple choice format in:

(i) Accounting Units 1 and 2

(ii) Agricultural Science Units 1 and 2

(iii) Applied Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(iv) Biology Units 1 and 2

(v) Caribbean Studies

(vi) Chemistry Units 1 and 2

(vii) Communication Studies

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(viii) Computer Science Units 1 and 2

(ix) Digital Media Units 1 and 2

(x) Economics Units 1 and 2

(xi) Entrepreneurship Units 1 and 2

(xii) Environmental Science Units 1 and 2

(xiii) Food and Nutrition Units 1 and 2

(xiv) Geography Units 1 and 2

(xv) History Units 1 and 2

(xvi) Information Technology Units 1 and 2

(xvii) Law Units 1 and 2

(xviii) Management of Business Units 1 and 2

(xix) PE and Sport Units 1 and 2

(xx) Physics Units 1 and 2

(xxi) Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2

(xxii) Sociology Units 1 and 2

(xxiii) Tourism Units 1 and 2

New Subject Offerings

13. Agricultural Science, Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts, Physical Education and

Sport, and Tourism will be offered for the first time at the May-June 2015 sitting.

28 February 2014

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