Following the announcement that the government will waive all CXC fees from the 2026 academic year, now comes another major announcement regarding such fees; the government will refund CXC fees that have already been paid for exams at the end of this academic year in June.
Word of this comes from Prime Minister Gaston Browne via a social media post and followed up by Education Minister Daryll Matthew during his contribution to the debate on the National Budget for 2026. According to the PM’s post, the refund will begin next week and the government is committed to paying all CXC fees going forward.
“For all of the students and the parents who have paid their CXC fees already, instructions have been given to remit the funds back to the schools. The schools will have a record of how much each student paid based on the number of subjects they are doing and so before Christmas, you will have another reason to smile,” Matthew stated.
In addition to refunding the CXC payments to students and parents, the prime minister is also announcing that public servants who opted to stay home for the vaccine mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic should submit their claims to the respective permanent secretaries to facilitate the preparation of payment vouchers.
