Project Director, Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), Elsa Marks-Willis is encouraging beneficiaries to take advantage of the PATH post-Secondary Grant to assist with back-to-school expenses. This programme is for persons who are currently PATH beneficiaries and are moving on to further studies. Students must apply for the grant within two years of leaving secondary school. The grants,...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says that all is in place to ensure a seamless start to the 2019/2020 academic year. She noted that funds have been disbursed for the renovation of several institutions and the acquisition of furniture and other equipment in advance of the opening of schools on September...

Three hundred primary school teachers from Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands and Belize are expected to gather at the annual three-day mathematics training workshop, Amazing Math Powers (AMP), from August 21-23 at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston. The event, aimed at sharpening the mathematics instruction skills of the participants, will include lectures by local master educators as well as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says no child should be denied access to an education due to obligatory prohibitive fees being charged by schools. “I’m not saying that the parents must not contribute, but sometimes, we miss the bigger picture (which) is to make sure that no child, regardless of the income status of your household is in...

Male students recorded higher percentage passes than females in four subjects, in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The four subjects are: Agricultural Science Double Award, with 98.8 per cent for males compared to 97.3 per cent for females; Biology, with 77.2 per cent for males compared to 76.7 per cent for females; Chemistry, 68.4 per cent for...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting an overall improvement in passes for students, who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) this year, when compared to 2018. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. Karl Samuda, in presenting the preliminary report during a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle headquarters on Wednesday (Aug. 14), said that higher scores...

Fifty-five students have been awarded bursaries and scholarships valued at $2.5 million by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union (PCCU) Limited. Students were selected based on academic merit, work ethic, discipline and financial need. At a ceremony held on Thursday (August 8) at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, 47 children of members, who are top...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that students who did not perform up to par in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) will benefit from interventions in grade seven. “Upon entering high school, the students on Pathways two and three will be assigned to Pathway coaches – a literacy coach, mathematics coach or...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Special Education Unit has received funding of more than $1.2 billion for the 2019/20 fiscal year as the Government continues to meet its commitment to students with special needs. The unit makes special provisions for students with hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, mental retardation, learning disabilities and those who are gifted and...