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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston.

2026 PEP to Include Literacy and Numeracy Exams

Starting in 2026, grade-six students will undertake literacy and numeracy assessments as part of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Friday’s (June...
Education, Youth, Skills, and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee, during the e-Learning Jamaica’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards Ceremony, on June 20 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.
Education, Youth, Skills, and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee, during the e-Learning Jamaica’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards Ceremony, on June 20 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Jamaica Learning Assistant to Come on Stream September
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), speaks during Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), speaks during Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

PEP Placement Transfers Only Done in Exceptional or Adverse Circumstances
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, is encouraging students to apply for the organisation
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, is encouraging students to apply for the organisation's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year.

Students Encouraged to Apply for ICT Scholarship
Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (left), presents Monique Holding of St. Andrew Technical High School with the award for Best TVET Student of the Year. Occasion was the 2025 National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Quality Awards ceremony held recently at the Douglas Orane Auditorium, Wolmer’s Boys School in Kingston.
Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (left), presents Monique Holding of St. Andrew Technical High School with the award for Best TVET Student of the Year. Occasion was the 2025 National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Quality Awards ceremony held recently at the Douglas Orane Auditorium, Wolmer’s Boys School in Kingston.

Students, Schools Awarded for Excellence in TVET

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Student at Kingsway Preparatory School in Kingston, Brianna Cole (left), shares a hug with her mother, Rose-Marie Davis-Cole (right), after receiving her Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results. She will be attending Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls in September.
Education

Kingsway Prep Celebrates PEP Success

There were shouts of joy, laughter and tears of happiness at Kingsway Preparatory School on Friday (June 20) as students, teachers and parents celebrated the outstanding performances in the 2025 Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP).   Principal of the institution located on Osbourne Road in Kingston, Alethia Williams, expressed pride in the students’ achievements, noting a marked improvement over the...
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Spot Valley High School students perform the traditional folk dance, Gerreh, during the ‘Justice Fi All A Wi – Justice Day in School’ event, staged by the Ministry of Justice,  at the institution in St. James on Friday (June 20). 
Education

Students Encouraged to Embrace Discipline

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has charged students to uphold discipline as a key ingredient in ensuring success in their academic and personal lives.   “You can be good at singing, good at sports, good at everything, but most importantly, you must be good at discipline. Unless you are good at discipline, you will not achieve and be your best,”...
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Pilot publication of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results for Ascot Primary, which details the performance of the school.
Education

PEP Results Publication to Assist All Primary Schools

Commencing this year, all primary schools will be provided with a Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results Publication, aimed at assisting principals with assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their students’ skills and competencies. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shared that the publication will aid in planning intervention strategies to address...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices, in Kingston.
EducationSkillsYouth

89.5% of PEP Students Placed in School of Choice

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting that 89.5 per cent of students who sat the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination have been placed in a school of their choice. Some 33,462 students across 964 institutions were registered, 17,057 of whom are males and 16,405 females. Addressing Friday’s (June 20) PEP Press Conference at the Ministry’s...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, aboard one of the new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Mr. Vaz was on site for the arrival at Kingston Wharves on Thursday (June 19).
EducationEnergyTransportYouth

First Set of Rural School Buses to Arrive Next Week

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed that the first set of buses procured for the Rural School Bus Programme is scheduled to begin arriving in the island next week. He made the disclosure during Thursday’s (June 19) arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses – procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Andrew Holness, greets students at the Jeffrey Town Primary School in St. Mary on June 18. The Prime Minister announced that the school is to get a new campus.
EducationYouth

Jeffrey Town Primary School to Get New Campus

Students and staff at the Jeffrey Town Primary School in St. Mary are to engage in teaching and learning in a more comfortable and modern environment, following the announcement of the construction of a new campus for the institution. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who visited the school on June 18, told the students that a multipurpose...
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