CXC CSEC exam guide: Principles of Accounts (POA)

Organization of the CXC CSEC Principles of Accounts (POA) exam:

In-school exam candidates: The general proficiency exam consists of two (2) papers and a School Based Assessment (SBA) project.

Private exam candidates: The general proficiency exam consists of three (3) exam papers.

Multiple choice
(60 questions)

A problem-solving paper divided into two sections.

Section 1 – Three compulsory questions drawn from Sections 2 to 9. Each question in section 1 is worth 20 marks.

Section 2 – Four questions of which the candidate must attempt two. The questions may test any of the objectives in the syllabus. Each question in section 2 is worth 20 marks.

The total marks for the 5 questions in paper 2 is 100 marks.

A School-Based Assessment (SBA) component composing an individual report on a group or (SBA) individual project

Alternative to the SBA (for private candidates): a third exam paper consisting of 10-15 compulsory short answer questions based on a case study.

Case study questions are based on sections 2-6 of the syllabus.

The syllabus for the Principles of Accounts exam is divided into fourteen (14) sections.

The sections are listed below. Click on the links below to see the objectives and content of each section.