N.C.B. FOUNDATION CSEC & CAPE NATIONAL BURSARY PROGRAMME 

Since 2003, the National Commercial Bank through its philanthropic arm - N.C.B. Foundation, has been sponsoring examinations in select subject areas offered via the Overseas Examination Commission (OEC) for qualified Jamaican students in both public and private schools across the island. To date, the Foundation has donated over J$242,000,000.00 to enable 109,650 student entries in Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

The programme works in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) subsidy to ensure that qualifying students are able to sit the approved examinations at no cost to them and to have the opportunity to meet the minimum subject requirement for admission into accredited tertiary level institutions or advance in the world of work. 

APPROVED SUBJECT AREAS

For the 2024/25 academic year, the approved subject area is Information Technology (IT) at the CSEC level and Computer Science Unit 1 and 2 at the CAPE level.

ELIGIBILITY DETAILS FOR SCHOOLS

All public and private institutions island wide with a sit rate of 90% or higher in each of the approved subject areas for the prior academic year (2023/24) as per data from Overseas Examination Commission (OEC) are eligible.

• CSEC Information Technology: List of Qualifying Schools
• CAPE Computer Science: List of Qualifying Schools

ELIGIBILITY DETAILS FOR STUDENTS

SUBJECT AREA	SUBJECT LEVEL	GRADE  REQUIREMENT
Information Technology CSEC	CSEC	Regular students must have an average  of 70% or higher PATH/Needy students and Wards of the State must have an average of 50% or higher.
Computer Science	Unit 1	All students must  have a Grade I, II, or III in CSEC Information Technology.
Computer Science	Unit 2	All students must have received a Grade I, II, or III in Computer Science Unit 1.

APPLICATION DETAILS FOR THE 2024/2025 PROGRAMME

• All applications must be submitted online application forms via this website as no hard copy submissions or soft copy submissions via email will be accepted. 
• School Administrators should have the requisite information on hand ahead of beginning the application process which includes:

     1) School name, address, email address, contact number and the requisite contact person(s). 

     2) Information on each student being put forward for the respective bursaries as outlined below: 

          a. First and last names, telephone numbers and email addresses for each beneficiary. 

               i. Contact numbers and email addresses are to be provided for each student and not a shared school email address.

          b. Most recent grade average for each subject.