The Caribbean island nation of Dominica has achieved a landmark improvement in secondary-level mathematics proficiency, with top education officials hailing the latest results as a transformative step forward for the country’s education sector. At the official CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) results release ceremony, held August 31, 2026 at the Dominica Public Service Union Building in the capital city of Roseau, Chief Education Officer Dr. Jeffrey Blaize announced the unexpected and encouraging gain in national mathematics scores.
According to Dr. Blaize’s official announcement, the share of students passing or meeting performance benchmarks in CSEC Mathematics rose by 10 full percentage points compared to 2025’s results. What makes this gain even more notable is that Dominica’s current national average now sits seven percentage points above the overall average across the entire Caribbean region, a gap that reflects targeted, effective investment in mathematics education on the island.
Dr. Blaize noted that this result marks one of the strongest performances Dominica has recorded in CSEC Mathematics in over a decade, crediting coordinated efforts across the education ecosystem for the measurable improvement. In his remarks, he reserved special recognition for Meloticia Mills, the national Mathematics Curriculum Officer, whose strategic leadership has been central to rolling out new initiatives designed to strengthen mathematics instruction across all secondary institutions. Dr. Blaize emphasized that Mills has played an indispensable role in advancing the Ministry of Education’s core goals, from aligning curricula to modern instructional standards to creating expanded, high-quality professional development pathways for secondary mathematics educators.
Another key driver of the improvement identified by Dr. Blaize was a specialized teacher training program completed in June 2026, which provided advanced instructional training to 29 secondary school mathematics teachers from across the island. The intensive program was developed and delivered through a collaborative partnership between three regional and international education bodies: the Commonwealth of Learning, the Virtual University for Small Island States, and The University of the West Indies. Designed to update educators’ instructional techniques and modernize their pedagogical approaches, the program’s overarching mission was to lift overall mathematics education quality and translate better teacher training into stronger student learning outcomes. With the latest CSEC results now published, education leaders say the investment in teacher development has already delivered measurable, positive returns for the island’s student population.