The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MoEYI) is reminding school administrators of the non-mandatory fee policy for infant, primary and secondary educational institutions. In a bulletin issued on Tuesday (July 3), the Ministry said that no child should be denied the right to an education if voluntary contributions are not made. Therefore, parents should not be forced to pay...

Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (right), presents Stacy Ann Gordon with her diploma in Events Planning and Management, during a graduation ceremony held at the SDC’s St. Catherine Office on July 22.

Another 50 students will participate in the Coding in Schools Pilot programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The training for this second batch of student coders is being facilitated through sponsorship of $18 million from the NCB Foundation. The funds were electronically handed over on Thursday (July 22) during a ceremony at the Amber/HEART Academy,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the results of the diagnostic tests administered to grade-six students to identify and address gaps in the delivery of the National Standards Curriculum, due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19, are being assessed. She said the results will be made available to the grade-seven teachers as the students transition to...

The administration at the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, students and parents are celebrating the results of the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Principal of the institution, Vaccianna Moseley, tells JIS News that he is pleased with the students’ performance, describing the results as "encouraging”. He says despite the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 76 per cent of...

The education sector has been gifted with more than 1,400 computer devices through the  efforts of Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson. Among the items handed over by the Consul General at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Wednesday (July 21) were  1,337 tablets, and 115 laptops. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the continuing...

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations performed well, as more than 80 per cent received passes for a school of their choice. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. King stated that the passes are a success for the community of Little Bay,...

The Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) was virtually launched today, July 16, under the theme ‘Securing the Future of Education by Investing in the Present’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, commended the members for organising themselves to be more effective in the way they carry out their responsibilities. The Minister’s message was read...

Thirty-one thousand, four hundred and seventy-nine or 84.44 per cent of students who sat the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been placed in one of their preferred schools. Making the announcement today (July 16),  Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the results will be available for access at the parent portal at www.parents.dpisonline.com from...