The Primary Exit Profile (PEP) performance of students in western Jamaica was on par with other parishes, despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa, says Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “In the areas affected by the hurricane, we did a separate set of studies to see how they compared to previous years and...

Students and teachers at Falmouth Primary and Hague Primary and Infant School in Trelawny are celebrating strong performances in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) with several students earning placements at some of the island’s top secondary institutions. These include York Castle High School in St. Ann; Westwood High, William Knibb Memorial, Holland and Muschett in Trelawny; Herbert Morrison Technical...

Project Lead and Transformation Officer, Transforming Education for National Development (TREND), Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon (second left), joins students at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) booth, during a recent TREND School Pop-Up at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine. Administrative Assistant, J-TEC, Sydney Graham (left), shares information about the Commission's work.

Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth is Jamaica's top primary-school student in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. She scored 394.2 out of 400 points. The grade-six student said she felt proud and excited when she learned of her achievement following the release of PEP results on Monday, June 22. “I did not...

Seventy-nine per cent of students exiting primary school in June 2026 have demonstrated mastery of literacy, while 75 per cent have mastered numeracy. Literacy and numeracy competencies were assessed at the grade-six level of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for the first time this year. Addressing Monday’s (June 22) PEP Press Conference at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting “measurable gains” in the performance of students in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provided the performance details during Monday’s (June 22) PEP Press Conference at Jamaica House. “Eight per cent of our students are highly proficient at Mathematics, 61...

Ninety per cent of students who sat the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination have been placed in a school of their choice. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, advised that 9.5 per cent were placed by proximity while 0.5 per cent were manually placed. Addressing Monday’s (June 22) PEP Press Conference...