By Walter B Alexander
In the same way that National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results are a reflection of the primary school system, so too, the CSEC Caribbean Secondary Educa-tion Certificate (CSEC) results are a reflection of the secondary school system. In sum the outcomes of these examinations are a reflection of the effectiveness and the efficiency of the education system as a whole.
Up to a few years before Independence when the Ministry of Education had control of Primary Schools only,
